The Democratic Alliance is of the view that the ANC’s election manifesto is proof that the governing party is not serious about tackling corruption. The manifesto promises to “put an end to state capture, restore the integrity of public institutions and tackle corruption”. “While these promises are all good and[…]
A national stayaway kicked off on Monday in opposition to Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa hiking fuel prices by 120 percent on January 12 2019, a move which sparked panic buying, with the public speculating a sharp increase in goods and services across the board. Social media went into overdrive with[…]
The two firefighters who were injured on Sunday have been treated for an ankle injury and smoke inhalation. Overstrand Fire Chief, Lester Smith, says strong winds could cause more flare-ups in the fires in the Western Cape region on Monday. He says the main area of concern is Hermanus where[…]
A man was shot dead and three others injured, including a six-year-old, in what appears to be part of an escalating pattern of shootings in Athlone, Cape Town. No arrests had yet been made for the shooting on Saturday night and the motive for the murder and attempted murders was[…]
The school governing body (SGB) of Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke has put security measures in place to ensure the safety of its learners and teachers on Monday morning. SGB chairperson Jozeph du Plessis told the publication on Sunday that the school would be open on Monday. “We have put appropriate measures in place,[…]
The devastated historic Moravian mission town of Wupperthal will get a disaster management centre to help more than 200 people who lost their homes and belongings in a fire two weeks ago, the Moravian Church of Southern Africa announced on Friday. An old glove factory building in the remote town[…]
The desperate pleas for help from a Cape Town school, which has around 70 pupils in one class, may be answered soon after the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) put in an urgent request for extra staff. “We met the department this morning at the district office, with senior officials,”[…]
Six suspected poachers were arrested on the Kalk Bay shoreline on Thursday with a haul of limpets, periwinkles and mussels. They were among several alleged poachers arrested so far this year by Cape Town’s marine and environmental law enforcement unit, which for the past five years has targeted poaching along[…]
ANC deputy president David Mabuza on Thursday added his voice in condemning the recent alleged racist incidents that caused racial tension in the country. Speaking to ANC supporters in Stanger in KwaZulu-Natal, Mabuza said the ANC “cannot allow the country to go back to the dark period of apartheid”. Mabuza[…]
The large vegetation fire that has been raging on the mountain slopes of Kogel Bay has spread to the Steenbras dam catchment area. The fire started in Pringle Bay in the Overberg on New Year’s Day and moved towards Kogel Bay last Sunday. Ten antelopes have been euthanised after sustaining[…]
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