The Freedom Front Plus says President Cyril Ramaphosa's call on South Africans to take up the Jerusalema dance challenge is reminiscent of Marie Antoinette saying that the poor and starving should eat cake.The party said South Africa now needed economic recovery and not unnecessary lockdown regulations.Party leader Pieter Groenewald said it was becoming increasingly clear that…
Former president Jacob Zuma. Former president Jacob Zuma has hit out at President Cyril Ramaphosa for his letter on corruption. On Sunday, Ramaphosa wrote to ANC members, bemoaning rampant corruption within party ranks. Zuma said Ramaphosa's comments play into the hands of those who want to destroy the ANC. Former president Jacob Zuma has written to his…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation on 23 July 2020. Some schools have decided to reopen ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa's announced 24 August return date.Fedsas CEO Paul Colditz said the president's speech was not law.He further stated that many schools had gone ahead of the curriculum through online and distance learning.The decision of some…
Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande President Cyril Ramaphosa's plan to establish a crime detection university in Hammanskraal could be bogged down in legislative requirements.Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Blade Nzimande said the proposed institution cannot immediately be established.Nzimande also said a new institution can only be established once funding is appropriated…
Where there are illegal smokes, there's a fireRamaphosa is also said to not have provided answers to concerns over whether Police Minister Bheki Cele had the capacity to deal with the increased sales of tobacco and alcohol on the black market.Dlamini-Zuma used the meeting to once again raise issues against the sale of tobacco, telling…
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…