Month: January 2025
Parents nemand new building for Solomon Qatyana Primary School amid unsafe conditions
Learners have been forced to stay home after their parents shut down a Cape Town school as they demanded a new building. The school situated in Strand stood empty on
Read MoreRaubex Group appointed sole contractor for Parliament restoration
MANYANE MANYANE manyane.manyane@inl.co.za The Raubex Group has been chosen as the only contractor for the restoration of Parliament in Cape Town after a devastating fire caused significant damage in 2022.
Read MoreRamaphosa and Steenhuisen meet privately to find common ground amidst GNU tensions
President Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader and Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen met privately on Wednesday, with no officials from either side present. The meeting, which was described as “collegial” and
Read MoreTrump administration allows ICE to arrest migrants in schools, churches
The Trump administration has issued new guidance allowing ICE and Border Patrol agents to arrest migrants in schools, churches, and hospitals, ending a decade-long policy of treating these areas as
Read MoreDesperate search for survivors after plane and helicopter collision in Washington River
Rescue boats and divers scoured the freezing waters of Washington’s Potomac River Thursday, in an increasingly desperate search for any survivors from a passenger jet carrying 64 people that crashed
Read MoreParliamentary committee chairperson apologises for cancelling meeting on SANDF soldier deaths
THE chairperson of the defence and military veteran portfolio committee has apologised for the cancellation of the meeting that was meant to discuss the deaths of 13 SANDF members in
Read MoreFive-year search ends: new chief appointed for Johannesburg metro police
ACTING Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) chief Patrick Jaca has been permanently appointed to the position five years after it became vacant. At a sitting on Thursday, the city’s council
Read MoreIt is snowing in Florida
A major winter storm is moving into northern Florida on Tuesday, bringing what will potentially be record-breaking snowfall totals. source
Read MorePhilippines President seeks urgent Trump talks amid US immigration crises
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday he will seek a meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss the new administration’s immigration crackdown. Trump began his second term last week
Read MoreThird Gaza prisoner swap: Hamas hands over Israeli soldier in ceasefire deal
Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over Israeli woman soldier Agam Berger on Thursday as the third hostage-prisoner exchange of the Gaza ceasefire got under way. Three Israelis are slated for
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