The ANC is once again under fire over allegations of corruption in the tender processes for personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.Last month, two members of the ANC's leadership in Gauteng were hauled before the provincial integrity committee (PIC) following reports that the husband of Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko, Chief Madzikane II…
Members of the Hawks at the Imam Hussain mosque in Verulam, outside Durban. Police found an explosive device at the mosque. PHOTO: File, Kerushun Pillay More than one member of a suspected ISIS cell are still on the run following a raid on a smallholding in Kliprivier in July.The suspects arrested can reportedly be linked…
More than 1 400 staff members at Pick n Pay have taken voluntary severance packages since March, the retailer has said in a trading update. The Cape Town-based group's voluntary severance programme (VSP) offers staff 1.5 weeks of pay per completed year of service, plus four weeks of notice pay.According to the group, its objective is to…
More than a dozen members of the same family in Texas have tested positive for the coronavirus following a family gathering where most if not all attendees did not wear masks.A family member told NBC News in an interview that one person has died and another is on life support after a party in mid-June…
Several affiliates of the restaurant industry gathered to protest lockdown regulations in Johannesburg on Wednesday.The picket, which was organised by Restaurants Association of South Africa (RASA), called for the unbanning of the sale of alcohol and the lifting of the 21:00 curfew. A memorandum of the sector's demands was handed over to Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.Several streets in…
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…