Gauteng MEC for human settlements, urban planning and cooperative governance Lebogang Maile. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile has issued an apology in a statement to a person he said he would "mess up".This reportedly over a complaint regarding electricity and he was taken to task by an EFF MP who said…
Struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni's funeral was held at the University of Johannesburg in Soweto on 29 July. The ANC apologised for the contravention of lockdown regulations outside liberation hero Andrew Mlangeni's home.The party thanked those who showed the 95-year-old's family support while in mourning.It also says it will cooperate with the police as they investigate…
A Cape Town history teacher will undergo sensitivity training after giving Grade 7 pupils the "fun" task of making a poster to advertise slaves. "We regret what has happened," says principal of Parklands College secondary faculty Sylvia Steyn.The assignment reads: "Fun Activity - Advertisements were placed in newspapers to advertise the slave auction that would be…
members of the SAPS Tactical Response Team (TRT) arrested 17 men on Friday at approximately 13:00. This after the congregants converged in a building in Pretoria West in what appeared to be a religious gathering."All 17 suspects are still in police custody as we await confirmation on their nationalities from the Department of Home Affairs," Naidoo…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…