PODCAST | THE STORY: The tragic Sea Point drowning of four refugee teens: The body of a fourth teenager, who drowned at a Cape Town beach over the weekend, has been recovered. This week on The Story, we look at the tragic drownings. ……
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Transformation surges ahead at Independent Media: Cape Town – From humble beginnings in Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, newly-appointed Cape Times editor Siyavuya Mzantsi says he hopes his success will show millions of young people from the townships and rural areas that anything is possible. In a historic move, Independent Media this week announced a number of game-changing appointments to its editorial team, including selecting Mzantsi as editor of the Cape Times. Mzantsi is the first black African editor of the Cape Times in its 143-year history. At 26, he is also the youngest editor in the group. Mzantsi takes over the reins from Aneez Salie who has been appointed to the position of editor-in-chief of the group and will be responsible for…
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Four suspects behind Cape Town train station blaze ‘must bring bosses’ – Mbalula: Cape Town – Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula visited Cape Town station on Thursday after an arson attack and said CCTV footage has revealed that four perpetrators were behind the incident. He would not elaborate on who the suspects were. On…
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Retreat mom battles for nine months to enrol Grade 7 daughter at school: Cape Town – With year-end school holidays looming, many parents of Grade 7 primary school pupils are already focused on their children’s school needs for next year. Among them is Retreat single-mother Augusta Moos, who said she has been battling since February to enrol her Grade 7…
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‘Something sinister is going on’: Mbalula blames CT train attacks on saboteurs: In the latest incident, 18 carriages were gutted in a fire early on Thursday morning at Cape Town station. The entire rail facility had to be shut down for several hours. ……
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Flight Centre SA is cutting ties with SAA: Here’s why: This is the first time the group, which is said to be the country’s largest travel specialist, has had to issue a stop-sell on the national carrier. ……
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ANC, EFF still want Stevens Mokgalapa removed as Tshwane mayor: On Thursday night, city council speaker Katlego Mathebe rejected the EFF’s motion of no confidence in Mokgalapa. ……
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EXCLUSIVE | 6 more men accuse media exec Breytenbach of sexual offences: Six more young men have accused former media executive Willem Breytenbach of sexual grooming, harassment and assault during his time at Media24 and as a digital entrepreneur. ……
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SANDF intervention in the Vaal comes to an end, but water department has a plan: The Department of Water and Sanitation has said the Ekurhuleni Water Care Company will be taking over the Vaal River rehabilitation project. ……
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Slice of life: Dumped: Popcorn, sex and gold: At least the weeds are happy. Springing up after torrential rains, they have spread bits of green blanket over the red earth of the abandoned mine dump. Pools of rain remain in the holes left by the DRDGold’s diggers that mined the dump to recover the gold remaining in the…
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