The death toll in KwaZulu-Natal as a result of heavy rains and flooding this week has risen to 70, acting Premier Sihle Zikalala announced on Thursday morning. At a media briefing on Thursday, Zikalala began by thanking government, communities and all those who have offered support in the aftermath of[…]
The findings, opinions, conclusions and recommendations of an article that claimed that coloured women in South Africa have an increased risk of low cognitive functioning, owing to low education levels and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, are those of the authors alone, Stellenbosch University said on Wednesday. The highly criticised study, titled Age-[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked all emergency personnel and rescue workers who have worked around the clock to help save lives since floods hit the Durban metro on Monday night. He was visiting the families of those who lost loved ones and their homes due to the floods. Government to make funds available President[…]
Lobby group AfriForum wants a decision by the SA Human Rights Commission that EFF leader Julius Malema’s statements were not hate speech, overturned. The organisation has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court arguing that there was an “error of law” and that the decision be set aside or taken[…]
Parts of the Eastern Cape, especially Port St Johns, have also suffered flooding from the heavy rains. The death toll following the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal has risen to 51. The Weather Service is warning that the rains will continue over the province on Wednesday with the weather only expected to clear[…]
Former president Thabo Mbeki says it would have been dishonest of him to campaign for the ANC in previous years while it was “veering off course”. Mbeki was speaking at the Rand Easter Show on Tuesday afternoon, while campaigning for the ANC ahead of elections next month. Mbeki started off[…]
The Commissioner of the SA Competition Commission, Tembinkosi Bonakele, has questioned how the fishing industry is being regulated. Bonakele has addressed delegates at a seminar on the Fishing Rights Allocation Process for 2020underway in Somerset West near Cape Town. The two-day seminar which ends on Wednesday is being hosted by the[…]
The SABC is still struggling to meet all of its financial obligations. The SABC says Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has made a loan guarantee request of R3.2billion for the cash strapped public broadcaster. The newly appointed SABC board was introduced to staff on Tuesday. SABC Board Chairperson Bongumusa Makhathini says although it can[…]
The first time pint-sized teenager Amiena Pillay drove in a fire truck, she knew she would one day fulfil her dream of battling infernos in the coveted uniform. Within four years, she has completed two seasonal firefighting stints and was one of 91 fully-trained members of the 2018 intake whom[…]
One suspect has been arrested in connection with a devastating Cape Town train fire which gutted carriages on Sunday. Cape Town Central train station was engulfed by flames and pandemonium on Sunday afternoon when a MetroRail train, stopped at Platform 19, was set ablaze. Emergency services rushed to the scene but were[…]
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