By Wardah Wilkinson Despite The City of Cape Town emphasizing the urgent need to introduce a drought charge in order to fund future water projects, the charge is being challenged by many. Currently the city is losing R1.6 billion in revenue due to reduced water consumption. The deadline for public[…]
By Wardah Wilkinson Cape Town Mayor, Patricia De Lille has been at the center of a heated row within City structures, this as the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Cape Metro Executive has recommended that Patricia De Lille be removed as the Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town. De Lille[…]
The situation in the villages of Bladje, Siraman, Komitan and Tamala in Mali is dire, with only a small percentage of the population having access to safe drinking water. The health of thousands of people in these villages – especially children – are at risk because of water-borne diseases. With[…]
Today marks one year since the abduction of South African photo journalist Shiraaz Mohamed. Mohamed had entered the war-ravaged country after requesting the Gift of the Givers Foundation (GOTG) to facilitate his entry into Syria. His aim was to document the suffering of the Syrian people and distributing his images[…]
Questions are being raised about the circumstances surrounding the death of a male patient who sustained fatal burns after a fire broke out at Groote Schuur Hospital. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to a blaze in Ward G17 at 22h30 on Sunday evening. Fire and Rescue Service’s spokesperson[…]
One adult male has sustained fatal burns after a fire broke out in Ward G17 of Groote Schuur Hospital. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service’s Theo Layne says they responded to the blaze at 22h30 on Sunday Evening. Layne says that one bed and a bedside table was damaged in[…]
It was a tense atmosphere at Trafalgar High School this morning as matriculants anxiously awaited their 2017 results. The results, which were met with cheers, were released shortly after 11h00 in the school hall, the top learner of the school scoring 80.7 per cent. While the District Six based school[…]
The Western Cape has achieved the highest percentage of bachelor’s passes in the country, with 39.1% of learners. Last night, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the class of 2017 had scored a 75.1% pass rate, a 2.6% improvement from 2016. The Western Cape had an 82.8% pass rate[…]
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council has announced the details for its Hajj 2018/1439 road show, which kicks off in the Western Cape this month. This follows confirmation that the first list of accredited hujjaaj for 2018 is set to be announced on January 15, 2018. In a statement[…]
Prospective hujjaaj can expect the release date for the first accreditation list for Haj 2018/1439 on January 15. In a statement released on Wednesday, the South African Hajj and Umrah Council (SAHUC) says the confirmed accreditation list follows an external audit of the registration list. “With the conclusion of Hajj[…]
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