Speaker Buyelwa Mafaya has been directed to convene an urgent council meeting within seven days of the court order to elect new mayor.The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has been without a permanent mayor since December 2019. The court also ordered Mafaya and the municipality to pay the cost of the court application.Nelson Mandela Bay council speaker…
Olly Mlamleli was ousted after numerous service delivery and administration failures. The ANC has instructed its councillors to reinstate embattled Mangaung mayor Olly Mlamleli. The instruction comes after ANC councillors sided with the opposition in a motion of no confidence against Mlamleli. The ANC said action will be taken against those who defy the decision of the…
Higher Education and Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande. Morapedi Mashashe, Daily Sun Blade Nzimande has appointed a task team to review Unisa.He also appointed a team to probe the remuneration of vice-chancellors and senior executives at universities.The higher education, science and technology department's budget cut by almost R10 billion.Minister of Higher Education, Science and…
The deeds office in Cape Town has been ordered to open on Monday as estate agents and property owners say they are suffering because of backlogs caused by Covid-19 closures. This follows an application brought by the Cape Town Attorneys' Association, Tygerberg Attorneys' Association and Institute of Estate Agents of South Africa.They argued the office was…
Denver health officials ordered the U.S. Post Office distribution center to shut down, citing COVID-19 concerns, but the post office remains open. Denver Department Public Health & Environment sent a letter to the USPS facility, 7550 E 53rd Place, on Wednesday ordering it “to close all onsite operations, effective immediately.” The city’s order said the…
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…