On Human Rights Day we reflect on the rights afforded to all South Africans as enshrined and protected in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa’s Bill of Rights, 25 years into our democracy. What are your human rights? 1. Life Everyone is afforded the human right to life.[…]
Reclaim the City activists staged a protest at the upscale Rondebosch Golf Course on Thursday saying the facility should rather be used for affordable housing. “As we commemorate Human Rights Day, we remember how our parents and grandparents struggled against discrimination and an oppressive racist regime. They knew that there could[…]
Eskom will implement Stage 2 load shedding on Friday due to a shortage of capacity, the power utility said. In a statement issued on Thursday evening, Eskom said Stage 2 load shedding would be implemented from 09:00 to 23:00 on Friday. This is the first time in almost a week[…]
Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers says rescue operations in Malawi are going well. The country, along with Zimbabwe and Mozambique, have been battling with the effects of flooding after Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique last week. Gift of the Givers’ teams are distributing essential supplies to seven out of[…]
The report to declare Bo-Kaap a Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ) has been finalised and sent to the Cape Town City Council for approval. If approved, the inclusion of Bo-Kaap as a HPOZ will have to be published in the Provincial Gazette. This will limit inappropriate development in the area, as developers will[…]
Click here to watch Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that the department and Eskom understood how frustrating load shedding was and that the embattled power utility would get it right in the next few years. Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan. [Image Source: News24] Gordhan, Eskom board[…]
A US delegation touched down in South Africa last week to investigate the planned seizure of white-owned land. But Washington doesn’t really understand the land issue, and had other intentions for the trip, experts told RT. A cohort of US officials – including Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and[…]
In light of the mass shooting at Christchurch, New Zealand, where 49 people were killed in two mosques, a conversation regarding mass radical shootings has been brought up in South Africa. Even though this is an event that has shocked many South Africans, the fact is that 57 people are[…]
Police in the Western Cape on Monday were able to render services without hindrance despite unprecedented levels of absenteeism, provincial management has said. Nevertheless, those who “stayed away” were urged to return to work to “prevent this continued action from impacting on service delivery in future”, spokesperson Novela Potelwa told[…]
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom board chairperson Jabu Mabuza will brief the media on the current electricity supply problems that the country is currently experiencing on Tuesday morning. The briefing will take place in Rosebank, north of Johannesburg. Eskom says it will continue to implement stage 4 loadshedding, as large parts of[…]
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