A view of SAA airplanes at Cape Town International Airport on February 18, 2020. Gallo Images/Jacques Stander Creditors of embattled state-owned flag carrier South African Airways will finally have a chance to vote on the business rescue plan proposed for the airline next week. SAA went into business rescue in December last year following years of…
Mass arrests follow the apparent collapse of drawn out plea bargain talks with a top VBS executive.Among those arrested is a former CFO of the police service who sat on the VBS board during the looting spree.Racketeering charges could mean prison terms of between 15 and 30 years on top of other charges.Eight men who…
Long queues snaked outside Soweto liquor outlets as the sale of alcohol is allowed on Level 3 of the lockdown.Some customers were ecstatic after leaving the store with their favourite drinks. Some people were happy that they will now be spending less on booze compared to exhorbitant prices paid for illegal alcohol during Levels 4 and…
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…