W.C gov condemns Golden Arrow bus attacks
Mobility MEC in the Western Cape Daylin Mitchell has condemned the torching of Golden Arrow buses and private vehicles in…
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Sunflower cooking oil prices could increase again
South Africa may be seeing potential increases in the price of sunflower cooking oil. The Competition Commission says their findings…
‘Cost of fuel, food and electricity should be reduced’ – SAFTU
Labour federation Cosatu and affiliated unions have handed over their memorandum of demands to Parliament. Unions are demanding the reduction…
5 year imprisonment for man caught with R926 000 drugs
A Western Cape drug trafficker has been sentenced to an effective five years behind bars. The 32-year-old Typhenne Ewyne Jantjies…
Kenyans sue UK government over colonial dispossession
Kenyans want Britain to be held accountable for its colonial-era crimes. A group of Kenyan residents have filed a lawsuit…
No work, no pay for public servants taking part in national shutdown
Government has warned workers participating in tomorrow’s national struck that they won’t get paid for the day. The Department of…
Gov officials working for companies they regulated a cause for concern
There is a strong presumption of conflict of interest in the telecommunications sector. Political analyst, Dr Ralph Mathekga notes that…
Guns are the weapon of choice for murders in the W.C
A firearm was the weapon of choice for most of the murders in the Western Cape during the first quarter.…
Illegal land grabs remains a problem in Cape Town
The national housing rollout deficit is a key factor affecting service delivery. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP…
Looting of Syria and Yemen’s crude oil
The US continues with its plunder of Syria’s resources. According to the Syrian news agency Sana just over 120 tankers…
Apartheid Israel plays with Palestinian prisoner lives
The Israeli occupation regime is playing politics with the lives of Palestinians incarcerated in its notorious jails. The Palestinian resistance…
Eastern Cape policeman allegedly rapes assault victim
A 45-year-old Eastern Cape police detective has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenager. It’s understood the officer attacked the…
Car explosion kills veteran Russian analyst’s daughter
The daughter of a veteran Russian political commentator and ally of President Vladimir Putin has died after the car she…
Mosque bomb attack kills 21 in Kabul
At least 21 people have been killed after an explosion ripped through a mosque in Kabul in Afghanistan. Another 33…
Parliament defends handling of president’s Phala-Phala theft saga
Parliament has denied that it’s dragging its feet in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala-Phala farm saga. The legislative body dismissed opposition…
Phala Phala saga: MPs want Ramaphosa to be held accountable
MPs have accused the South African Reserve Bank of protecting President Cyril Ramaphosa in the alleged theft at his Phala…
Illegal firearms confiscated in Delft and other Cape neighbourhoods
About 40 firearms have been removed from the Western Cape’s streets during a week-long operation aimed at cracking down on…
Egyptian Coptic church to be fixed after fire
The Egyptian Armed Forces Engineering Authority has been ordered to reconstruct a Coptic Orthodox church that was ravaged by a…