Theolin Tembo

Multimedia Journalist

Paul O'Sullivan's abrupt exit from Parliament prompts EFF to take legal action

Theolin Tembo|Published

The EFF says parliament cannot function effectively if witnesses are permitted to take an oath; answer selectively; and then abandon proceedings at will.

'Battle over Good Hope Centre far from over'

Theolin Tembo|Published

Despite protests, the Good Hope Centre was auctioned for R135 million, prompting the ANC to pursue a possible intergovernmental dispute with the City of Cape Town. ...

Paul O’Sullivan abruptly exits Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee hearing amid heated exchanges

Theolin Tembo|Published

Paul O’Sullivan's testimony at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee came to an abrupt end as he walked out following heated exchanges.

R26bn allocated towards HIV/AIDS, research amid US cuts

Theolin Tembo|Published

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana revealed a significant R26 billion allocation to enhance HIV/AIDS programmes, alongside R410 million redirected to sustain vital ...

NPA calls for victims of Thailand human trafficking job scam to come forward

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Husband and wife, Yolanda and Adam Douglas are accused of luring four victims on a fake work opportunity to Thailand, where they were held against their will.

Gang violence, extortion still haunt Western Cape

Theolin Tembo|Published

The provincial government said the latest quarterly crime statistics for the Western Cape once again show that a complete reform of South Africa’s policing system ...

Negligence, crumbling infrastructure blamed for escape of 284 prisoners

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Prisoners escaped most often from police station cells, courts at docks, rooms or passages, and through wrongful release at courts and police stations.

Drakenstein now under quarantine amid latest foot-and-mouth outbreak

Staff Reporter and Theolin Tembo|Published

The latest quarantine measures in the Western Cape come days after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) as a national disaster ...

All set for last SONA at City Hall

Theolin Tembo|Published

City Hall has been made available for the gathering since a large section of Parliament was destroyed during a fire four years ago.

Paul O'Sullivan returns to SA for much-anticipated Parliamentary testimony

Anita Nkonki and Theolin Tembo|Published

O’Sullivan had previously requested a virtual hearing owing to safety concerns, while also having some demands. The committee had been hesitant to acquiesce, with ...

'No trace of R70 million airport terminal proposal': ACSA distances itself from Cat Matlala

Theolin Tembo|Published

controversial businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, who has been implicated in multiple corruption scandals, according to media reports, is said to have had meetings ...

Hill-Lewis eyes second term as Cape Town mayor

Theolin Tembo|Published

The DA kicked off its election campaign with the announcement of its first tranche of mayoral candidates for the Western Cape.

Businesses disrupted as City tackles major pipe burst at Durbanville shopping mall

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Mayco Member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, said that the City's Water team is busy attending to a pipe burst that occurred in the early hours of Sunday ...

Khayelitsha's Lookout Hill: From tourism beacon to abandoned white elephant

Theolin Tembo|Published

Khayelitsha’s former " beacon of hope, which was built for local and international tourists”, the Lookout Hill Tourism Centre was now a white elephant, according ...

SA universities unable to accommodate 10,000 qualified students

Theolin Tembo|Published

The public university system is set to offer only 235,000 first-year places for 2026, leaving 10,000 qualified students without a space.

Ten major wildfires stretch Western Cape resources

Theolin Tembo|Published

Firefighters in the Western Cape have responded to ten major wildfires threatening communities, prompting urgent aerial support to combat the blazes.

Delayed university admission results for matrics will pile pressure on institutions

Theolin Tembo|Published

Are you a matriculant waiting for university admission results? Discover when public universities will release outcomes following the National Senior Certificate ...

Help displaced Dunoon residents rise from disaster

Theolin Tembo|Published

Described as the largest informal settlement fire in the Western Cape since the 2013 Khayelitsha fire, with ‘complete chaos as far as the eye can see’, the fire ...

New US Ambassador appointment another test for US-SA relations

Theolin Tembo|Published

The US embassy said Leo Brent Bozell's leadership will be geared towards advancing American priorities and promote “a safer, stronger, and more prosperous America” ...

MPs eye Brown Mogotsi, Paul O’Sullivan as next witnesses in Mkhwanazi inquiry

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MPs agreed that both O’Sullivan and Mogotsi should appear before the committee, and that they must use whatever means at their disposal to make sure they appear ...

Police yet to make arrest in Bitou deputy mayor 'toy gun' case

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Police are investigating Bitou Deputy Executive Mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi after a video surfaced showing her discharging a firearm during a celebration. Kolwapi claims ...

Khayelitsha fire: Hundreds homeless as school year approaches

Theolin Tembo|Published

Gift of the Givers and Disaster Risk Management are on the ground in Khayelitsha, assisting residents devastated by a fire that destroyed 177 informal structures ...

Toy gun or not, deputy mayor must still answer, say experts

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Firearm experts assert that 'there is no cultural excuse for waving firearms in public' and video evidence suggests the weapon was real, not a replica.

Wildfires take toll on already stretched Western Cape resources

Theolin Tembo|Published

While final figures were still being consolidated, early estimations show that several thousand hectares of agricultural, conservation and forestry land have been ...

Proposed salary hikes for high level government officials a 'slap in the face' for struggling South Africans

Theolin Tembo|Published

Cabinet Ministers stand to benefit from an increase of about R110,000, pushing their annual pay to roughly R2.8 million. Deputy Ministers would earn more than R2.3 ...