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SA People - Your Worldwide South African Community

Welcome to SAPeople Podcast where you can join us for your regular fix of SA culture, skinder, news and get the low-down on all the good stuff happening at home and abroad.

SAPeople.com entertains, informs, inspires and connects South Africans globally.

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another Solid Gold podcast #BeHeard
Occasionally English South Africa Society & Culture
123 Episodes
32 – 52

#091 Don't Jump Out - Dive Right In!

Listen up and Join Saffers at Home and Abroad. In a week that saw a video of someone jumping out of a car in the Hluhluwe-Mfolozi Park to evade a tusker, more level-headed people (well, those with their feet firmly planted on SA soil, while their heads are in the…
9 Nov 2022 34 min

#090 Is your blood green? Then listen here!

"The Whole point of rugby is that it is, first and foremost, a state of mind, a spirit." So said French rugby player, Jean-Pierre Rives. And this pretty much sums up what South Africans and SouthAfricanNess is all about. Joining rugby superfans Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker in the SAPeople.com…
2 Nov 2022 34 min

#089 Magic Teacher - cast a spell on us

Teach us to dance away all of our fears (and its apologies to Ellamental!). A week that has seen some sunshine through the rain. A teacher bringing light - and great dance moves - to her students and the world; Johannesburg’s mayor scores a win in the courts; communities coming…
26 Oct 2022 27 min

#088 The Day of the Walking Shed (That's not punny!)

Breaking news - The N1 has become blocked after a truck Shed its load of brightly coloured writing paper... Police say the traffic is pretty stationary... When things feel like they're dire, there's inevitably a ray of sunshine peeping through on SAPeople.com's podcast, where Jen and Mel get busy finding…
19 Oct 2022 28 min

#087 "Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.."

Mel and Jen take Philip K. Dick's Advice! In this, SA's Mental Health Awareness Month, Jenni Baxter and Melle Walker bring some inspirational stories, and a bit of madness, to the mix. With news for and from Ex-pats, local good news, and a quick look at entertainment available on the…
12 Oct 2022 30 min

#086 A Watershed Moment (How to Remain Upbeat When Day)

Sure, not all news coming out of SA is good news, but take some time out and find out why you should look for the positives - and the positive stories - and make a note to join the Watershed moment many SA Natives are realising - by coming together,…
5 Oct 2022 34 min

#085 The Invasion of The Saffas Continues!

Taking on the World, One Bite of Biltong at a Time. With the Ubuntu that Heritage Day brought, South Africans around the world are seen to be pulling together and joining forces to make things work! And Jenni Baxter & Melanie Walker join forces in bringing the news to everyone…
28 Sep 2022 32 min

#084 Many Hands Make Light Work... Or Not?

The lights may not be on, but there are plenty of people at home! Jenni Baxter - founder of SAPeople.com - isn't hampered by lack of power - as she proves by having the power to bring news and stories that will lighten the hearts of Saffas at home and…
21 Sep 2022 36 min

#080 It’s Time for Roadtrips | Tripping the Land Fandango…

We’re all at sea - but in a good way. KZN is in the news this week as Melanie hits the South Coast. Don’t go swimming in Durban though, the Comrades is coming up on Sunday and we’re looking for a whale - of a time. From pothole strikes to…
26 Aug 2022 8 min

#079 We're Giving Them Carte Blanche! The Day Derek Watts Came to Visit

One of SA's longest-running TV series, the investigative show Carte Blanche, is now also available in podcast form. Derek Watts (the man who's been presenting it since he was '12') joins Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker in studio to talk about this new and exciting addition to the stable, and…
17 Aug 2022 53 min

#077 The Common - Wealth of South Africa

Inspirational Saffricans Doing Fabulous Things! South Africans bringing Gold back home from overseas, not just at the Commonwealth Games but also at events such as the World Champs of Performing Arts! This week, Jenni Baxter of SAPeople.com has had stories as diverse as beekeeping, opera, braai broodjies, and geocaching crossing…
3 Aug 2022 29 min

#076 It's All About the Girls! Of Banyana Banyana and other Local Heroes

Bringing it home! SAPeople’s Jenni Baxter gets hot in the studio with Melanie Walker and a surprise guest from the Radio 5 days, but not hot under the collar as they discuss what good deeds Seffricans and doing in the Rainbow Nation. To find out more about what’s hot and…
27 Jul 2022 27 min

#074 "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose“

Coming at ya from Joziburg and France, this is SAPeople.com! We're right behind the Bokke for their third test against Wales - and Eben Etzebeth had better be worried Melanie ain't physically so if he doesn't up his game for his 100th Cap! We reminisce about media superstars, Barry Ronge…
13 Jul 2022 27 min

#073 Come over From the Dark Side... We have Cookies and Good News!

We have Cookies and Good News! Forget being plagued by load-shedding for a bit, and have a listen in on stories that will lighten your heart. Jenni Baxter, good news compiler for SAPeople.com takes Melanie on a voyage of discovering what Saffers at home and abroad have been up to…
6 Jul 2022 23 min

#072 Power May Be At 6's and 7's - But SA People Aren't!

How to keep your Humour at Level 10... In a week that has seen the Rolling Blackouts hit Stage 6 in SA, Jenni Baxter who's sunning it up in Antibes and Melanie Walker in darkest Africa get down to how to keep your spirits up! Politicians meeting up with counterparts…
29 Jun 2022 21 min
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