The following speech was delivered by the DA’s Mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille, upon her acceptance of the nomination at an event in Soweto on Saturday: Good morning, Soweto! Good morning Joburg! Good morning to our big blue family. It is a privilege for me to accept the nomination as your mayoral candidate for this great City. I acknowledge with respect all the other candidates who gave me stiff competition
A massive crowd, including US President Donald Trump, gathered for a memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday. ALSO READ: Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence – Smile 90.4FM More than a week after Kirk was fatally shot at a university in Utah, tens of thousands of attendees to his five-hour memorial service in Arizona remembered him as a martyr.
The Western Cape Mobility Department has confirmed that the first few days of the temporary taxi route closure have proceeded without any incidents. The measures, which began on Wednesday, were introduced under Section 91 of the National Land Transport Act (2009) to curb violence between rival associations and prioritise commuter safety. Since the start of the 30-day suspension, no incidents of violence have been reported on the affected routes in Mfuleni, Khayelitsha,
One person has died and six others were left injured after a serious crash on the R61 road between Komani and Takastad on Saturday. Police confirmed that a Toyota Rush SUV, travelling from Takastad towards Komani with seven occupants, lost control and overturned about five kilometres outside Komani. The vehicle was carrying three men, two women and a 12-year-old boy. An adult female passenger was declared dead at the scene. The
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called for the introduction of cellphone signal-blocking technology at Pollsmoor prison. This comes as the City has received reports that crime and extortion activity is being coordinated by phone from within Pollsmoor. More recently, the mayor says he was informed that a contractor working on a road project in Bishop Lavis had left the site due to extortion threats made by phone call from an underworld figure
