EFF members have threatened to shut down Clicks outlets. Gallo Images/Brenton Geach EFF threatens to shut down Clicks stores across the country from Monday.This comes in the wake of an offensive hair advert by Clicks South Africa.The political party had recently given Clicks a list of demands to meet within 24 hours.The Economic Freedom Fighters…
The DA has called on the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality speaker to call an urgent council meeting to elect a new mayor.Should speaker Buyelwa Mafaya fail to call this meeting, the party has threatened legal action.Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Xolile Nqatha has said he plans to place the municipality under administration.The DA…
Bulelani Qolani: ‘I want my dignity. Where is my dignity in the City of Cape Town’ (GroundUp) The Legal Resource Centre has given the City of Cape Town until 6 July to halt all evictions or face legal action.This follows a video of Bulelani Qolani being violently evicted from his shack while taking a bath.The LRC…
General secretary of Numsa, Irvin Jim. Numsa threatens legal action against the government if it can't find common ground with the taxi industry. Numsa's Irvin Jim has accused Ramaphosa and the ANC government of failing to transform the taxi industry, 26 years into democracy.Jim said their members are largely dependent on the taxi industry for…
Trump has threatened military mobilisation against violent US protests after the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck.Despite the president's rhetoric, Monday's protests appeared largely peaceful in major cities, though some looting was reported in New York and Los Angeles.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…