October 2022

Cape Town sets wheels in motion on 13th Wines2Whales event

The City of Cape Town is the partner of the FNB Wines2Whales which set off from the Lourensford Wine Estate yesterday Friday 28 October 2022. The nine-day mountain bike stage race, now in its 13th year, features 650 teams of 2 riders per event on an inter-town competition. Over the

City enables thousands of new homeowners

Council recently, on 27 October 2022, approved the No Cost Transfer Programme which will enable beneficiaries of Community Residential Units (CRUs) and similar municipal-owned housing properties to purchase their homes with the transfer costs paid for by the City. Some 22 000 Council-owned properties in various areas of the metro

South Africa Crowns New Zulu King at Mega Party

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA — A new Zulu King was formally enthroned as the head of South Africa’s most influential traditional monarchy at a colorful ceremony Saturday attended by tens of thousands. President Cyril Ramaphosa handed over a giant framed certificate officially recognizing the 48-year-old new ruler Misuzulu Zulu in the

Horn of Africa hit by drought, cholera: UN

Amid the worst drought in 40 years, Horn of Africa countries have been hit by outbreaks of cholera and acute watery diarrhea, while fighting in northern Ethiopia continues, a UN spokesman said. The start of the October-December rains has been poor, and rainfall will likely continue to be below average.

Manhunt launched after gruesome murders

ALICE – A 72 hour activation plan has been implemented to track down the suspects involved in cases of murder and attempted murder following an incident that occurred at Alice on Friday 28 October 2022. SAPS members were summoned to a crime scene at Catherine Street in Alice and on

35-year-old female appears in court on the Lizo Vakala murder

GQEBERHA – The 35-year-old Miranda Galela appeared briefly before the Motherwell Magistrates Court on 28 October 2022 for the murder of Lizo Vakala who went missing on 22 October 2022. His body was found in bushes in Motherwell on 25 October 2022 and the Galela was arrested the same day.

Hisense Revealed its first H750FSB-IDS Fridge in South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hisense, a leading global home appliance and consumer electronics brand, has launched a new premium smart fridge with impressive features in South Africa. The first H750FSB-IDS Product Reveal was revealed at House & Home in Menlyn Mall, Pretoria on 26th, Oct. Both the

Eskom working to implement energy security plans

Eskom says it is focusing on implementing all projects in order to meet the required 53GW of new additional energy for the period up to 2032 which will ensure energy security. The power utility said the new additional capacity needed will come particularly from renewable energy sources and takes into

SA open for Spanish business

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is greatly encouraged by the number of Spanish companies investing in the country’s economy across a range of sectors. Speaking at the SA-Spain Business Forum in Pretoria, following bilateral talks with his Spanish counterpart President Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón at the Union Buildings, the President

Measles outbreak cases increase to 11 in Limpopo

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced on Friday that the number of measles infections has increased to 11 as of 27 October 2022 in the Greater Sekhukhune District, Limpopo. This comes after the NICD declared a measles outbreak after three cases from two healthcare facilities were reported in

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