Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul PHOTO: Christiaan Cloete/Netwerk24 Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has vehemently denied any links to PPE tender fraud following an article published in the Sunday Times.The article claimed Saul had been dragged into a tender scandal via his special advisor, whose wife allegedly scored a R13 million PPE tender.Saul has denied…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host a virtual imbizo on the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday at 18:00.Ordinary South Africans can send questions for the president to answer.The imbizo will be broadcast on TV, community radio stations and on social media.If you ever wanted to personally ask President Cyril Ramaphosa a question about the Covid-19 pandemic and…
Former president Jacob Zuma. Former president Jacob Zuma says South Africa's youth needs to debate their past, present and future more. He has called on young people to assess whether the democracy achieved is sufficient or if more work needs to be done.Zuma says radical economic transformation has to happen to rid South Africa of its…
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…