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A FORMER police captain who was station commander of Camps Bay SAPS has been arrested on charges of indecent assault and the possession of child pornography. He was arrested at his home in Vredehoek on Tuesday after police officers found an unlicense

ITS ARRIVAL has scared politicians and scientists alike and its real damage might only be seen in just over a week’s time. Across South Africa shoppers flocked to malls to take advantage of Black Friday deals. Crowds of people indoors not adhering to

THE Robben Island Museum (RIM) is challenging the 2019/20 audit finding by late Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu who found the institution did not disclose R90.4 million in irregular expenditure for purchasing a vessel, MV Krotoa. This saw the museum reg

STARTLING revelations at the Zondo Commission, a company whose sole signatory was Geoff Makhubo received R35.7 million through contracts with Johannesburg City between 2008 and 2016, shortly before he went on to become mayor.The substantial R35.7 mil

THE Gauteng provincial government has been warned that its plan to ban foreign nationals from doing business in the townships is unconstitutional, an unjustifiable infringement on a number of rights and may fuel xenophobia. In their submission in res

Environmental activists have warned that the government’s move to build additional nuclear electricity generation capacity is “bad for democracy”, will jeopardise citizens’ health and create a burden of nuclear waste for future generations. ■

TRISTAN Hedgcock, 14, was in a class of his own this season after he waws crowned overall winner in the 85cc class at the CSMX Regional Enduro Series and the South African Enduro Championships. Enduro is a form of motorcycling run on extended cross-c

South Africans of various disciplines have for decades been making the nation proud, with their achievements and success around the world. From Patrice Motsepe, Elon Musk to Charlize Theron, the Springboks and, more recently, the likes of Trevor Noah

It took 70-year-old Robert “Roy” van Zyl just 56 minutes to complete his 1 000th climb up Table Mountain’s Platteklip Gorge – a milestone he has worked for years to accomplish. ■

LIVING in the drug world and on the streets is not an easy life. These were the words of a recovering addict who used drugs for more than 20 years. Bianca Rabbaney, 46, said she was 16 when she first started experimenting with drugs: “I started smoki

IT’S TIME to come out the cannabis closet. This was the message from some speakers of The Cannabis Vexpo, which culminates today in an attempt to set the all-time African dope smoking record. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic forced physical expo plan

IN his bail application, murder accused Zane Killian stated that he intends to plead not guilty to all charges against him. He appeared yesterday at the Bell-ville Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful inte

LONG Street businesses are struggling to survive amid lockdown regulations that don’t allow them to operate as night clubs. Clubs, bars and restaurants have been subjected to inspections by police and law enforcement officials. A business owner, who

Over 600 people have so far signed a petition, titled “Open letter to the principal and SGB of Brackenfell High School from alumni”, imploring the school to investigate racism allegations. ■

SOME South Africans braved long queues and crowded spaces in search Black Friday deals amid a rising number of Covid-19 cases. The annual event, which usually draws a massive crowd in a manic shopping spree, left a lot of South Africans taking a safe

AS WE commemorate 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, we remember Nomvuzo Atoli, found murdered and dumped in a refuse public bin on August 19 in Siyanzela informal settlement, Philippi. Her aunt, Zandile Atoli, said Nomvu

GREAT courage, bravery and sacrifice are just some of the traits needed to become a firefighter. New candidates need to pass a rigorous assessment when applying for a job. This includes a typing test, up to 35 words a minute depending on the position

EAGLE Encounters was founded in 2001 by Hank and Tracy Chalmers. The land, donated by Spier Wine Farm, provides the perfect location for their mission, which is to rehabilitate and release birds of prey and animals. The wildlife refuge is a self-fund

A DWINDLING tribe of chimpanzees in Guinea that leapt to prominence for uncanny abilities to use tools has a glimmer of hope after its last fertile female gave birth. The tiny community lives in a forest around the village of Bossou, in the far south

With his black sports jacket, reflective aviator sunglasses and bespoke orange helmet with holes so his ears can stick out, Bogie the dog sure is one suave-looking canine. | Reuters ■

As the race to find a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine is showing increasing promise, a new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds that Africa is far from ready for what will be the continent’s largest ever immunisation drive. ■

WITH the news this week of a third Covid-19 vaccine bringing a positive flurry to world health officials, Nobel Prize winner and a pioneer in virus research, former Durban High School pupil Sir Aaron Klug was remembered by staff and pupils. Klug was

THE “language of Covid-19” dominated the global lexicon this year according to the Oxford Languages report, Words of an Unprecedented Year 2020. “Words that 12 months ago we couldn’t have imagined using are now part of everyday lexicon,” the Oxford L

FLAGS flew at half-mast and many wore black as a sign of mourning as South Africa launched this year’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children and remembered victims of Covid-19. Gender-based violence (GBV) has been described a

AS I LOOK back on my more than three years as the US Consul General in Cape Town, I'm delighted that I had the opportunity to live and work in one of the world's most beautiful cities. I enjoyed beautiful landscapes across all three Cape provinces, s

Donald Trump was propelled to the US presidency by promising to rewrite globalisation rules. His administration’s “America First” foreign policy also meant disengaging from its obligations to Africa, which he infamously referred to as “sh*thole count

THIS week provided another glimpse of the delusional and impaired state of the South African psyche – call it our national disease. Soon after the two most important international rating agencies downgraded us further into junk status, the Business C

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PROMINENT Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh died in hospital yesterday of injuries suffered in an attack near Tehran, Iranian state media reported. Fakhrizadeh has long been suspected by Western, Israeli and Iranian exile foes of the Islam

FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron is “very shocked” by images purporting to show a black music producer being beaten up and racially abused by Paris police, BFM TV reported, quoting comments given to it by the Presidency. French authorities are invest

LONDON: The UK royal family “cannot stomach” watching The Crown despite the popularity of the Netflix series which is based on the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, according to a royal commentator. The claim comes amid the news that Camilla Parker Bowles

TAIPEI: Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament yesterday as they tried to stop the premier taking questions, in a bitter dispute over easing US pork imp

AN IRANIAN diplomat and three other Iranians went on trial in Belgium yesterday accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group in France in 2018, the first time an EU country has put an Iranian official on trial for terrorism. Be

China: Neighbours and firefighters rescued a two-year-old boy on Sunday evening in a residential district of Hefei City, east China’s Anhui Province as he was falling off a tall building from the 13th floor. See https://bit.ly/2HGLyNc ■

PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the November 3 election, even as he repeated unfounded claims of massive voter fr

The coronavirus is affecting 218 countries and territories around the world. CASES GLOBALLY: 61 483 742 CASES IN SA: 778 571 DEATHS GLOBALLY: 1 441 008 DEATHS IN SA: 21 289 RECOVERIES GLOBALLY: 42 539 601 RECOVERIES IN SA: 716 444 https://www.worldom

WASHINGTON: Walt Disney Company has unveiled its plan to lay off about 32000 employees, up from the previously announced 28000 job cuts in September, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues a heavy toll on its theme park businesses. The redundancies will

MOSCOW: National carrier Aeroflot should consider sacking the head of its budget airline after one of its passenger planes appeared to trace a phallic-like route in the sky during a commercial flight, Russia’s state aviation authority has recommended

VIENNA: The Austrian village of F**king is changing its name, the mayor of the municipality where it is located said on Thursday, after residents apparently grew tired of the sniggers it prompted in the English-speaking world and of visitors stealing

A CAREER in graphic design can unlock a world of opportunities, placing designers in the driver’s seat of creative brand design and visual communication. The industry is ever-changing, so those who see the world through a creative lens need to stay a

IF you have always had an eye for fashion and shown a keen interest in working in the fashion industry, you can achieve your dream with Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion by enrolling in a three-year fashion design course. Based in Stellenbosch, t

STUDENTS who are eager to kick-start their maritime careers can now apply for exciting new qualifications at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). A maritime career offers the perfect balance between a love for the marine environment an

THOUGH the community and family in the Indian township of Merebank, 20km from Durban, was warm and loving, it was also crowded and suffocating. It was where Indians had to be, away from the majority of South Africans, little pegs to fit in apartheid

A Buddhist monk, dusty back alleys, a sleazy cafe owner and shimmering pagodas are all woven into Whisper of the Lotus, the newly released novel by former journalist Gabrielle Yetter who will be donating the first 57 days of proceeds from the book to

NINE-year-old Matthew Ohlson disappeared outside his Mitchells Plain home on March 24, 1997. He was never seen again. Right is a sketch of what he would look like today. MY MISSING children project led me to the Greater Blue Downs area along the R30

DERICK Knoetze is taking racing to new heights, with his specially-trained pigeons. The pigeon racer has won a number of titles over the years and is the Boland District Home Union Champion, and the Federated Board of the Homing Union Champion in the

South Africa’s Bird of the Year for 2020 is the Southern Ground-Hornbill, BirdLife South Africa said. The largest hornbill species is well known to many South Africans, especially those who visit the Kruger National Park. ■

CLIMATE change does not only have an impact on the lives of humans, but affects seabirds too. Leiden conservation scientist, at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob), Lauren Waller said heavy rain can cause f

Now is the time you can live your dream. This is a year where you get what you want. So just a little work and you’re trending. It’s about realising your worth, and keeping to those goals. Never mind the obstacles. No illusions. You do what needs to

VALENTINO’S autumn ready-to-wear show a few months ago was a fleeting display of uncomplicated beauty. That runway spectacle, in the final days of a bustling, crowded Paris Fashion Week, may well have signalled the end of an era. It was early March a

FOR more than six years, pop star Bruno Mars has quietly backed the small rum brand, SelvaRey. It began catering his events and parties in 2014, and although the singer got involved in 2015, his commitment has largely gone unnoticed. An Esquire round

The fifth episode in the new season of The Crown has a simple one-word title: “Fagan”. Outside of England, the word Fagan calls to mind not much. Inside England, the word conjures up the scariest and dodgiest threat to a sitting monarch in modern his

Best friends Mia and Mel run their own cosmetics company. But they’re in over their heads. A buyout proposal puts their lifelong friendship to the ultimate test. The beauty business is about to get ugly. Award-winners Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant le

“THAT’S so 2020,” people collectively heaved, again and again, during a year ravaged by a global pandemic, climate crises and political and social dissent. As our worlds careened off the cliffs of normalcy, some books were so prescient – so very well

IN AUGUST, I wrote that “cryptocurrency is coming of age as an investment” in the light of more buy-in from large global institutional investors, wide interest on the part of a younger generation of investors, and increased regulation, which would ha

THIS FEATURE IS SPONSORED BY PSG WEALTH Email your queries to perfin@inl.co.za or fax them to 021 488 4119 It has been a tough year, but, amazingly, I am receiving three-quarters of my annual bonus. I don’t want to make any errors with this windfall

As a result of space constraints, we are unable to publish the unit trust prices. The performance data can be found at www.fundsdata.co.za/navs ■

1. A survival guide for Black Friday weekend. 2. Top tips for budgeting and getting a bang for your hard-earned buck. 3. What to expect on Black Friday from the e-commerce arena. 4. Make sure you can afford sale items before you purchase them. 5.

LAST week, the financial media were abuzz about an exchange-control circular from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) that, among other things, apparently changed the status of locally listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking global indices fro

A RECENT survey among South Africans showed that during the lockdown many of them had upped their skills by doing an online course. In the 4th-quarter 2020 issue of Personal Finance magazine, we guide you through the fast-expanding world of free and

THE unexpected events of the world’s greatest treehouse is back with the 10th book in the popular Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. The 130-Storey Treehouse is filled with wild and crazy adventures as Andy, Jill, Terry, and the tre

WHEN Dean Nicholson set off to bike from his home in Scotland to Thailand, he packed a tent, sleeping bag, stove, hammock and sound system. A few months into his adventure, he had to make room for additional supplies, such as toys, a harness and a do

■ How will the work-from-home trend impact commercial property? ■ Will retailers turn Black Friday into Black December? ■ Q: My partner and I are in our 40s with children and still do not own our home. ■ Q: We are finally ready to buy our first home

BIDX1 will be auctioning residential properties from around the country in online sales on December 2, 9 and 10. “Highlights include an immaculate three-bedroom, three-bathroom family home in sought-after Plattekloof in Cape Town’s popular northern s

A COPY of the first Batman comic was sold at auction for $1.5 million (about R23m) last week, becoming the most expensive comic book starring The Dark Knight sold. Heritage Auctions vice-president Barry Sandoval said, “I’m not surprised at the result

FEW players enjoyed Chelsea's domination of Tottenham Hotspur as much as striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink during his time at Stamford Bridge but the Dutchman believes the balance of power has shifted ahead of Sunday's derby. One year into his reign as

IT doesn’t get much bigger than Western Province versus the Blue Bulls when it comes to local rugby. The age-old rivals will square off at Newlands today (kick-off 7pm) in their opening Currie Cup fixture. And while it’s always a big one, this one fe

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LEWIS Hamilton set the pace on the opening day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix with the fastest lap in a floodlit session that was interrupted by a stray dog and a crash for Red Bull's Alexander Albon. The Briton, who equalled Michael Schumach

THE dire effects that came with Mamelodi Sundowns beginning their calendar year having had to juggle between continental and domestic football so often, saw them stutter in the early stages of their domestic title defence. That they’ve successfully r

A NUMBER of boxing experts and commentators have been warning former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to stick to exhibition matches rather than contemplating a return to competitive boxing. But, at least, one active boxer is convinced that

Sharks (31) 45 Pumas (3) 10 MIKE GREENAWAY THE Sharks ended the Super Rugby Unlocked campaign on a depressing note when their match against the Stormers was called off but a week later they bounced back emphatically with a polished demolition of the

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THE demand for micro-living is growing as new lifestyles are embraced and millennials, in particular, look for location over square meterage. They want to be close enough to the city centre to be able to walk, cycle, or rely on public transportation,