How high electricity bills are affecting Durban’s poor pensioners: Durban – Pensioners at a municipal-owned block of flats in Verulam say they are barely able to keep up with rent but are also being saddled with high electricity bills because they are estimated charges and not based on actual usage charges. The high bills have resulted in some using gas and paraffin stoves to save money. The residents of Borough of Verulam say they have made many attempts to have prepaid electricity meters installed to curb the high charges, and that the municipality has been aware of their problems…
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Man killed, child wounded in ‘gang cross-fire’ in Manenberg: Cape Town – A 7-year-old Manenberg boy was caught in cross-fire during a suspected gang-related shooting which led to one resident being killed and another injured. “Circumstances surrounding a shooting incident are being investigated after a 32-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded and a 28- and 7-year-old, both males, were shot and wounded in Towerkop Street,” said police…
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Wheels24.co.za | Good month for Discovery Sport, E-Pace SUV: Here’s how many cars Jaguar and …: We look at Land Rover and Jaguar’s sales in August 2018. Have a look at which models performed well for both marques. ……
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Prasa delays deployment of City’s rail enforcement unit: The deployment of a dedicated rail enforcement unit in the city has been delayed by a month due to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa) failure to adhere to a co-funding agreement. This has stalled the recruitment process as only 70 of the earmarked 100 officers could be trained so far. The officers are now expected to be deployed at the beginning of November, Mayco member for transport and urban development Brett Herron told the Cape Times on Tuesday. It was only severe criticism from Herron at the weekend over Prasa being “reckless and careless” by failing to protect the safety of rail commuters that seemingly led to the rail agency reaffirming its commitment to paying its…
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Deadly canine disease spreading through Cape’s streets: Cape Town – Cape Town has been identified as a hot spot for the deadly canine distemper virus, which was first picked up in Knysna and led to 271 dogs being euthanised. The outbreak happened in one street in Hornlee with 10 cases of infection reported earlier this year. It quickly spread in the months from March to August. The Animal Welfare Society of South Africa (AWS) in Philippi, which…
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#CrimeStats: Police colleges to increase intake: National police commissioner Khehla Sitole says policing colleges, currently operating on a 70% intake, will take students to fill all vacant spots as murder across the country reached a 10-year high and crimes against women and children continued to spike. The crime statistics for 2017/2018 released yesterday painted a grim picture overall, with 57 people killed a day on average. Sitole said while the population had grown over the…
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Man killed, child caught in ‘gang cross-fire’ wounded in Manenberg: A 7-year-old Manenberg boy was caught in cross-fire during a suspected gang-related shooting which led to one resident being killed and another injured. “Circumstances surrounding a shooting incident are being investigated after a 32-year-old male was shot and fatally wounded and a 28- and 7-year-old, both males, were shot and wounded in Towerkop Street,” said police…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Firefighters who died in Joburg building blaze to be honoured at memorial service: A memorial service for three firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty during the blaze at the Bank of Lisbon building in Johannesburg is expected to be held at Ellis Park. ……
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‘Mass shutdown’ planned on the Cape Flats in October: Several communities on the Cape Flats are gearing up for “a mass shutdown” on October 3, calling for an end to crime and gang violence. ……
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Firebrand Malema vows to fight for land revolution in South Africa: Julius Malema warned that poor, young South Africans felt abandoned by the country’s post-apartheid politics since the end of white-minority rule in 1994. ……
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