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Lisa Isaacs

Content Manager, Cape Times

Pope Francis: a legacy of compassion and leadership

AFP and Lisa Isaacs|Published 2 weeks ago

Pope Francis, a beacon of compassion and leadership, has passed away at 88, leaving behind a profound legacy that resonates across the Christian world.

How US tariffs are prompting the Western Cape to seek new trading partners

Jonisayi Maromo and Lisa Isaacs|Published 1 month ago

Wesgro said exports to the US from the Western Cape totalled R16. 2bn in 2024, 8% of total Western Cape exports.

Impact of US funding cuts takes centre stage on World TB Day

Lisa Isaacs|Published 1 month ago

The huge gains the world has made against TB over the past 20 years are now at risk as cuts to funding start to disrupt access to services for prevention, screening, ...

US AID cuts could lead to 600 000 deaths in SA

Lisa Isaacs and Nicola Daniels|Published 1 month ago

The withdrawal of the United States' PEPFAR support in South Africa threatens to cause over 600 000 HIV-related deaths and 501 000 new infections in the next decade. ...

Urgent need to address US funding gaps for HIV and TB services

Lisa Isaacs|Published 1 month ago

Activists expressed disappointment that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana failed to account for the additional finances required to cover activities that were sponsored ...

How will Godongwana's budget plug US funding gaps?

Lisa Isaacs|Published 1 month ago

Acting SA Medical Journal Editor Ames Dhai says the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable South Africans should not lie in the hands of foreign funders.

‘Sentiment that Rainbow Nation is drifting apart has become stronger’ - Mashatile

Lisa Isaacs|Published 2 months ago

South Africa's social fabric shows concerning signs of strain as the latest Social Cohesion Index reveals declining acceptance of diversity and trust in institutions. ...

Suspected collusion: Commission raids insurance companies

Lisa Isaacs and Francesca Villette|Published 2 years ago

The search and seizure operations were part of an ongoing investigation that the commission initiated in January last year. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency ...

Crew injured after water tanker rolls down embankment as firefighters battle two raging fires

Lisa Isaacs|Published 2 years ago

While provincial firefighting services have had their hands full battling two separate blazes, crew responding to a blaze in Lourensford, Somerset West, had to be ...

Mom blames George municipality for child’s electrocution

Odwa Mkentane and Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

Siyanda Tukushe said her son was playing with other children in the backyard of their Thembalethu home on Saturday when she heard screaming and crying.

Satellite launches first for SA

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

The first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite constellation (MDASat-1) was launched from Cape Canaveral in the US, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at 5:25pm.

Ben Saunders: cyclist who rode against all odds

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

Saunders, who died on Monday aged 87, was honoured at a memorial service at the Calvyns Protestant Church on Wednesday.

Have your say on Eskom plan to hike power price by 20. 5%

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

The public has until Friday to comment on Eskom’s proposed 20. 5% electricity price hike.

Union angry over department’s planned freeze, budget cuts

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

Organised labour has expressed concern over the pronouncement by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) that it will intensify human resource ...

Junior doctors all placed but internship still a chronic issue

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

The department has been in constant consultation with all applicants on an individual basis

Probe into firing of red distress false alarm

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

NSRI Melkbosstrand investigated eye-witness reports of a red distress flare sighted in the vicinity of Bloubergstrand at around 11pm on Saturday.

Baby’s body found at False Bay beach

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

Three people died when holidaymakers flocked to beaches and swimming pools for a reprieve from the heat on Saturday.

Listeriosis class action drags on for 3 years for mom who lost newborn baby

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

Trauma for mother and her family continues as the suit against Tiger Brands, involving more than 900 claimants, is still not over

2021: A year that tested South Africa to the limit

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

2021 has been a year of challenge and triumph for South Africans as the country grappled with the unknowns of new Covid-19 variants and managing its subsequent economic ...

Heart FM says radio legend Clarence Ford made a ’clean break’

Lisa Isaacs and Nicola Daniels|Published 3 years ago

On Monday when he got a phone call from programme manager Vernon Nel informing him of his dismissal.

Minimum emission standard levels: Eskom ‘between a rock and a hard place’

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

If Eskom attempted to meet Minimum Emission Standards (MES) regulations at its power stations, it would plunge the country into stage 10 load shedding.

Omicron variant prevalent in wastewater, says medical research scientists

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

This as scientists from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) confirmed they have detected the Omicron variant in the majority of wastewater treatment ...

Four suspected poachers in Ceres court over massacred Inverdoorn rhinos

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

Two of the suspects are also facing charges relating to the Immigration Act.

Activists, small-scale fishers astonished at Mantashe’s seismic survey comments

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

Mantashe last week threw his weight behind the Shell seismic survey on the Wild Coast.

Laboratories’ decision to reduce Covid-19 test costs to R500 welcomed

Lisa Isaacs|Published 3 years ago

The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) in October lodged a complaint with the Commission saying that private laboratories were charging between R850-R900 for a Covid-19-test. ...