Saturday, 28 May 2016

London Mayor Khan starts review of capital’s terror preparedness

Review will assess the ability of agencies and authorities to cope with ‘multiple simultaneous incidents’ in UK capital


State oil and gas pipelines sabotaged and blown up in Nigeria

Oil output in Nigeria has dropped to a 20-year low after repeated attacks by the NDA, a new group demanding more economic and political control of the Niger Delta


Much gratitude expressed for Mandela’s donations to educational institutions

Late former president Nelson Mandela left R100‚000 bequests to educational institutions for scholarships and bursaries, which were presented on Friday


Trashback throws cold water on government’s plan to integrate waste pickers

The wastepreneurs travel up to 20km per day with a load of almost 40kg stacked on their trollies, and on a good day can earn up to R200


ANC finalising list of councillor candidates

ANC national list committee begins difficult task of collating candidates for the 278 municipalities in the country, a process expected to take two days


Education department vows to take action against ‘jobs for cash’ offenders

Report paints picture of ‘jobs for cash’ being common practice, and implicates largest teacher union Sadtu in holding basic education system hostage


Blow for SA’s banks as Moody’s lowers outlook to negative

SA’s difficult economic outlook ‘will strain borrowers’ repayment capacity, which will add to increased asset risks, Moody’s says