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How the Manchester Arena attack showed that altruism is human instinct

Dementia
Health and Fitness

When someone living with dementia is distressed, ‘de-escalation’ is vital

trauma
Health and Fitness

Trauma is trending: We need to look beyond buzzwords and face its ugly side

manchester
World News

How the Manchester Arena attack showed that altruism is human instinct

Dementia
Health and Fitness

When someone living with dementia is distressed, ‘de-escalation’ is vital

trauma
Health and Fitness

Trauma is trending: We need to look beyond buzzwords and face its ugly side

Stage 8 Load shedding
News

‘A nightmare we must prevent’: Is SA heading for STAGE 8 load shedding?

By Tom Head20-04-2022 12:48

While a total system blackout looks unlikely, Eskom remains coy on the possibility of Stage 8 load shedding coming into play.

Hong Kong activists arrested
News

A radio DJ jailed 40 months in jail for sedition: Hong Kong

By Agence France-Presse20-04-2022 11:32

Hong Kong pro-democracy radio DJ was jailed for 40 months following his “seditious speech” under a British colonial-era law, on Wednesday

SANDF soldier
Africa News

KZN floods: Death toll climbs to 448, relief effort falters

By Agence France-Presse20-04-2022 10:37

The President of S.Africa dispatched top ministers to the city of Durban and KwaZulu-Natal province following a death of 448 in KZN

EFF eswatini phumzile van damme
News

‘Great work, fighters’: Phumzile Van Damme praises EFF’s latest campaign

By Tom Head20-04-2022 10:36

It’s not easy to find an issue that both Phumzile Van Damme and the EFF agree on – but in this instance, the respect is mutual…

BLF, Andile Mngxitama BLF state capture
News

BLF face court action, after ‘celebrating’ the death of three white learners

By Tom Head20-04-2022 09:03

The BLF’s sad, miserable existence is only set to get worse – after a new legal case was launched against the group this week.

British Airways comair joburg flight plane
News

Another Comair scare: Plane turns BACK to Joburg – after tail ‘hits runway’

By Tom Head20-04-2022 05:30

Passengers onboard a Comair-operated flight were held-up for hours on Tuesday, after their plane allegedly ‘scraped the runway’ in Joburg.

South Africa: Louis Liebenberg Jacob Zuma
Offbeat

Who is Louis Liebenberg? Zuma’s new friend linked to ‘whites-only town’

By Tom Head19-04-2022 17:46

It’s one of the stranger friendships we’re likely to ever see – but there’s a lot to learn about Jacob Zuma’s new mate, Louis Liebenberg.

cape town flight route gh
News

Finally! New flight route connecting Cape Town to USA approved

By Tom Head19-04-2022 15:51

As Cape Town looks to rebuild its tourist industry following the pandemic, this new flight route is sure to bring home the bacon.

COVID cases wastewater
News

‘Proof is in the poo’: New data says COVID cases set to spike in SA

By Tom Head19-04-2022 14:29

The latest information collected from sewage samples suggests that South Africa is heading for an increase in new COVID cases…

Helen Zille Langa
News

Live in Langa? Helen Zille says you’re ‘100 x better off’ than other poor people

By Tom Head19-04-2022 12:33

Livin’ La Vida Langa? The DA’s Helen Zille has courted controversy again on Tuesday, following remarks she made about poverty in the Cape.

Eskom wet coal
News

Load shedding latest: Eskom hampered by ‘wet coal’… again

By Tom Head19-04-2022 11:19

Oh great, here we go again. Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter has confirmed that the utility is, once more, suffering from the impact of wet coal.

stage 6 load shedding
News

Possible STAGE 6 load shedding ‘may hit SA this week’

By Tom Head19-04-2022 10:26

The last thing we need right now is Stage 6 load shedding – but nothing stops Eskom from letting SA down with alarming regularity.

Zikalala KZN Premier water
News

Sjoe! Witnesses reveal KZN Premier DID divert water tanker to own home

By Tom Head19-04-2022 09:51

To do this, in a time of crisis for millions, is utterly unforgivable – and KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala is now being taken to task.

Stage 4 load shedding Johannesburg
News

No Stage 4 for Cape Town: Mother City on ‘lighter’ load shedding schedule

By Tom Head19-04-2022 08:58

Stage 4 power cuts are in place across the country – except for Cape Town, where a ‘less severe’ load shedding schedule is now active.

load shedding eThekwini Municipality
News

South Africa BACK in a national State of Disaster – what does it mean?

By Tom Head19-04-2022 08:26

South Africa wasn’t out of its State of Disaster restrictions for more than two weeks – here’s what the latest declaration means for us.

ramaphosa robbery namibian police farm
News

Amid KZN chaos, Ramaphosa vows to ‘give more aid’ to Cuba

By Tom Head18-04-2022 10:53

Nice to know where we stand, then: Cyril Ramaphosa has been criticised this week, for promising to press-on with aid donations to Cuba.

OR Tambo illegal immigrants syndicate
News

Inside the OR Tambo sting: Syndicate HID illegal migrants ‘in wheelie bins’

By Tom Head14-04-2022 16:12

A syndicate operating an elaborate illegal immigration scam between Bangladesh and OR Tambo Airport was rumbled earlier this week.

Eskom Koeberg Nuclear plant Power Station
News

Nuclear error: Calm restored after ’emergency alarm’ triggered at Koeberg

By Tom Head14-04-2022 14:56

Take this incident and file it in a drawer marked ‘Peak Eskom’. Panic has been averted at the Koeberg nuclear facility on Thursday.

level 4 weather warning eastern cape
Weather

Here we go again? Level 4 weather warnings, ‘flood alert’ issued for Eastern Cape

By Tom Head14-04-2022 13:53

More heavy rain is set to lash the country over Easter, and Level 4 weather warnings for flooding are in place for the Eastern Cape.

Hot cross buns easter drink-drive limit
Offbeat

Eating THIS many hot cross buns ‘could put you over the drink-drive limit’

By Tom Head14-04-2022 13:13

Technically, the drink-drive limit *can* be breached by the consumption of hot cross buns – but only in a ridiculous set of circumstances.

KZN floods amoati
News

Watch: Desperate KZN residents scramble for water from broken pipe

By Tom Head14-04-2022 11:46

Haunting scenes have played out in the region of Amaoti this morning, as victims of the KZN floods tried desperately to collect water.

AfriForum TV what to watch
News

AfriForumTV ‘now up and running’ – here’s what viewers can watch

By Tom Head14-04-2022 10:39

A new streaming site has entered the market: AfriForumTV hopes to compete with the big boys, but what can we actually watch on this platform?

Thembi Mthembu Jackson mthembu's wife
News

Just in: More heartbreak as Jackson Mthembu’s wife confirmed dead

By Tom Head14-04-2022 09:30

Well, this is upsetting. Thembi Mthembu – Jackson Mthembu’s wife – passed away earlier on Thursday morning, the family has confirmed.

OR Tambo immigration official
News

Shameful! OR Tambo official BUSTED for letting illegal immigrants into SA

By Tom Head13-04-2022 17:43

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says ‘more arrests will follow’, after an illegal immigration racket was exposed at OR Tambo Airport.

Floodgates Vaal Dam rain
News

Splashdown: Warnings issued, as Vaal Dam releases TORRENTS of water

By Tom Head13-04-2022 17:19

Water, water everywhere: The government has decided to open the sluice gates at Vaal Dam, and TWO other facilities on Wednesday.

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