Heart of Cape Town Museum. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/ Independent Newspapers Shakirah Thebus – 17 August 2024 Cape Town – Fifty-six years ago Dr Christiaan Barnard walked through the entrance of the Old Main Building of Groote Schuur Hospital, and left having performed the world’s first human heart transplant, bringing international acclaim to the medical…
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Why South Africans are flocking to a Chinese hospital ship
AFP Members of the public have been queuing since Monday to be seen by army medics aboard the floating hospital Mohammed Allie BBC News, Cape Town Miserable winter weather, snow on Table Mountain and gale force winds have not dampened Cape Town residents’ enthusiasm for free medical care being offered on a Chinese ship,…
EXTENSION OF LIQUOR TRADING HOURS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Generic image. Photo: Canva Suid-Kaap Forum – 22 August 2024 Prior to Judge Erasmus’ ruling, the Western Cape High Court had suspended the implementation of the by-law pending a court review. WESTERN CAPE NEWS – According to a statement issued by DG Murray Trust, the Western Cape High Court has issued a final order…
Cape Town mayor and housing activists clash over old Woodstock Hospital
Cissie Gool House, formerly the old Woodstock Hospital. (Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp) Marvin Charles – 22 August 2024 The mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, took a swipe at housing activists during a council sitting on. Thursday, accusing them of delaying the delivery of social housing in the inner city. Referring to the Woodstock Hospital, he said:…
South Africa is awash in backup-up batteries. Time for cheaper off-peak electricity tariffs?
Eskom wants to hike your electricity bill by 40% in the middle of a cost of living crisis. This hike will force millions to make an impossible choice between food and electricity. We refuse to accept a future where electricity is unaffordable for the average household. Adding insult to injury, Eskom has been given a…
Bloubergstrand residents fight to preserve village heritage against property developments
Bloubergstrand Kailin Daniels Kailin Daniels – 21 August 2024 The historic and picturesque Blubergstrand is once again in a battleground – but this time, the conflict is not between British forces and Dutch colonists as during the Napoleonic wars. Instead, the conflict is between beachfront property owners and local residents. Property owners are seeking…
Tired of spam calls? Register on this ‘Do Not Contact’ list
Photo: Pexels/Moose Photos By Chanté Ho Hip, 21 August 2024 The DNC list is said to significantly reduce the number of calls you receive. Lester Kiewit speaks to David Dickens, Direct Marketing Association of South Africa CEO… LISTEN HERE
‘CoCT’s evictions are not in the interest of our people. It’s a skop en donder approach’
By Amy Fraser – 21 August 2024 Dean Ramjoomia condemns the City’s approach to evictions, describing the method as shockingly brutal, likening it to a ‘crime operation’ due to the ruthless destruction of homes. Zain Johnson interviews Dean Ramjoomia, Founder of Nehemiah Call Initiative… LISTEN HERE
