Vodacom customers who had their accounts debited twice will be refunded by Monday, according to the cellphone company. On Friday, a number of Vodacom customers complained that their accounts had been debited twice. In an SMS to customers on Friday afternoon, the cellular network said it was aware of the[…]
The ANC in the Western Cape has called for the Taj Hotel in Cape Town to apologize directly to minstrel groups and Cape Malay Choirs and iron out any differences. This follows a request from the prestigious hotel to the City of Cape Town for New Year’s Day parades to[…]
Residents of Hout Bay’s Imizamo Yethu settlement were slowly getting their lives back on track thanks to the generosity of neighbours and strangers, a community worker said on Friday. “Hout Bay may have its internal bunfights, but like a true family they pull together if there is a crisis,” said[…]
South African farmers, severely affected by the drought, have received aid from all over the world – including from a woman in Dubai who donated R100 000. NC Schoombee, a Free State businessman and founder of the group Boere in Nood (Farmers in Distress), said 245 farmers had already received[…]
A South African activist working as an ecumenical accompanist in the occupied West Bank has recounted the experiences faced by Christian Palestinians at the hands of Israeli soldiers. Soweto native, Itani Rasalanavho is current stationed in Bethlehem as part of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme for Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), where[…]
Credit and debit card holders are being advised to take extra precautionary measures when using their cards at ATMs or in stores, with a trend of card skimming seemingly on the rise. Card skimming sees criminals illegally copy the information from an individual’s card via the magnetic strip, which is[…]
Spurred by the tragic drowning of her 18-month old child three years ago, a young mother has taken it upon herself to try and teach parents and children across the Cape Flats how to swim, as well as to the correct safety precautions to take when “hitting the waters”. Fulltime[…]
The Claremont Main Road Mosque (CMRM) is again taking an active stance towards tackling social issues through an initiative aimed at easing the burden on the more destitute members of the community. The Jihad against Poverty Programme seeks to get members of the mosque involved in projects across the city,[…]
While millions are fleeing the brutal conflict in Syria, hundreds of Nepalese women are being trafficked to the war-torn country and forced to work as domestic maids. The women, who are duped into travelling to Damascus, often arrive in the country with no idea they are being sent to a[…]
Grasping the edge of a balcony 48 stories from the ground, just metres away from a raging fire, the photographer thought he may not live to see 2016. “One hour, then that’s it, I’m dead,” he thought as he stood on the tiny sill of a balcony in Dubai’s luxury[…]
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