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#103 Now Now. Don't Get Confused

SAPeople will Be With You Just Now! Hit the link... A doubly disastrous state of affairs for the Government, but Jenni Baxter, chief cook and bottle washer of SAPeople.com and Melanie Walker (a minion) find the fun and good news stories making waves across the world of Saffers and Expats…

15 Feb 2023 32 min

#102 This is the Place to hear About SA's Special Stars

Music, Sport, Good Deeds and more.... When it feels like the world is collapsing around you, Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker go on a mission to find the great stories and events happening concerning Saffers at home and abroad to prop you up. Gift of the Givers is in the…

8 Feb 2023 32 min

#101 How to Spot SAffers Abroad

They're the Ones Listening to SAPeople.com! State of Disaster? What Disaster?! South Africans still have their sense of humour - and we need it what with tigers roaming the streets of Gauteng. (Although we shouldn't be alarmed - the Cougars have been prowling the Northern Suburbs for years...) We get…

1 Feb 2023 32 min

#100 Marching into the Enlightenment... in Vellies

All the People marching today (for anti-corruption, load-shedding, cadre deployment or varsity students) will be wishing they had a comfy pair of shoes to do it in. On this, our 100th episode of SAPeople.com's podcast, Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker are joined by occasional guest, Nick Dreyer to celebrate not…

25 Jan 2023 43 min

#099 #FreetoBeSouthAfrica - And you're free to join us!

Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker have those stories making the news by the tail (including the sad tale of the tiger....) Things to think about - the number of cougars walking the streets in Joburg; how to see the light when all around you may seem dark; when is a…

18 Jan 2023 28 min

#98 It's a New Day, a New Year and a New Show

Back to work! Don't let rolling blackouts get you down - Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker are here to help you lively up yourself with a healthy dollop of some good, some lovely - and yes, alas some dark - news. To get a Blonde perspective on the stories making…

13 Jan 2023 35 min

#097 Melle Christmas and a Jolly Jenny New Year

Just because there's load shedding doesn't mean we can't see the lighter side of life! Join the blondes for a walk down memory lane, and get in touch to let us know how you're making your own memories. Jen and Mel are on about swimming - elephants and Springboks -…

21 Dec 2022 35 min

#096 What the World Wants Now

Love! Kindness! Two Mad Blondes!! On being marked 'safe from flooding', porcupine attacks (and the leguaan balloon), Avatar Rooibos, Little Drummer Boys, Rassie Erasmus and not discussing the Soccer, Jenni and Melle have sought out all the stories that are making news on SAPeople.com

14 Dec 2022 31 min

#095 Hail No! We Won't Go!

Of Hailstorms, No sex before marriage, Donkerbosse en Reel Dancing. Jenni Baxter, sitting in Antibes, missed out on the biggest hailstorm in 45 years in Joburg this week, while Melanie mourns the loss of her gutters and tomatoes! Golf, the Paige Project, Americans getting twitchy about braais, and a local's…

7 Dec 2022 37 min

#094 An Ode to Joy…

Play On! #ListenHere On a special episode of SAPeople.com’s podcast, this week Jenni and Melanie chat to Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director of the Mzanzi (and KZN and Joburg) Philharmonic Orchestras about music, life, Juilliard- and Springbokkies!

30 Nov 2022 19 min

#093 Not Just for Connoisseurs! (Nobody puts Carrie in a Corner)

Joining Jenni Baxter and Melanie Walker in the SAPeople studio to chat about all things SA, is Carrie Adams - of the soon to be released podcast and YouTube Channel, Carrie's Connoisseurs. Three lovers of things that are good to put in your mouth (especially wine!) chat about Cyril in…

23 Nov 2022 42 min

#092 It's all happening in Joburg! A chat with a 'lady who lunches'...

Hold the presses! We've got hot news to share with Saffers at home and abroad. Following on from the stellar success of Tali's Wedding and Baby Diaries, Tali's Joburg Diaries hits the small screen this coming Friday, the 18th of November. And her 'mom' - the uber glamorous Kate Normington…

16 Nov 2022 30 min

#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