The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has scrapped a costly inherited supplier deal that would’ve driven up bread prices. Thanks to this intervention, national retailers have confirmed that a major price hike has been avoided. Earlier this month, Steenhuisen announced he had officially revoked the designation of Leaf Services as an assignee responsible for inspecting grain and grain products in South Africa. Leaf Services was appointed in 2006 under the Agricultural
Heavy flooding has hit Cape Town’s Informal Settlements, displacing hundreds. This has led to emergency aid being activated. READ MORE: Gift of the Givers to assist flood affected victims Heavy flooding has hit Cape Town Informal Settlements Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre has mobilised emergency response teams and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) following widespread flooding across several informal settlements. The City has confirmed severe impact in areas such as Vygieskraal and Belgravia, where heavy
Gift of the Givers is starting their relief operations in Saldanha Bay on Thursday, with hundreds of structures submerged in rainwater in the Middlepos Informal Settlement on Wednesday. This is as floods were reported in several are in Cape Town and surrounding areas. ALSO READ: Heavy rainfall and flash flooding affecting multiple areas across the City “Gift of the Givers teams have been inundated with calls for assistance since the early
Heavy rainfall across Cape Town resulted in the temporary flooding of low-lying areas on Wednesday. Some canals, vleis and retention ponds are filling to capacity and exacerbate flooding. The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate is monitoring the situation and will assess pressure points more clearly once the rain subsides. Residents and road users are advised to drive carefully and remain vigilant, as well as report flooding incidents to the City to
The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) has strongly condemned a fake video circulating online that falsely features its Director, Professor Salim Abdool Karim, spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and their side effects. In a public statement, CAPRISA made it clear that neither the organisation nor Professor Abdool Karim have endorsed any medicines or treatments for any company. The widely shared video, generated using deep-fake technology, has
