After weeks of speculation, President Cyril Ramaphosa finally addressed the nation last night and eased some Covid-19 restrictions including the wearing of masks in outdoor areas, which is now a thing of the past. Ramaphosa said we would be returning as far as possible to the lives we lived before the global pandemic altered our …
Less than a week after restarting operations a Comair operated flight faced difficulties landing on Saturday before finally being able to touch down at Cape Town airport. The British Airways flight from Gqebhera to Cape Town was unable to land four times and caused a 15-minute delay for passengers. The reason for the safety precaution …
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President Cyril Ramaphosa fears f*kol. Yes, you did read that correctly. While responding to questions from opposition MPs in Thursday’s question session in the House, the president used the offending Afrikaans word to respond to a question posed by Julius Malema. The EFF leader accused the president of being scared of replacing police minister Bheki …
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Comair has been given the all-clear by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) to return to the skies this morning after the body finished its audit of the airline, which operates low-cost carrier Kulula.com and British Airways, on Wednesday evening. The SACAA originally suspended Comair flights on Saturday for 24 hours following a review …
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It’s not some dystopian reality where a Mad Max-like scenario is in full swing and South Africa has become a barren wasteland and fuel rationing is the order of the day. It could soon be reality. Okay, it won’t get that bad, but there is the very real prospect of government enforcing fuel quotas as …
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Naspers had more than R100 billion wiped from its market valuation yesterday with investors panic selling tech stocks on the Asian market following a report in the Wall Street Journal that Chinese conglomerate Tencent was facing a record fine. At one point, the JSE heavyweight’s share price was down 15% while subsidiary Prosus, which owns …
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The potential for an escalation of the war in Ukraine is reaching a fever pitch with Russian airstrikes hitting the Yavoriv International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security. The centre is just 25km from the Polish border, bringing the Russians ever closer to full-on conflict with NATO. Russia said its attacks had destroyed weapons and foreign …
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Are we going to play a meaningful role in the ending of the war in Ukraine through mediation with Russia? President Cyril Ramaphosa called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to better gain an understanding of the ‘situation’ between Russia and Ukraine, Ramaphosa fell short of calling it an invasion or a war. On his …
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It was supposed to come to an end at 5:00 this morning but on Tuesday, Eskom extended load shedding to Saturday morning. Chief financial officer Calib Cassim said the power utility would soon reach a point where it would no longer be able to pay for emergency diesel to keep turbines running. To make matters …
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As long as the war rages on in Ukraine, we can expect rising costs to pinch our wallets but fear-mongering around rising fuel prices that could hit R40/L to fill up your car’s petrol tank is unfounded say, local economists. The price of Brent crude oil has surged in recent weeks and topped $140 a …
