Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams explained she meant to say France when she said she went to Geneva, not Switzerland, with her husband in a televised interview over the controversial trip. “You flew your husband on taxpayers’ money all the way to Switzerland in order to celebrate the anniversary of your[…]
By Qudissiyah Kasu Bogus prison wardens are targeting the families of inmates by calling them up and telling them that they could secure the release of inmates for a nominal fee. The Western Cape Regional Commissioner Delekile Klaas said that it has come to their attention that there are individuals[…]
The debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) descended into a shouting match in the National Assembly after an ANC MP accused EFF leader Julius Malema of domestic violence. As Malema made his way to the podium, following Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu, National Council[…]
EFF leader Julius Malema is gunning for a defence in his criminal trial by bringing an application to the Constitutional Court to declare sections of the Riotous Assembly Act unconstitutional. This according to the respondents in the application, the justice and correctional services minister and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which[…]
Former security branch police officer Nicolaas Deetlefs has denied involvement in covering up anti-apartheid activist Neil Aggett’s death. However, during cross-examination, Deetlefs confessed that they did cover up the assaults and torture of detainees at the then John Vorster Square Police Station. He has been testifying at the inquest into[…]
The Chinese community in South Africa has pleaded for an end to the discrimination against them in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Called Covid-19, the virus is said to have originated in a fish market in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei province. Since the outbreak[…]
The number of children murdered in Cape Town still stands at 1,000 every year, which means on average, three children get killed per day. That’s according to a senior researcher at UCT Children’s Institute, Lucy Jamieson, unpacking the shocking statistics of child murders in South Africa. It comes in the[…]
Sibelius High School’s principal Armien Samodien, together with the learners and staff, welcomed their new representative council of learners (RCL) members on Monday 10 February. Confident of their capabilities, Samodien said: “They represent the school’s top learners and learners who have proven themselves to be good leaders.” Many of the[…]
The Kimura Shukokai International (KSI) 2020 World Karate championships will take place in Cape Town this year. For a Fish Hoek local, it has taken blood, sweat and tears to qualify – but she needs help to raise funds for the competition costs. Aliveya Adams (19) recently started her first[…]
Judge Siraj Desai from University Estate received the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) Life Achievement Award at their 75th anniversary celebration in the St George’s Cathedral hall in Cape Town on Wednesday 12 February. Chief Mandla Mandela, a member of the national assembly, was also in attendance. “Desai has a longstanding[…]
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