Theolin Tembo

Multimedia Journalist

SA universities unable to accommodate 10,000 qualified students

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...

Crime surge in Cape Town: Murder rate up 9.1% as police cite gang violence and overcrowding

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Western Cape crime stats show murder has risen by 9.1% with 1,160 cases recorded, as officials highlight gang violence and illegal firearms driving crime in overcrowded ...

Ramaphosa warns against detractors sowing fear, hatred

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Ramaphosa told the gathering at the Ncome Museum, Nquthu Local Municipality, in the uMzinyathi District, KwaZulu-Natal that South African detractors were painting ...

High Court reserves judgement in 'complex' Cape Town tariffs battle

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In its main application, SAPOA and AfriForum are asking for the three tariffs in the budget, namely the Cleaning Tariff, the Fixed Water Charge, and the Fixed Sanitation ...

City of Cape Town threatens constitutional challenge if fixed tariffs ruled invalid

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The City of Cape Town's fixed tariffs face legal challenges as SAPOA and AfriForum respond to the City's claims of unfettered municipal power in court.

Nothing stops City of Cape Town from imposing a fixed tariff, Western Cape High Court told

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The City of Cape Town defends its fixed tariffs against SAPOA and AfriForum's challenges, focusing on its constitutional authority.

Success in fight against HIV is never permanent, warns Mashatile

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The country continues to carry the highest burden of HIV globally, with an estimated eight million People Living with HIV (PLHIV), and about six million of them ...

Projected rise in water tariffs linked to Paarden Eiland desalination plant

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A recent feasibility study reveals that Cape Town's R5 billion Paarden Eiland desalination plant could dramatically increase water tariffs for residents.

Western Cape in the grip of violent crime crisis

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The top five murder stations were all in the Western Cape: Mfuleni, Kraaifontein, Delft, Gauteng, and Gugulethu.

Matlala reveals 'links' with suspended top cop Sibiya

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Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s connections with deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya came under the spotlight.

'Cat' Matlala claims 'lying' Cele took R500k from him

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Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala's testimony before Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee took a dramatic turn as he alleged a R500,000 cash payment to former minister Bheki Cele. ...

SAPS CFO shocked with how Mchunu relied on her note to dismantle elite unit

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Rather than calling for the disbandment of the PKTT, Dimpane said she had advocated that a study be conducted to determine whether it should be made a permanent ...

What City of Cape Town’s informal settlements initiative omits

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Human Settlements Mayco Member, Carl Pophaim, said the MOA is one of the interventions that the City believes could change the face of informality in the identified ...

Western Cape, KZN, and Gauteng lead in child murders

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Statistics from Action Society's latest report, reveal that over 60% of child murders in South Africa occur in just three provinces.

Firefighters on high alert as wildfires threaten Cape Town and the Winelands

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Firefighters in Cape Town and the Winelands are on high alert as they battle a series of blazes, with one firefighter injured and homes evacuated.