There is cautious optimism that cooler temperatures and some rain will help firefighters end the blazes ravaging the Southern Cape, which have caused hundreds of people to be evacuated. “Many lines have effectively been contained, but the long distances and accessibility of lines do make mopping up slow and difficult[…]
The City of Cape Town has designated eleven public open spaces for the discharge of fireworks for Monday, Guy Fawkes Day, and for Tuesday which is the Hindu festival of lights. Some of the spaces include Bishop Lavis sports field, Macassar beach parking area and Strandfontein pavilion. Mayoral committee member[…]
Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dismembered and put into five suitcases after he was strangled upon entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul last month, according to a report by a Turkish pro-government newspaper. Citing unnamed officials, Sabah reported on Sunday that the suitcases were then taken to the Saudi consul-general’s residence near[…]
Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in Myanmar lodged an appeal on Monday against their conviction on charges of breaking the country’s Official Secrets Act. The appeal cited evidence of a police set-up and lack of proof of a crime. “We filed an appeal … because the trial court’s[…]
The ANC of the Western Cape blasted the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) following racism allegations aimed at Rustenburg Girls’ Junior School after the retrenchment of a black teacher. This followed a report by the Mail & Guardian on Friday that the teacher, Nozipho Mthembu, who was also a former pupil[…]
Embattled home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba and former public enterprises minister Lynne Brown are among individuals suspected of being “captured” who should be criminally investigated, according to a draft parliamentary report into Eskom, the utility that’s been brought to its knees by alleged mismanagement and corruption. Senior staff at disgraced global[…]
Former estate agent Vicki Momberg, who was convicted in connection with a racist rant, is expected to appeal her conviction and sentence at the South Gauteng High Court on Monday. She was sentenced in March to three years in prison, of which one year was suspended, following her racist tirade[…]
Firefighters are battling an intense fire on the mountain slopes at Grotto road in Hout Bay, which has now reached the peak of the mountain. Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Edward Bosch said four fire engines, two water tankers with 25 fire fighters as well as additional crews of National[…]
At least fifteen people have been killed on Western Cape roads over the weekend, with most fatalities recorded amongst pedestrians. According to Western Cape Traffic Chief, Kenny Africa said on the deaths were made up of 12 pedestrians, two passengers and a driver. The fatalities were recorded in Bot Rivier,[…]
Egyptian authorities “have stepped up their onslaught against the country’s human rights community by arresting at least 19 human rights lawyers and activists in a series of raids today,” Amnesty International said on Thursday. The leading international rights group explained that: “So far at least eight women and 11 men[…]
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