Ramaphosa docks Mapisa-Nqakula’s salary for 3 months over ANC Zim trip

President Ramaphosa issued the formal rebuke to the minister after it emerged Mapisa-Nqakula allowed a senior ANC delegation to catch a lift on a South African National Defence force jet to the neighbouring country earlier this month. FILE: Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at a media briefing on 16 March 2020 on […]

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Pair charged for contravening Marine Act to return to court in December

Bredell Esau and Johan Adams appeared in the Grabouw Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Picture: SAPS. CAPE TOWN – Two men charged for contravening the Marine Living Resources Act will be back in court in December. Bredell Esau and Johan Adams appeared in the Grabouw Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The men were taken into custody more […]

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Nyanga police yet to make breakthrough in murder of family of four

Preliminary reports revealed that two unknown men forcefully entered a home in Makhosi Street. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – Two Cape Town communities are in shock after families came under attack by unknown gunmen in separate shootings this week. In one incident in Khayelitsha on Tuesday, a man and woman were killed when […]

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Saturday’s Cape tremor had as much energy as an atomic bomb, say experts

Scores of people living in Cape Town took to social media to report tremors in their homes. JOHANNESBURG – A second tremor has hit parts of Cape Town on Sunday morning following Saturday’s occurrence. Experts said Saturday’s 6.2 magnitude tremor that hit the southern coast of South Africa on Saturday evening had as much estimated […]

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5 more arrested for SAPS car rebranding scam worth R56mil

5 more arrested for SAPS car rebranding scam worth R56mil The case relates to the alleged manipulation of procurement documents – for the branding of police vehicles in 2017. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – Police have arrested five more people in connection to an elaborate scam to defraud the South African Police Service (SAPS) of […]

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Didn’t feel any tremors in Cape Town? Here’s why

Dr David Khoza, Executive manager of Applied Geosciences at the Council for Geosciences explains the effects of earthquakes. On Saturday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the south coast of South Africa. While that magnitude is considered a big earthquake, people who felt tremors in Cape Town actually experienced a smaller event. […]

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Gauteng grade 1 & 8 parents given a week to accept or decline placement offers

MEC Panyaza Lesufi gave an update on the application process in Johannesburg on Sunday afternoon. FILE: Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi briefs the media on 14 January 2020 on the status of school admissions for the new academic year. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Education Department said parents who’ve used its online school […]

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Firefighter robbed while attending to informal settlement fire in CT

The City of Cape Town is concerned by the attacks on its officials while carrying out their duties to assist residents. CAPE TOWN – The City of Cape Town is concerned by the attacks on its officials while carrying out their duties to assist residents. A firefighter was threatened and robbed at gunpoint while attending […]

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