Journalist and columnist Sipho Hlongwane on Monday shared his own memories of life at KwaSizabantu in an interview on CapeTalk.He said he believed that there would never be an apology or justice for what they had been through.He called for the mission to "live according to what they told us, to live their own words"."When…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa in February promised to "fundamentally change" energy generation in the country in the next few months.Among the seven key reforms, Ramaphosa introduced was to get more power from IPPs, and allow cities to buy their own power. However, five months since Ramaphosa's promises, the country have been plagued with another…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — It was meant to be a last line of defense to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spread across the United States: Montana officials offered free testing in May for staff and residents at assisted living and long-term care facilities. But not all of them followed through, according to state…
The ambitious plan to build more than 10 000 ventilators in the country by the end of June has been delayed by weeks. The ventilators were set to make up for the shortage of ventilators created in the country by Covid-19. The project manager said it has been delayed due to regulatory approval, but is still on…
Sassa bungled and then cancelled a three-year tender to provide food parcels for people in distress last year. With no contracted service providers, Sassa delivered no food parcels in key provinces between November 2019 to March 2020.Former service providers complained of being stranded with warehouses filled with food, but Sassa’s mistake meant no community members…
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…