Mantashe to visit Glory coal mine where 22 men are still trapped underground: Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe is expected to pay a visit to the Gloria coal mine near Middelburg, Mpumalanga, where 22 alleged copper thieves have been trapped and are believed dead. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
EXPOSED: 2 cops and a DJ from KZN linked to fake news website Newsbru: Two police officers and a DJ from KwaZulu-Natal have been linked to the fake news websites newsbru.net and newspage.co.za, which published articles copied from other news sites. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Men accused of murder of advocate Pete Mihalik back in court for bail application: The bail application of three men accused of the “premeditated” murder of Cape Town lawyer Pete Mihalik is expected to resume in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Mom upset after #SansSouci pupil’s suspension is upheld at hearing: Cape Town – While the suspension of the Sans Souci Girls’ High School pupil who was slapped by a teacher in a video that went viral has been upheld, the fate of the teacher, who was also suspended, is still not known. The duo’s disciplinary hearings were held on Thursday. The Chamber of Legal Students (CLS) representatives took on the Grade 9 pupil’s case because they felt the school had treated her unfairly from the onset. In the video, the pupil can be seen shoving the teacher, who retaliates by slapping…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
#LoadShedding not likely on Friday, says Eskom: Johannesburg – Eskom was not likely to implement load shedding on Friday, the power utility said. “Due to further improvement in generation performance and the notable strides made in replenishing water and diesel reserves, Eskom is not likely to…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
MEC clears councillor of allegations made by ward committee: Cape Town – Knysna Ward 10 councillor Peter Myers has clinched another victory over his detractors after Local Government MEC Anton Bredell dismissed a complaint into allegations made against him by his own ward committee. The committee had accused him of abusing his position as a councillor in the appointment of members of the municipal planning tribunal and the director of planning, according to Myers. The committee had…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
BMW ‘street racing’ crash driver’s comments from hospital bed stir up Twitter: Cape Town – Several Twitter users have taken exception to comments Taufiq Carr, who had to have his legs amputated after he crashed his BMW at 320km/h in an illegal street race on the N1 near Century City last month, has made from his hospital bed. But they seem to have misinterpreted remarks he made to YOU magazine in an interview. Renaldo Gouws’s tweet sparked a barrage of criticism directed at Carr. “Taufiq Carr, the guy that crashed his BMW in a drag race in Cape Town said if he could redo that horrifying Sunday evening he would. “So he is admitting that he would once again put people’s lives at risk and allow the same events to happen that cost him both his legs. #confused.” The…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
‘South Africans must take climate change seriously’ – Ramaphosa: It is time for South Africans to take climate change seriously, said President Cyril Ramaphosa in his response to the debate on his State of the Nation Address. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Meet Oupoot, the only elephant left in the entire Knysna forest: Where a herd of elephant a thousand strong once roamed the mighty Knysna forest and surrounding regions at the southern tip of Africa until the 1800s and 1900s, a single cow now dwells its leafy footpaths. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Cyril Ramaphosa rules out job cuts at Eskom: Despite being overstaffed with as many as 27,500 employees, the government does not want retrenchments…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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