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 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[…]
The nephew of the late anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Kathrada and his son were killed in a robbery on Thursday night. The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation has sent its condolences to the Kathrada family after the murder of Yunus Kathrada and his son Moulana Ahmed Kathrada. The 65-year-old and his 28-year-old son were killed during a robbery at their home in Schweizer Reneke, North West. “This was the[…]
Residents from different areas across the Garden Route have been evacuated as a precaution as fires continue to rage, officials said on Saturday afternoon. According to the Garden Route District Municipality Joint Operation Centre (JOC) firefighters are monitoring wildfires in areas such as Outeniqua and Jonkersberg. There are active fire-lines[…]
The Oudtshoorn Municipality in the Western Cape is warning residents that it will be forced to switch off electricity supply today, should the raging fire in the Outeniqua Mountain move 500 meters closer to the transmission power substation. The municipality says the fire is currently about one-kilometre away from the[…]
A fleet of brand new BMWs were officially handed over by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Western Cape’s new Anti-Gang Unit during a launch in Hanover Park, Cape Town, on Friday. SAPS paraded 50 unmarked BMWs, to be used specifically by detectives, in front of thousands of screaming Hanover Park[…]
Relative calm has been restored in Hermanus with fresh negotiations expected after clashes between authorities and the community earlier on Friday. We are about to clear the last road. The community has agreed to go back to the negotiation table on Monday,” police spokesperson Brigadier Donovan Heilbron said on Friday.[…]
Former South African Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane‚ a day after being dismissed from the post‚ is accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa of committing violations against the constitution and of pre-empting legal processes that are underway. Ramaphosa’s office said on Thursday evening that he had accepted the recommendation of the[…]
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