A church near the Parliamentary precinct made its opposition to the government’s nuclear plans visible when it unfurled a big yellow banner on Sunday. “New-Clear Power NOT Nuclear,” read the banner hung on the wall of the Central Methodist Mission church in Cape Town’s Green Market Square. The banner was[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council’s Halal Trust (MJCHT) has given the reassurance that Air Chefs based at Cape Town International Airport is fully halal compliant. The halal body conducted an investigation into the company’s operations after it received a complaint from a former staff member at Air Chefs. Employees at a[…]
Mitchell’s Plain community members are up in arms after hearing that a man accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old Tafelsig girl had served time for rape before. A handful of angry residents protested outside the Mitchells Plain Magistrates court on Monday as the 52 year old suspect made his first[…]
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has dismissed false information doing the rounds targeting social grant recipients. Sassa said in a statement on Monday that it was not true that its offices will be closed during the month of December and that beneficiaries will not receive their January payments.[…]
While Capetonians have been urged to reduce their water usage to below 87 litres per person daily, three households on average, exceeded 1 000 litres per day. This was revealed by City of Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille on Sunday, who said the properties – two in Pinelands and[…]
A photographer is heading to court, claiming R20-million from government for the unauthorised use of a decades-old photograph he took of late former president Nelson Mandela. Photographer Shaun Earl Harris accuses the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) of copyright infringement saying he has “once again come out to the[…]
The SACP wants those implicated in the Gupta email leaks and Parliamentary hearings to be criminally prosecuted. The party is also calling for the axing of incompetent government ministers. SACP General Secretary, Blade Nzimande, briefed the media on the outcomes of the party’s Central Committee meeting on Sunday. He said[…]
It remains unclear whether the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Kuwait will have any positive effect on the ongoing fractures between Qatar and a number of Gulf states, analysts say, as the regional body gears into a symbolic rather than functional role. The 38th summit approaches amid the backdrop[…]
Ahmed Shafik, former Egyptian prime minister, says he is still considering running in next year’s presidential elections but that he will need to explore the option further. Appearing on Egypt’s Dream TV channel on Sunday evening, Shafik denied that Egyptian authorities had kidnapped him, as was claimed by his family[…]
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has replaced two ministers, two days after announcing his cabinet. Critics said the original line-up showed Mr Mnangagwa had no plans to bring real change to the country despite hailing a “new democracy”. The education and labour ministers have now been replaced, ostensibly to comply[…]
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