The illegal possession of firearms, one of the root causes of serious and violent crimes in our communities saw three suspects arrested in police operations on Thursday evening. Members of Operation Restore were busy with stop and search operations in Driftsands when they searched a male and found him in possession of a 9mm pistol with ammunition. The 22 year old suspect could not produce a license to possess the […]
The newly appointed secretary to parliament Xolile George has commissioned an independent investigation into allegations of irregularities relating to the administration of Parliament, and the security breach that led to a fire that gutted the parliament precinct in January. This has led to a precautionary suspension of the deputy secretary for support services, Baby Tyawa. Tyawa was the acting secretary to Parliament for five years until the appointment of George in June. […]
“South Africa is open for business.” This is the message President Cyril Ramaphosa had for a Spanish business delegation led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday. Sánchez, who was accompanied by his minister of industry, trade and tourism Reyes Maroto on an official visit to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, observed the signing of three memoranda of understanding, including on cooperation in education, science and technology, defence, arts, culture […]
A total of 73 846 candidates will write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape this year. Of these, 62 361 are full-time candidates, and 11 485 are part-time candidates. The exams begin with English Home Language, First Additional Language, and Second Additional Language, on Monday 31 October 2022, with 64 824 will write in the morning session. 124 papers are written over the exam period. The […]
City representatives yesterday, 25 October 2022, visited the Klipheuwel Wind Farm in the Overberg region as part of its ongoing efforts to explore energy diversification opportunities “As we look at options to end load-shedding over time in Cape Town and as we assess our diversification opportunities, members of the City's Energy Portfolio Committee are building their capacity to understand the technologies that will contribute to the shifts required,” said Mayoral […]
While many are shocked and concerned about a warning of a possible terror attack in the greater Sandton area this weekend, many on social media have turned to humour to lighten the mood. The US government issued a statement on Wednesday warning of a potential attack. “The US government has received information that terrorists may be planning to conduct an attack targeting large gatherings of people at an unspecified location in the […]
Labour Federation, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) voiced disappointment in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s endorsement of the government’s decision to unilaterally implement a 3% percent wage increase for public servants. Godongwana tabled his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament on Wednesday, saying Section 5 of the Public Service Act would be invoked to bring finality to wage talks. He says the offer would be backdated to April. It comes […]
At least 15 people were killed in an attack on a Shia Muslim shrine in the Iranian city of Shiraz on Wednesday, state news agency, IRNA, said, as security forces elsewhere clashed with protesters marking 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini, Reuters reports. Early reports of the attack gave varying accounts. The local police chief said there had been a single attacker, who had been arrested, while news agencies said three people […]
On Tuesday, Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, said that the government has adopted a policy of asking importers to obtain letters of credit to access foreign exchange. It was applied last March to prevent the dollar from being transferred, after flows of more than 25 billion dollars were transferred in less than a month. During the current economic conference, Madbouly said that the government sought to restrict the dollar's outflow […]
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.
