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Health Hazard: Residents’ nightmare as uncontrolled municipal waste site in Bluewater Bay becomes haven for suspected copper thieves
The alarm has been raised about toxic smoke spewing from a mismanaged waste site at Bluewater Bay, where residents allege fires are being set almost daily by copper thieves — threatening residents’ wellbeing and the local environment.
OF ART AND THE STATE: Gayton vs Goliath — minister’s machinations to cancel Venice Biennale artwork head for court showdown
Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie moved to replace Gabrielle Goliath’s Venice Biennale artwork, Elegy, citing political concerns, but missed court deadlines. Email evidence shows attempts to replace the work, though the department now claims no exhibi…
AD HOC HEARING: ‘I was never a foreign agent in SA’ — Paul O’Sullivan denies spy suspicion
Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has told Parliament’s ad hoc committee there have been about 10 attempts on his life in 15 years. And he has insisted that while he has worked in law-enforcing arenas, he has never been involved with South Africa’s intell…
COURT BATTLE: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says hair sales, not illicit funds, triggered Capitec compliance check
Facing accusations from former Good party regional chair Siyanda Mayana, Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe insists her bank account was frozen for compliance reasons, not corruption, as she seeks legal action against defamation.
Lufthansa faces major flight disruptions on Thursday due to strikes
FRANKFURT, Feb 10 - Major flight disruptions are likely on Thursday at Lufthansa Group's LHAG.DE core German airline, its freight arm Lufthansa Cargo and its short-haul carrier CityLine after two separate unions called for strikes by pilots and cabin crew.
LEGAL LUMINARY: Farewell Daryl Burman, champion of justice and advocate for the vulnerable
Daryl Burman, a champion of justice and women’s rights, has passed away at 88, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, mentorship and transformation in the legal community.
DAY ZERO: While Joburg battles for water tankers, they’ve been failing at informal settlements for years
Joburg has deployed tankers across the city during the latest water crisis, leading to frustrations over access and availability. Informal settlements have been battling the failed water tanker system for years.
Ukraine's Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/MILAN, Italy, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said on Tuesday he will defy an International Olympic Committee ban and compete in his "helmet of remembrance" honouring those killed in the war wi…
‘DRUG-BUST OPERATION’: Authorities distance themselves from fatal shooting at which ActionSA's Xolani Khumalo was present
Joburg metro police and the SAPS have denied involvement in the fatal ‘drug-bust operation’ attended by ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, in Johannesburg during the filming of his TV show.