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By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Western Cape Government says it is taking steps to address ongoing concerns around governance, service delivery and water security in the Theewaterskloof Municipality. Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell made the comments in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament yesterday, where he

National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams says he does not understand why he was arrested instead of being asked to provide a warning statement. Adams appeared in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal, where he faces charges of fraud and defeating the ends of justice, linked to alleged interference in

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Criminologist and the National Coordinator at Missing Children SA, Bianca Van Aswegen, says children are most vulnerable in the society and when it comes to human trafficking. The comment comes after a Cape Town family was caught allegedly selling their 11-year-old daughter for a measly R100

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT) Central Student Representative Council has rejected the university’s Newsflash account of recent council deliberations. The university’s newsflash issued a statement, demanding that the students’ demands be withdrawn and that protest action be cancelled, as further consultations on the other

A group of farm dwellers facing eviction has received support from the Women on Farms Project (WFP), which staged a picket outside the Stellenbosch Magistrate’s Court. The eviction matter was postponed, while concerns remain over the future of the affected families. WFP Co-Director Carmen Louw says the case could have

South Africa is working towards the World Health Organisation’s goal of eliminating cervical cancer, with 2030 set as a key milestone. The H.E.A.T Foundation is introducing clinically proven electro-hypothermia technology into public hospitals as an additional treatment alongside chemotherapy and radiation. H.E.A.T Foundation founder Dr Carrie Minaar says the initiative

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Muizenberg police have registered an inquest for investigation following the death of a 46-year-old female on Saturday night at the Muizenberg police premises. The 46-year-old is alleged to have died after being taken into custody by police. Residents allege that officers were looking for an assault