Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. No harm will come to Parliament if the removal proceedings against the Public Protector are halted, her legal counsel has argued.She will also ask the court to declare invalid the rules for the removal of a Chapter 9 head.Judgment has been reserved in the Western Cape High Court.What harm will come…
Unisa Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the removal of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at Unisa was unlawful and unconstitutional.The appeal was brought by AfriForum following a High Court judgment in 2018, in favour of Unisa's English-only language policy.AfriForum argued that including Afrikaans as a language of instruction…
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…