Yacoob Cassim

eThekwini Region is knee-deep in unfortunate circumstances where service delivery crises is concerned. PR councillor for the Democratic Alliance (DA) Sithembiso Ngema led residents gathered at Tomango Road, Merebank and picketed near the spot where a portion of the road had been dug up and left unrepaired. Ngema told journalists on the scene that the […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa response to the tariffs imposed by United States (US) President Donald Trump in Parliament, Cape Town was to come out guns blazing. President Ramaphosa told MPs that “South Africa will not be bullied by anyone”. The gloves are off. Pretoria is intensifying efforts to safeguard the economy and negotiate a better trade

The eThekwini Waste Materials Recovery Industry Development Centre (USE-IT) programme has been allocated R750,000 in additional funding. The Economic Development and Planning Committee for the eThekwini Municipal Council stated in its report that USE-IT is one of the few initiatives within the eThekwini region that specifically supports the development and growth of the waste economic

The global Samud Flotilla (GSF) has confirmed its leading boat, name the Family, was hit while travelling in Tunisian waters on Tuesday. Fire damages were suffered on the boat’s main deck and below deck storage. Although it is not yet clear if this was a hit, the explosion was experienced by the six steering crew

A return to stability for Gaza and the West bank or any semblance of normality for the Palestinians remains elusive. Egypt, Palestine and the Zionist colonial entity’s only large neighbour to the east, is being side lined – or rather elbowed aside – by the Israelis in the collapsing Gaza negotiations. The government of President