The City of Cape Town says it is at its wit’s end about ongoing problems in the application and issuing of learner’s and driving licences that are affecting operations at Driving Licence Testing Centres across the country. Members of the public waiting for their driving licence cards are likely to[…]
Cape Town has double the water it had in 2018, after another small 1% drop in dam levels as of Monday 11 March 2019. The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation Xanthea Limberg has since announced a slight relaxation in Level 3 water restrictions. Residents[…]
Cape Town – A day after the Western Cape town of Montagu endured heavy rain and freak hail the size of golf balls, another hail storm caused a collision between several vehicles outside Knysna on Tuesday. Severe damage to cars, windows, roofs and solar panels, among others, had been reported[…]
The KwaZulu-Natal department of health has paid tribute to a mother of two who was shot dead in her home on Sunday night as a “professional hard-working” nurse. Sister Barbara Emmadla Haines, 34, was allegedly shot in the head by her husband following a domestic dispute in the presence of[…]
Seven years after he made sexually suggestive remarks to a 13-year-old in his class, a Cape Town teacher’s attempts to clear his name have suffered their fifth defeat. Monde Chris Satani, who is still teaching at Bardale Primary School in Mfuleni, has been ordered by the Labour Court in Cape[…]
Shortly after the close of business on Wednesday, South Africans will know which political parties will appear on their ballot papers. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said on Tuesday that only those registered political parties which had paid their deposits and submitted candidate lists by 17:00 on Wednesday[…]
The SA Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) has lauded Comair’s decision to temporarily remove its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft from its flight schedule. The authority’s spokesperson Kabelo Ledwaba said the airline’s decision was “self-grounding”, adding that it was the type of decision that a regulator “appreciates”. He said it came[…]
Police have confirmed that William Chandler – the senior pilot from South African Airways (SAA) who had flown commercial airplanes for more than 20 years with a fake licence – has been arrested. National police spokesperson Vishnu Naidoo said Chandler was arrested on Monday. He was charged with fraud, and[…]
Gauteng MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, described the latest bullying incident, captured on video, as attempted murder. He visited Crystal Park High School in Benoni on the East Rand where five pupils were arrested. They face charges of intent to cause grievous bodily harm. In the video, a group of girls are seen[…]
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga says she is confident that her department will eradicate the remaining 3 898 pit latrines in the country’s schools “within the next three years”. To date, 787 schools have been provided with appropriate sanitation facilities, with construction at 841 schools either in the planning, design[…]
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