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Cape Town shootings: MEC Fritz visits families of victims
Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz will visit the Mitchells Plain police station and visit families of victims of gun violence in the Cape Town suburb.
SUNDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2021, 14:21
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Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz will visit the Mitchells Plain police station and visit families of victims of gun violence in the Cape Town suburb.
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American officials say the vessel sustained two holes on its port side and two on its starboard side.
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The chancellor says he wants to “level with people” about the economic pressures of Covid.
South Africa
He made the remark while speaking at the funeral of a constable who was shot dead while attending to a gender-violence complaint in the Durban Metro.
South Africa
Three people have been killed and two seriously injured in a head-on collision on the R538 Road between White River and Hazyview in Mpumalanga. The three victims who are all men, aged between 25 and 35, died on the scene.
South Africa
Capturing the correct data will help strengthen the fight against gender-based violence in the country, says acting head of the Gauteng Community Safety Department, Sipho Thenjekwayo.
South Africa
The union’s Richard Mamabolo says understaffing and uneven allocation of resources increase the likelihood of office officers being attacked.
World
‘Girlhood,’ a collection of diary-style entries by teen girls, aims to bust stereotypes about cultures while revealing girls’ everyday lives.
World
The nation could now distribute 500 million doses by the end of June – enough to vaccinate all of its adult population.
World
Afghanistan’s Kam Air says it made history by performing the flight from Kabul to Herat with six female crewmembers.
World
Medical officials in California say they will investigate surgeon Scott Green.
Africa
Seven immigrants re-live the terrifying moment when they saved two boys from a burning flat in Grenoble.
Africa
Human rights violations have taken place in Tigray region, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
Africa
Was he a joke, an oaf, a hero, or the evil dictator the West loved to hate? Decades after his death, his legacy is still a puzzle.
Africa
In early December, a gang abducted 344 boys from a boarding school in Kankara, in northern Katsina state, but released them a week later.
Business
Eskom, described by Goldman Sachs as the biggest threat to the South African economy, has become mired in over R480bn debt. With the majority of its bonds being government guaranteed, the state is obliged to step in when Eskom anticipates payment pressure
Business
The pandemic changed the employment market in 2020, and the effects of the global health crisis will continue to be felt for many years across many sectors, says specialist recruitment firm Michael Page.
Business
Placing your company’s brand online can be a scary prospect – here’s why you can trust BusinessTech to keep it safe.
Business
Here are four reasons why.
Politics
Political analyst Lukhona Mnguni says the country needs to start talking about a future beyond the African National Congress (ANC) as the party has decided to sink the entire country into a discourse of division that goes against the common good.
Politics
The committee says it has instructed the department to furnish it with a progress report at the end of next month.
Politics
The serious administrative shortcomings in the entire North West province have prompted some to call for a Commission of Inquiry into its affairs.
Politics
The African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary Caucus welcomes the judgment by the Western Cape High Court that has found ANC MP Adv Bongani Bongo not guilty of bribery accusations levelled against him.
Sport
Watch all of the live action from this afternoon’s CAF Champions League match between Mamelodi Sundowns and CR Belouizdad. Live-stream below
Sport
Donovan Mitchell scores 31 points against the Orlando Magic as the Utah Jazz return to winning ways in the NBA.
Sport
With Jurgen Klopp seemingly destined to be the next German boss, Liverpool have lined up Steven Gerrard as his successor.
Sport
The ??Sharks have confirmed the appointment of Alan Temple-Jones as their new athletic performance manager.
Education
Nationalist leaders tried to exploit what they had in common with their racist oppressors: the colour of their skin
In February 1921, newspapers in London began to publish stories about how military lorries in Ireland were carrying prisoners as hostages in the hope of deterring attacks by the IRA, the guerrilla army fighting British rule since 1919. Within a year, negotiations would lead to...
Education
Tom Ammiano, a well-known gay leader in San Francisco, believed his effeminate mannerisms led his New Jersey high school to deny him his letter.
Education
Company will launch London project to encourage more diverse intake of young people with no industry connections
Elisabeth Murdoch’s company is to fund a new London school designed to get young people from different backgrounds into the television industry. Murdoch, the daughter of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, and her production company Sister are to set up the Ghetto Film School, already...
Education
Scheme to remedy Covid education loss sees teachers paid a fraction of hourly rate charged
The government’s decision to hire private tutoring companies to provide “catch-up tutoring” to disadvantaged pupils in England after lockdown will cost schools and the Department for Education up to four and a half times more than these companies will pay private tutors to teach the children.
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Lifestyle
Art can be a way to promote and support mental health in children. It’s especially important right now to create a nurturing space for children to make art.
Lifestyle
The Time’s Up Movement on Friday launched a campaign criticising the lack of diversity in the organisation that hands out the Golden Globes for film and television.
Lifestyle
Taylor Swift, Cher, and Apple’s CEO Tim Cook joined a growing list of celebrities and corporations by Friday calling on the US Senate to pass legislation that would expand federal legal protection from discrimination to LGBT+ Americans.
Lifestyle
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Entertainment
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In the 30 years Melissa Trueblood has worked in production, she’s seen it all — even if she claims she doesn’t have the coolest stories. But 2021 has dealt her one of her tallest orders yet: to help the Golden Globes put on, essentially, three shows in one night.
Entertainment
Science/Tech
Wearing underwear designed to absorb my menstrual flow—with no additional protection—has made my period more comfortable. It’s kinder to the planet too.
Science/Tech
Groups including the Geological and Linnean societies say government’s 3,000% rent rise could force them to quit their Burlington House premises after 167 years
Some of Britain’s most distinguished learned societies say they may be forced to leave their central London premises because the government has imposed rent rises of more than 3,000% over the past few years.
Last week the Geological...
Science/Tech
There is mounting evidence that HRT can help menopausal women recover from the virus, but little action is being taken
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Science/Tech
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Motoring
Higher centre of gravity means SUVs are less stable than sedans.
Motoring
No V8 diesel or V6 petrol but rather the stalwart normally aspirated 1HZ 4.2-litre straight-six normally aspirated oil-burner.
Motoring
A higher centre of gravity means SUVs are often much more unstable than sedans and small cars.
Motoring
Health
A day at one mass site in Connecticut shows both the promise and the shortcomings of the approach, which is at the center of President Biden’s plan to bring the pandemic to an end.
Health
Tea might be the perfect drink for the pandemic winter malaise. Here’s how to start your own ritual.
Health
Online tutorials for TikTok and music-video routines can help prove you wrong. The “WAP” dance is within your reach.
Health
Concerned about a friend or a loved one who may be feeling the winter doldrums? Try writing them a gratitude letter.
Nature
On the weekend of 19-21 five 2020 Matric learners were hosted by CapeNature and world-renowned adventurer Riaan Manser at the De Hoop Nature Reserve. These five matriculants; Jama Paliso, Hannah Chetty, Abdullah Seedat, Silondukhule Nquma and Lucy can der Meulen were the runners up in a campaign that saw five other students join Manser on […]
Nature
Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace’s action is dangerous and illegal.
Nature
Planned UK first hopes to be looking for extraterrestrial life within five years.
Nature
Climate change could destroy “entire cities” in a matter of decades, says Sir David Attenborough.