Tauhierah Salie

NATIONAL Former president Jacob Zuma’s axing of Themba Maseko as head of the Government Communications and Information System, is described as one of the first acts of state capture by the Guptas. The Zondo commission writes in its first report, that the controversial family had to have facilitators in state-owned enterprises and government departments such as GCIS, to divert funds to The New Age newspaper, which they owned. Furthermore, it's […]

VOC Clifton beaches have been reopened after a nine-metre humpback whale carcass was removed yesterday. The humpback carcass washed ashore on Clifton 4th beach in the early hours of yesterday morning. The City of Cape Town (CoCT) took to Twitter to report the successful joint operation between SANParks and several City directorates in removing the carcass. The cause of death is believed to be natural, although it remains uncertain at […]

LOCAL The defence lawyer in the Parliament fire case, Luvuyo Godla, says his client is being used as a scapegoat. Zandile Mafe appeared briefly in a Cape Town court yesterday including charges of housebreaking, theft, and arson. The case has been postponed until Tuesday. Godla reacted to the accusation that his client was caught with explosives, and says the state’s claim in order to remand him in custody is unfair […]

LOCAL A total of 40 105 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 8 078 new cases, representing a 20.1% positivity rate. KwaZulu-Natal is leading in terms of new infections with 2 281 cases. It’s followed by the Western Cape with 1 765 infections. A further 139 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities in SA to 91 451 to date. Read more below:

LOCAL Government has announced a huge decrease in fuel prices from midnight. The price of petrol will go down between 68- and 71-cents per litre. Diesel will drop around 68-cents. The price of liquefied petroleum gas will go down by 70-cents per litre. Illuminating paraffin will cost 71-cents-per liter less from tomorrow. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy ascribes the welcomed news to a decrease in the average international […]