While gang violence continues to impede the lives of residents within the Cape Flats, new gunshot-detecting technology has shed a ray of hope on besieged communities. On Thursday, the City of Cape Town’s Department of Safety and Security unveiled ShotSpotter, which is a pilot project that has been released in[…]
With very little money, but an enthusiasm for innovation, two refugees who fled the besieged Syria two years ago came up with an idea to assist those who have fled the war and are trying to adjust to life in Turkey. Despite its own political strife, Turkey has so far[…]
The advent of the “rainbow nation” was an idea coined by Desmond Tutu to ensure stability and cohesion among the diverse people in South Africa. With the advent of democracy, there was a promise from the newly elected ANC government to correct the imbalances of Apartheid and create an inclusive[…]
The DA says Parliament has the responsibility to protect South Africans’ right to information. The party has responded to the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal that the jamming of telecommunications signals during the 2015 State-of-the-Nation-Address, as well as the cutting of the live television feed, was both unconstitutional[…]
Students from Wits University have now cancelled their march to the National Treasury in Pretoria. They say they need more time to consult SRC’s from other universities. Meanwhile, Wits University says it will know by Sunday whether or not to resume academic activities at the university on Monday. The results[…]
President Jacob Zuma has instructed the justice, crime prevention and security cluster to “deal with the mayhem” that is destroying South African universities, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said on Thursday. Radebe was briefing the media in Parliament following a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday and said Zuma would be[…]
Operations at the iconic Table Mountain Aerial Cableway are functioning normally, despite the strike action from select staff continuing. According to the booking office at the Lower Cableway Station, operations are running smoothly and on schedule. The first cable car ascends the mountain at 08:30, while the last ride is[…]
A 16-year-old’s dream to improve the world has earned her the top prize at tech giant Google’s Science Fair in California on Tuesday. Kiara Nirghin, a Grade 11 pupil at St Martin’s School in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, came up with a cost-effective way to address the scourge of drought in South[…]
A new documentary on the rise of radical Islam in France has sparked controversy among the French public, with viewers’ opinions ranging from praise to outrage. The filmmaker has been slammed as ‘sensationalist’ and ‘provocateur’ by the head of the town in which part of it was filmed. The first[…]
U.S. lawmakers expressed doubts on Thursday about Sept. 11 legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease concerns about its effect on Americans abroad. A day after a rare overwhelming rejection of a presidential veto, the first[…]
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