Lives of poor and working class people upended by violent taxi strike

Lives of poor and working class people impacted by violent taxi strike

By Ground Up 04-08-23 21:59

Most municipal services in communities such as Browns Farm, Philippi East, Nyanga and Samora Machel in Cape Town have been suspended, with some schools and clinics closed due to threats of violence related to the ongoing taxi strike. On Thursday evening, we spoke to Zandile Tyabeka from Gugulethu, who had been waiting hours for a taxi from […]

Thousands of commuters stranded, vehicles petrol bombed and traffic gridlocked as taxi strike causes chaos on Cape Town roads

Thousands of commuters stranded, vehicles petrol bombed and traffic gridlocked as taxi strike causes chaos on Cape Town roads

By Fazila Olla 04-08-23 12:40

City seeking urgent interdict against the taxi strike. Hundreds of taxi operators brought most parts of Cape Town to a standstill yet again on Thursday afternoon after negotiations between the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) and government over vehicle impoundment deadlocked. Thousands of commuters were left stranded at taxi ranks across the city. There […]

Methane gas identified as cause of Joburg CBD explosion

Methane gas identified as cause of Joburg CBD explosion

By Fazila Olla 02-08-23 19:08

An investigation has found that methane gas was the cause of the deadly Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) explosion that rocked the Johannesburg city centre last month. This was revealed by City of Johannesburg City Manager, Floyd Brink, during a media briefing on Wednesday. The explosion killed one person, injured several others, caused […]

South African abroad: The immigrant's void...

South African abroad: Facing the void and sense of loss…

By Andrea Zanin 02-08-23 11:38

Not that many years ago – in fact, the day before the RWC 2019 final – I sat in my daughter’s school assembly wearing my Springbok rugby jersey (couldn’t resist taunting, just a little)… writes writer, wife, mother and dreamer ANDREA ZANIN, who now lives in the UK and is author of Our Fireside Stories.  […]

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Petrol, diesel prices to increase from Wednesday

By Fazila Olla 01-08-23 11:03

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced that the price of all grades of petrol and diesel will increase from Wednesday this week. The price of illuminating paraffin is also expected to rise with the only decrease to be implemented on the price of LP gas. Adjustments to the prices will be […]

South Africa is failing to live up to its constitution

Report shows South Africa is failing to live up to its constitution

By Fazila Olla 31-07-23 12:09

The end of apartheid in 1994 and advent of constitutional democracy resulted in major societal changes in South Africa. The aim was to forge a “united and democratic” society. The new nation was to be based on justice and human rights. The country’s constitution commits the government to take remedial action to address the legacy […]

Our prisons are falling apart

Prisons in South Africa are falling apart, says inspector

By Fazila Olla 31-07-23 11:30

In recent months, with colleagues from the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS), I have visited prisons in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Vryheid and Newcastle. In each, disturbing evidence of dilapidation confronted us. Leaks, floods, broken windows, unrepaired electric installations, stinking ablutions. It was dismal, the more so because all the degradation we saw could readily be […]

NSRI issues Safety Alert as South Africa faces cold fronts this weekend

NSRI issues Safety Alert as South Africa faces cold fronts this weekend

By Jenni Baxter 28-07-23 17:48

NSRI are appealing to South Africans to be cautious this weekend with cold fronts forecast by SAWS (SA Weather Service) which are predicted to impact the coastline and inland water ways. “We are appealing to shoreline anglers, boaters, commercial seafarers, and coastal hikers to be aware of rough sea conditions and the impact of forecast […]

Sinéad O'Connor: a troubled soul with immense talent and unbowed spirit

Sinéad O’Connor: a troubled soul with immense talent and unbowed spirit

By Fazila Olla 28-07-23 12:05

Few artists have straddled the boundaries between acclaim, controversy and public affection as effectively as Sinéad O’Connor who died yesterday at the age of 56. Her status as a household name belied a comparatively brief commercial peak in the early 1990s, thanks to her mesmerising interpretation of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U. But she was […]

Piketberg landowners block mining company’s access

Piketberg landowners block mining company’s access

By Fazila Olla 28-07-23 11:41

The latest attempt by a small mining company to get formal approval for a massive open cast tungsten mine in the West Coast region is again before the courts. Since 2004 a small mining company has been seeking approval for a massive opencast tungsten mine near Piketberg. Owners of protected land have blocked the mining […]

Conditions for R350-a-month grant to be challenged in court

Conditions for R350-a-month grant to be challenged in court

By Fazila Olla 28-07-23 11:24

“We are not supposed to be starving,” said Elizabeth Ruiters, deputy chairperson of activist organisation #PayTheGrants. The Institute for Economic Justice and #PayTheGrants campaign have launched an application in the Pretoria High Court. The application challenges regulations for the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant which, they say, exclude eligible recipients. The applicants want the […]

In photos: new hope for West Coast vlei after seven year drought

In photos: new hope for West Coast vlei after seven year drought

By Fazila Olla 27-07-23 11:43

For seven long years, drought reduced the life-teeming waters of Verlorenvlei on the West Coast to a handful of toxic puddles. Record rainfall has again filled Verlorenvlei on the West Coast after seven years of drought. But the future of this important biodiversity site depends on a crucial meeting this week. Scientists will present their […]

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Patron called out for tipping waiter R35 on R1050 bill – WATCH

By Rae Seleme 27-07-23 09:49

Popular TikToker @Larrybyday recently dragged a patron for tipping a waiter (Lungi) R35 for his R1050 bill at a Cape Town restaurant called Brocka. ALSO READ: Patrons tip waiters R10 000 at Cape Town coffee shop PATRON TOLD TO ‘HAVE A HEART’   The TikToker @larrybyday share an image of the bill and revealed his disappointment towards the patron […]

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