The Western Cape High Court will on Monday begin hearing the case of Australian mining company Tormin, which is accused of large scale environmental destruction in the province. The Department of Environmental Affairs had previously attempted to hold Tormin criminally responsible for transgressing environmental laws. Tormin’s mining operations are alleged[…]
The City of Cape Town will with effect from today begin to name and shame consumers who use water irresponsibly. The decision comes as dam levels in the Western Cape continue to drop. Officials say the dam levels now stand at 36.2 %. They say consumption has to drop drastically[…]
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Mendi on Tuesday in the English Channel in 1917. The SS Mendi was carrying over 800 men from the South African Labour Corps to serve in France during the first World War.[…]
A car bomb ripped through a market in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing 39 people and injuring around 50, a local official said, days after Somalia elected a new president. The car was driven by a suicide bomber, said Ahmed Abdulle Afrax, the mayor of Wadajir district where the bombing happened.[…]
Ecuador has voted in general elections that could see the country move from the left to the right like several other South American countries in recent months. Voters cast their ballots on Sunday for 137 members of the national assembly and a new president, choosing between a candidate who intends[…]
Throwing cigarette butts out of car windows should constitute attempted arson, Western Cape premier Helen Zille said on Friday. Presenting her State of the Province address in Cape Town, Zille outlined the threat fires presented to the economy of the Western Cape. She said 10 years ago, they were dealing[…]
Following weeks of silence on the whereabouts of Shiraaz Mohamed, new reports reveal that the South African photojournalist is alive. This follows an investigation by a local NGO called Truth Collective South Africa in collaboration with the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Nomaindiya Mfeketo, and the Syrian government.[…]
Contemporary artists Husain and Hasan Essop will bring one of Cape Town’s most loved religious traditions into an artistic space at the Live Art Festival which is running from February 10-26. Through their latest experimental site-specific art, the twin brothers are bringing the iconic Cape ‘gadat’ to the Artscape. The[…]
President Jacob Zuma has strongly rebuked rowdy Members of Parliament (MPs), saying they have turned the people’s Parliament into a beer hall. Last week, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members were forcefully removed from the National Assembly chambers for disrupting the president’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). They were later[…]
Seven people are now known to have died as tropical cyclone Dineo continues to wreak havoc in Mozambique. Authorities say the number may rise, as more heavy rain is expected in Inhambane and Gaza provinces in the south. Director of National Emergency Rescue Services, Mauricio Xerinda says the victims died[…]
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