Olly Mlamleli was ousted after numerous service delivery and administration failures. Mangaung Mayor Olly Mlamleli was ousted in a motion of no confidence by the FF Plus that was supported by a majority of councillors.Opposition parties said there were numerous service delivery and administration failures.The ANC said it was shocked by the motion after "recording progress"…
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez (R) said Sunday that hospitals will soon be at capacity in his county as coronavirus cases surge in southern Florida and across the state. Asked by CNN’s Dana BashDana BashDuckworth says Trump's Mt. Rushmore speech showed 'his priorities are all wrong' FDA commissioner declines to confirm Trump claim that 99 percent of…
City of Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo. Felix Dlangamandla, Netwerk24 City of Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo has rubbished claims that he is planning on giving himself a R106 000 pay rise, which will increase his annual salary to R1 445 060.Makhubo has labelled the claims as a bid by former mayor Herman Mashaba to mislead people…
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato. (Grant Pitcher, Gallo Images, file) Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato said there would be an independent investigation into City law enforcement officials forcefully removing a naked man from his house.However, he didn't want to throw the officials, who he said were doing their jobs, under the bus.Plato was also concerned…
Mayor Cantrell: If COVID-19 numbers rise again over next week more restrictions will be put in place Hide Transcript Show Transcript look it some point, if we don't get off of this trajectory and that wrong, we're gonna have to impose more restrictions because what we're not going to do and I want this to…
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…