Firefighters worked through the night to ensure the fire which broke out in Muizenberg remained contained, the City of Cape Town said on Monday. “Three helicopters continued water-bombing the flames in Hout Bay and Tokai until sunset,” mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said in a statement.[…]
A South African catamaran crew on a voyage to Thailand have not been heard from in a month and a half, concerned family members said on Monday. The families of Anthony Murray, Reg Robertson and Jaryd Payne believe there is real cause for concern as the yatchsmen last made contact[…]
South Africa’s State Security Agency (SSA) will investigate whether the information leaked in the recent Spy Cables was in fact that of the SSA, and if so, how such information was obtained and released. That was according to SSA spokesperson Brian Dube, after the intelligence agency was implicated in the[…]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary member, Yusuf Cassim is facing major criticism over a recent visit to Israel, conducted as part of a DA educational visit to the region. This comes as speculation has purported that the delegation’s visit to the controversial Apartheid state was funded by a local Israeli[…]
One of the worst fires to hit the Cape Town since 2005 is wrecking havoc on the slopes of Muizenberg and Noordhoek mountains. The blaze has engulfed 3000 hectares of natural vegetation so far but has endangered many lives and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes. By late Monday afternoon,[…]
Tafelsig residents have been left traumatised following the untimely death of a respected woman and community member. A 61 year old mother of three was allegedly killed by her eldest son who is a known drug addict in the area. Her body was found in a dust bin near her[…]
Four more members of the Hawks have been suspended in connection with the alleged illegal rendition of four Zimbabweans, the Hawks said on Monday. “It is true that those people have been given notices of suspension and as such it is their right to make representations,” said spokesman Brigadier Hangwani[…]
Unit six at Eskom’s newly-built Medupi power station in Limpopo produced power for the first time on Monday, the parastatal said. “The electricity flowing into the grid marks a new beginning,” Eskom chief executive Tshediso Matona said in a statement. “Within the next three months, South Africa will see Medupi[…]
An extra 250 firefighters were called in to tackle blazes across the Western Cape on Monday, the provincial environmental affairs department said. MEC Anton Bredell decided to bring in reinforcements and further aerial support because fire crews were exhausted. “The idea is to stabilise the situation across the province,” he[…]
Six months after a ceasefire agreement ended Israel’s 50-day military offensive on the Gaza Strip, Palestinians in the war-torn territory remain hostage to a UN-brokered reconstruction mechanism which has failed to deliver. On Sept. 16, Robert Serry, the UN envoy for the Middle East, announced a deal to ease restrictions[…]
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