Rescuers were busier than ever on Table Mountain in 2016, with a record number of hikers needing help, Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) said on Monday. Spokesperson Johann Marais said that last year at least 170 incidents were recorded. This equated to about 850 hours, or 35 days, of rescue time. These numbers had climbed a little higher in the last few days of 2016. "(The) previous record number of […]
The African National Congress is "conveniently ignoring" that South Africa has a liaison office in Taipei for potential business relationships, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday, in defence of its Tshwane Mayor Solly Msimanga, who has been accused of breaking foreign policy protocol over his visit to Taiwan during the festive season. Msimanga came under fire when it emerged that he had visited Taiwan to look for investment for the […]
Security requirements were not met and this is what resulted in the Athlone Stadium being kept locked for four hours on Monday, the City of Cape Town has said. Hundreds of minstrels and spectators were left waiting outside of the stadium for the event, which was meant to have started in the morning. The breakaway Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA) scheduled their own minstrel competition for 11:00 on Monday […]
A manhunt was on in Turkey for at least one assailant who shot dead 39 people in a crowded Istanbul nightclub during New Year's celebrations and fled the scene. About 70 others were wounded, three of those people in critical condition, Binali Yildirim, Turkey's prime minister, said on Sunday. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu described the attack as a "massacre, a truly inhumane savagery". "Our security forces have started the necessary […]
Myanmar authorities opened an investigation into the abuse of Rohingya Muslims by security forces after a video showing police officers beating and kicking villagers went viral over the weekend, state media reported. The selfie-style film was shot by a member of the border guard police on November 5 during "clearance operations" in Kotankauk village, northern Rakhine state, the state counsellor's office said in a press release cited in state media. […]
Israel on Sunday ruled that it would not release to their families the bodies of Hamas members killed during attacks on Israelis, but would instead bury them, the government said. The decision by the security cabinet followed the release on Saturday by the Palestinian group of video footage showing a mock birthday party for Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, believed by the army to have been killed in the 2014 Gaza […]
The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA) on Sunday accused the city of using money and "old apartheid tactics" to divide minstrels for their own gain. But the city has denied this, saying the CTMCA did not request funding from the special events committee, nor did it apply for a permit to participate in Monday's major minstrel parade through the Cape Town city centre. The CTMCA, representing roughly 60% of […]
Heavy traffic is expected on Monday on major routes around the country, as many holidaymakers return home from the coast or inland resorts. Many companies and businesses will re-open on Tuesday after the festive season break. The N1 from the Western Cape to inland provinces and the N3 from KwaZulu Natal heading inland, are expected to be the busiest routes. High traffic volumes can also be expected on the N9 […]
New Year's day celebrations turned to tragedy for some South Africans. Several drownings were reported across the country. At least six people died along the Eastern and Western Cape beaches on Sunday. A 32-year-old man drowned in Muizenberg after efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. Three people drowned in separate incidents in Port Alfred, while drownings were also reported at Jeffrey's Bay and East London. Among the victims is a […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
