Leaders from the SACP and ANC, including President Jacob Zuma, are locked in a meeting to discuss their differences after struggling for weeks to find a suitable date. SACP chairperson Alex Mashilo confirmed that the meeting started late on Monday. Two of the issues expected to top the agenda are[…]
Cape Town’s security officials have a new weapon in their arsenal to fight crime with at least 40 safety kiosks being erected at hot spots across the city. The latest of these will be at the entrance of the Company’s Garden and is expected to “drastically reduce crime” in the[…]
South Africa’s security agencies are capable of ensuring the safety of the people residing in the country‚ the government said on Saturday in response to an alert by the US government about the threat of possible terrorist attacks at places frequented by US citizens. The US diplomatic mission in South Africa[…]
Congestion on Cape Town’s roads is unlikely to be completely alleviated, despite the city council’s plans to spend R750 million on road upgrades over the next five years. Transport for Cape Town (TCT) says this is because of the rate at which the city is growing, exacerbated by the inadequate[…]
Struggling Grade 11 pupils pushed through to the class of 2017 might be able write their matric examination over two years. A proposal to allow “progressed” pupils – those who failed Grade 11 twice but were nevertheless promoted to Grade 12 – to write the first half of their examination in[…]
President Jacob Zuma has urged South Africans not to vote for opposition parties because they do not have experience to govern the country. Addressing thousands of ANC supporters who almost filled the 43 000 seat Mbombela Stadium at the provincial launch of the ANC’s local government election manifesto in Mbombela[…]
A black Muslim student at the North West University’s Potchefstroom campus was allegedly told to remove her hijab (religious headscarf) before an examination on Monday, and then forced to sign an “irregularity” form when she refused to do so. “I entered my exam room and was pulled aside immediately and[…]
Commonwealth Games bosses have given their full backing to South Africa’s hosting of the 2022 event‚ despite the country missing three crucial early deadlines. According to reports‚ the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) was unhappy with South Africa’s so-called “noncommittal” attitude towards hosting the 2022 event – which could have resulted[…]
Police had to be called to the provincial ANC’s headquarters in the city after members held deputy secretary Thandi Manikivana and administrator Mvusi Mdala hostage. ANC members and supporters believed to be from Ward 39, which comprises Crossroads and Nyanga, as well as other parts of the ANC’s Dullah Omar[…]
The driving school operators facing a ban from running their businesses at the Athlone Stadium parking area have been given a one-month reprieve. This comes after a group of frustrated driving operators met City of Cape Town officials and Athlone Stadium management to discuss the reasons behind the ban. An[…]
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