Government Could’ve Used A Passenger Plane To Collect Covid-19 Vaccines
The SAA flight dispatched to collect the latest batch of Covid-19 vaccines will cost R 200 000 per hour –…
Category: Homepage
Budget Speech Failed To Address SA’s Major Issues
Tito Mboweni has presented his 2021 Budget to Parliament. He announced an eight percent increase in the excise duties on…
What’s It Like Being A Muslim Farmer In SA
Without farmers, we cannot survive. Not only do they provide food for their country and other countries for exports, but…
Minister Sisiulu questions HRC support of land occupation
Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has questioned the Human Rights Commission’s support of land occupation, calling it reckless to encourage…
Bodies of maintenance workers removed from sewerage pit at V & A Waterfront
The bodies of at least two maintenance workers have been recovered from a sewerage pit behind a hotel at the…
Taiwan informal settlement must be declared local disaster area, Lindiwe Sisulu
The Taiwan informal settlement in Khayelitsha must be declared a local disaster area. Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu visited the…
Healthworker unions place demands amidst vaccine roll-out uncertainty
A health workers union has raised concern about the unclear logistical roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine plan. Nehawu indicates that…
Logistical processes imperative for vaccine rollout to avoid collapse
There is concern about South Africa failing to secure vaccines timeously. The likes of Cosatu believe the government was napping…
How students and parents navigated through 2020 together
2020 was an especially difficult time for parents, students and teachers alike. In this feature, we talk about how first-year…
Swimming with sharks and working with turtles – a career in nature conservation
The PODSquad crew speaks all things honey, bees, sea birds and SHARKS! What does it mean to go into the…
Farmworkers flung off back of truck during heavy rains in Worcester
An agriculture union is demanding a swift and thorough investigation into a crash that left a woman dead and 13…
Reflecting on 2020 : dealing with the trauma of Covid-19
On the FYI show, we do some reflection on the year that has passed. 2020 was riddled with trials and…
Victims of Masiphumelele fire to have SASSA cards reissued
The Department of Social Development is working to assist those affected by shack fires to be reissued with their SASSA…
Covid-19: Vaccines and Response to the 2nd wave
We are in 2021 under Level 3 of the national lockdown. South Africa has confirmed its position in gaining a…
Anniversary of the death of Qassem Soleimani
It has been a year since Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani of Iran’s Quds force was assassinated by the United States.…
Film Review: The Cradock Four
It has been 35 years since the cold-blooded murder of the Cradock Four. The activists Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow…
Hundreds displaced after fire ripped through Taiwan informal settlement
At least 400 people have been displaced after a fire ripped through the Taiwan informal settlement in Khayelitsha. The City’s…
Breakdown of fines issued over New Years period
Majority of the people slapped with a fine for violating the Disaster Management Act regulations in the Western Cape –…
Phased approach for SA vaccine introduction
The people first to be vaccinated for Covid-19 are health workers. The elderly and those with comorbidities will be part…
Khatam and Thikr Honouring Victims of Covid-19
Completion of Khatam-al-Quraan recitation and thikrullah honouring the victims of Covid-19. May those afflicted by this virus be cured and…