Day: December 14, 2021
News24.com | ‘It’s so disappointing, we live for this every year,’ Capetonians as minstrel carnival cancelled again
The upcoming Cape Town Minstrel Carnival hosted by the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association, has again been cancelled, this time due to the worrying effects of the Covid-19 fourth wave.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Western Cape adds nearly 100 new traffic cops ahead of festive season
Eighty-seven newly graduated traffic officers have been deployed in the Western Cape over the festive season, the provincial government says.
Continue ReadingBusinessinsider.co.za | Eskom was just denied a licence to pollute. Now it is worried about keeping the lights on.
Eskom wanted Medupi to be allowed to break sulphur dioxide limits as long as it operated. SA's National Air Quality Officer said no.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | OPINION | Liezil Cerf: Pangas, pistols and poison – just some of the weapons used to kill our kids
We live in an extremely violent society, and recent crime statistics revealing just how children were killed is an eye opener, writes Liezil Cerf.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Elmien du Plessis and Dewald van Niekerk | What needs to be done to exit pandemic state of disaster
The current regulations – from sanitising and mask-wearing to the curfew – are done under regulations that depend on a state of disaster being declared. If the state of disaster is not extended, the whole complex web of regulations will no longer be law, and...
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Virgin Atlantic secures R8.5bn funding from Branson, Delta
Virgin Atlantic Airways said existing shareholders Richard Branson and Delta Air Lines agreed to provide a 400 million-pound (R8.5-billion) capital injection aimed at seeing the UK carrier through the latest slump in global travel.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Covid vaccines – with booster shots – reduce infection and mortality risk in cancer patients
The latest findings on the effect of the Pfizer vaccines on cancer patients are promising, but emphasise the need for booster shots.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Beijing’s soft power: China offers 300 000 vaccine jabs to SANDF soldiers
China has offered 300 000 free Covid vaccine doses to South Africa’s military as part of Beijing’s soft-power push for global influence. The military deny knowledge of the offer, but their own documents reveal recent discussions among high-ranking officials.
Continue ReadingCapitol Rioter Who Used Fire Extinguisher On Cops Says He Realizes ‘Tyrannical’ Trump Lied
Robert Scott Palmer, arrested after being identified in a HuffPost story, apologized for falling for a "false narrative about a stolen election."
Continue ReadingFactory Workers Say They Were Told They’d Be Fired If They Left Job Amid Tornado Warning
Mayfield Consumer Products officials deny the claims, but at least five employees say they were told they couldn't leave the Kentucky candle factory to seek safety.
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