The Zandvlei water area has been temporarily closed by the City of Cape Town as a precautionary measure, after concerns over the water quality following testing done at various points within the Zandvlei area. The test results showed high levels of faecal coliforms within the body, indicating a risk to[…]
OPINION by Shafiq Morton Social media for us journalists is like the street. On a daily basis, we have to stroll through it. It’s a gossip shop, but we have to deal with it, sifting out the fake news and other stuff in the coffee shops of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp[…]
Bus commuters are once again urged to find alternative transport on Monday morning as the nation-wide bus strike continues. This comes after negotiations between the unions and the employers deadlocked once again last week. The unions have revised their demand from 9.5% to 9% for the first year, while employers are[…]
Some of the trucks that were torched Sunday night on the N-3 at Mooi River Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are still on fire. Protests turned violent Sunday night and forced the total shutdown of the freeway. The road is still closed at Mooi River toll plaza on both south and[…]
A host of African leaders have converged in the capital of Congo Republic, Brazzaville, for an environmental protection summit – the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin. The Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Climate Commission and the Blue Fund kicks off today. Among others, Guinea’s Alpha[…]
Egypt and France believe that Libya should move toward holding elections now that there has been “relative progress” in the situation in the war-torn North African country, a spokesman for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday. The United Nations hopes elections can help stabilize Libya, which was thrown[…]
At least 21 people, including four journalists, have been killed and dozens wounded after two explosions hit Kabul, according to Afghan health officials. The blasts went off during rush hour on Monday morning in the Shashdarak area of the Afghan capital. In the first explosion, a suicide bomber detonated himself[…]
Thousands of Palestinians were heading into a fifth Friday of protests in the besieged Gaza Strip as part of the “Great March of Return”, as the UN’s human rights chief slammed the Israeli army for the “deplorable” killing of 42 Palestinians in four weeks. Israeli forces fired live ammunition and[…]
As South Africans celebrate their hard-earned freedom on Freedom Day on Friday, there is no real sense of freedom for residents of Manenberg. So says Roegshanda Pascoe of the Manenberg Safety Forum, as the community prepares to hold an event to honour mothers who have lost their children to gang[…]
Seven people were killed when a train collided with a bakkie at a level crossing in Cape Town early on Friday. The force of the impact destroyed part of the vehicle at the crossing in Blackheath. Metrorail initially attributed the crash to “human error”. Western Cape Traffic Chief Kenny Africa[…]
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