Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts called off due to COVID-19

The decision’s been done in accordance with COVID-19 regulations. Patrons enjoy a Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts music event at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town. Picture: @KirstenboschSummerSunsetConcerts/Facebook CAPE TOWN – Much to the dismay of many Capetonian music lovers, the Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts have been called off. The popular concert series runs from […]

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Man slapped with 20 years behind bars for raping woman in Mount Fletcher

The woman was sexually assaulted last May. CAPE TOWN – A man has been slapped with 20 years in prison after he raped a woman in the Mount Fletcher area. The woman was sexually assaulted last May. Philani Ntanjana was sentenced on Friday. The victim was at home when three suspects lured her outside saying […]

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Soweto, Ivory Park residents hit by “load reduction”

Soweto, Ivory Park residents hit by “load reduction” The power utility said the so called “load reduction” would last until 9am. Light bulb. Picture: Freeimages.com JOHNNESBURG – Thousands of people in Soweto and Ivory Park on Tuesday woke up without electricity. Eskom deliberately cut them off at 5am, saying it was trying to avoid network […]

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83 more deaths, 888 new infections, recovery rate holding steady at 90% in SA

According to the department, 888 new infections were picked up which pushed the number of known cases in the country since the start of the outbreak to over 693, 359. JOHANNESBURG – The Department of Health on Monday recorded 83 more COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the death toll to 17,863. According to the department, 888 […]

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We can’t celebrate just yet, says Parktown Boys’ family

Enock Mpianzi (14) drowned at a Parktown Boys High orientation camp in January at the Nyathi Bush and River Break Resort in Brits. A picture of Enock Mpianzi is displayed during his memorial service at Parktown Boys’ High on Tuesday, 28 January 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – The family of Parktown Boys High pupil, […]

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Case against men accused of murdering 11-year-old Kraaifontein child postponed

Case against men accused of murdering 11-year-old Kraaifontein child postponed Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a stray bullet and was rushed to hospital where he died the next morning. Two suspects face charges of murder at the Blue Downs Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 12 October 2020, following the death of an 11-year-old […]

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Civil society groups demand govt extend and increase R350 relief grant

Close to 80 organisations said the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant and the caregivers grant must be extended until the country had a comprehensive plan for guaranteed basic incomes. FILE: Social distancing is enforced at a shopping centre where social grant recipients are collecting their payouts on 30 March 2020. Picture: @The_DSD/Twitter CAPE TOWN […]

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Mosebenzi Zwane’s state capture testimony raises more questions than answers

Former Free State Human Settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane is back at the commission to testify about a R1 billion low-cost housing project. A screengrab of former Cabinet minister and former Free State Housing MEC Mosebenzi Zwane appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on 25 September 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – The state capture […]

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Parktown Boys principal Malcolm Williams fired by GDE after Enock Mpianzi death

Pupil Enock Mpianzi (13) drowned in the Crocodile River at a lodge in the North West while on a school orientation camp. Enock Mpianzi, the 13-year-old Parktown Boys’ High pupil who drowned during a school camp at the Nyati lodge in the North West. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) […]

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He’s out of line: MKMVA’s Niehaus responds to Mbalula’s scathing tweets

In a series of tweets the Transport Minister shared his views on those complaining about him claiming the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa was their milking cow and that his sin was closing the taps for their fake security companies. FILE: Carl Niehaus, spokesperson of the uMkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association, led supporters […]

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