Cheers, tears and jubilation for Paarl’s Miss SA: Paarl residents were overjoyed when their very own Tamaryn Green was announced Miss SA on Sunday night. There was no shortage of congratulatory cheers, tears of joy and pure jubilation in the Huguenot Community Hall in Paarl when Green was crowned the new Miss South Africa 2018. Family, friends and former teachers of the 23-year-old medical student gathered at the hall with more than 100 residents and dignitaries…
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Decision to protect Philippi agricultural land lauded: Advocates for the preservation of the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) on the Cape Flats have hailed a decision to protect a portion of the agricultural land instead of using it for urban development. The PHA Campaign, which represents 67 organisations, had appealed to the City of Cape Town not to rezone and had argued…
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Mohair industry denies being cruel to goats: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (Peta) probe into the alleged mistreatment of Angora goats for their fleece has been slammed as a “gross misrepresentation”. The South African mohair industry has hit back at the international animal rights organisation following its announcement that more than 60 major international fashion retailers had pledged to cease selling mohair products by…
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Senior judge reprimanded for ‘conduct unbecoming’: A stern reprimand has been given to Judge Ephraim Makgoba, the Judge President of the Limpopo High Court. He has been slammed as engaging in “conduct unbecoming of a judge” in a scathing judgment by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC). This relates to a threatening comment Judge Makgoba is said to have made to advocate Tsundzuka Maluleke in June 2016 that he would “deal” with the lawyer “legally and professionally” in a matter which was before his…
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‘Doctors left swab in my tummy after operation’: Soweto – Doctors at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital allegedly forgot a swab in a young mother’s abdomen that was removed only two days later. What is worse, Nomvula Mapitse said, was that it was not the first time the doctors were negligent when treating her as they had also allegedly left cottonwool and had failed to remove the placenta when she delivered her baby through a caesarean section. The hospital has, however, denied all the allegations. The 28-year-old woman from Lawley, south of Johannesburg, said her ordeal started on March 21 when her waters broke at seven months pregnancy. “I suffer from bipolar…
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Association says ‘criminal elements’ behind taxi killings: Cape Town – Police remained on high alert in areas identified as hotspots following the deadly shooting of 10 taxi drivers since Friday afternoon in what is believed to be violence over routes between rival Western Cape associations. The two groups are the Congress of Democratic…
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eThekwini mayor under a cloud, but has backing: Durban – The mayor of eThekwini, Zandile Gumede, might have a cloud of suspicion hanging over her head, but the KwaZulu-Natal ANC and its youth league (ANCYL) are still backing her, claiming that the Hawks’ probe into a lucrative municipal tender was politically motivated. On Sunday, City Press reported that the Hawks were investigating Gumede over allegations that she instructed municipal officials to award a R25million tender for the provision and servicing of chemical toilets to those who had aided her political fortunes. The ANC eThekwini region, which Gumede chairs, was also one of the first to…
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Family battling to deal with Sadi Sukhraj’s death in hijacking: The grade four pupil sustained gunshot wounds to the stomach on Monday morning during a shootout between three hijackers and her father. ……
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Jason Rohde told his wife he wanted divorce hours before her death: That’s emerged while he was testifying in his own defence in the Western Cape High Court. ……
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Gupta family lawyer accuses NPA boss of improper conduct in Estina case: This is the second preservation order against the Guptas which has been set aside by the courts because of a lack of evidence against the accused. ……
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