With fire season approaching, the Western Cape Department of Social Development has urged residents to be cautious when dealing with flames. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a fire four children and their parents were torched to death after a fire engulfed their four bedroom Bonteheuwel home. With the[…]
In response to on-going criminal activity within the Mitchells Plain area, one resident is urging the community to protect the colourful culture of the area and save its Town Centre. Long been regarded as one of Cape Town’s most bustling trading areas, the Town Centre has in recent years deteriorated […]
Yesterday finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, delivered the much anticipated mid-term budget speech at Parliament, amid chaotic clashes between police and protesting #FeesMustFall students. The speech follows a raft of charges relating to the embattled minister’s tenure at the South African Revenue Service (SARS), for which he will appear in court[…]
OPINION by Shafiq Morton THE recent [18 October 2016] UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem and West Bank historical sites – voted into being by 24 states with six against and 26 abstaining – in no way undermines Jewish faith, as is being claimed by the Zionist government, and its international covey[…]
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed to President Jacob Zuma that the locked up state capture report is the final report. While Mkwebane has not seen the report, her office confirmed that she received the advice from attorneys that the report is final. “The Public Protector has the President’s latest[…]
A memorial service for the Tshwane University of Technology student killed during the FeesMustFall protest will be held on the Soshanguve campus on Thursday. Benjamin Phehla was hit by a car outside campus. Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide. On Wednesday student formations on campus held their own[…]
President Jacob Zuma will be leading a wreath laying ceremony in memory of the late ANC President, Oliver Reginald Tambo, and his wife, Dr Adelaide Tambo on Thursday. 2016’s ceremony is themed “Celebrating the life, times and legacy of OR Tambo, 99 years and counting towards the centenary”. This year’s[…]
Fires at two exam venues and the tennis club at Rhodes University have been extinguished following an afternoon of violence at the Grahamstown institution on Wednesday. Student publication Activate editor Mako Muzenda told News24 the situation on campus had calmed down considerably after a dramatic day that saw stun grenades and rubber[…]
“It’s not easy to be a target and simultaneously serve the country, but you have a main focus and that’s to draw up a credible budget and make sure we put South Africa’s best foot forward.” This was the response from Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Thursday when he was[…]
The bodies of 29 people, who perished in a pool of fuel and seawater on a crowded dinghy off Libya, have been found by the French aid group Doctors without Borders (MSF). MSF said its chartered rescue ship, the Bourbon Argos, picked up 107 people aboard the inflatable boat 26[…]
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