The former mine workers will be taught business management, plant and beef farming by Walter Sisulu University and Ntinga Development Agency. Millions of rands have been set aside by the Department of Labour’s Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to train over 7 000 former mine workers and unemployed youth at the O.R Tambo[…]
Dam levels are 10% higher than the City of Cape Town’s projections for the end of summer so the city is in a good position even if the coming winter rains turn out to be below average, says deputy mayor Ian Neilson. “And the water consumption by Cape Town is[…]
US prosecutors have unsealed an affidavit against Julian Assange that outlines their case against the WikiLeaks co-founder on a single count of “conspiracy to commit computer intrusion” that may or may not have succeeded. As FBI special agent Megan Brown admits in the affidavit, “it remains unknown whether Manning and[…]
The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court will on Tuesday hear the assault case against EFF MP Marshall Dlamini. Dlamini was caught on video slapping a plainclothes police officer after the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in February. Police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo confirmed in February that two charges of assault[…]
ANC veteran and father of journalist Karima Brown, Achmat Semaar, passed away at the age of 72 on Monday. Western Cape ANC spokesperson Dennis Cruywagen announced Semaar’s passing in a statement on Monday night. “It is with great sadness that we wish to announce the passing of one of our most[…]
New Delhi, India – On April 6, speaking at the University of Delhi, India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley waxed eloquent about how the world’s most-populous democracy would become the third largest economy on the planet by 2030 after the United States and China. By then, the size of India‘s economy would have more than trebled[…]
Sudan’s principal protest group has demanded the immediate formation of a civilian-led government to replace the country’s new ruling military council, warning that the demonstrators’ “revolution” faces threat from “the remnants of the regime” of deposed leader Omar al-Bashir. Fearing that the core of the old establishment is far from gone, the Sudanese[…]
The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris weathered over 850 years, enduring multiple wars, religious strife, anti-religious sentiment of the French Revolution and decades of neglect, before a rooftop blaze severely damaged it. When King Louis VII of France sought to build a church on the central island of Paris, Bishop[…]
By Anees Teladia With elections commencing soon, supporters of Palestine need to put increased pressure on political parties and raise the question of Palestine. Those who support the Palestinian cause and people, ought to insist that the different political parties formally recognise the rights of the Palestinian people and that[…]
While it has welcomed the announcement by Brimstone Investment Corporation to fully exit the Israeli-led deal to acquire Clover Industries, the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in South Africa has warned it won’t hesitate to act should any Israeli take-over go ahead. On Friday, Brimstone announced that it had[…]
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