Mwangi Githahu

Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus

Council is EFFed up: Mayor surrounded by protesters

Mwangi Githahu|Published

A group of EFF councillors forced Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis off the podium where he had just begun his mayoral address during yesterday morning’s council meeting. ...

Western Cape lost R160m to extortion

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Millions of taxpayers’ rands are being spent to fight the construction mafia in the Western Cape.

Cape Town taxi violence: Premier Alan Winde pleads for law and order

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Alan Winde is angry and appalled by the violence caused by the taxi strike and has adopted a hardline “law and order” stance with regard to a return to negotiations ...

LOOK: Cape Town’s sewers upgrade, SA’s largest, gets under way and is set to be complete by 2025

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Suburbs benefiting from the sewer upgrades include, among others, Athlone, Hanover Park, Lotus River, Ottery, Grassy Park, Eagle Park, and areas around Pelican Park. ...

PIC’s desperate bid to recoup funds it invested in AYO

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The PIC made a R4. 3 billion investment for a 29% stake in AYO back in 2017 when AYO listed on the JSE, but now wants its money back, with interest, despite having ...

Trying to make an appointment at the barber shop? There’s an app for that

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Mitchells Plain digital entrepreneur, Mujaheed Martin, 23, is ready to launch his latest creation – a Barbershop App.

Sekunjalo bank accounts at Nedbank will remain open

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The Western Cape High Court ruled that Nedbank’s appeal against the interim interdict granted to Sekunjalo in June preventing the bank from closing them.

Public launches lawsuit against ‘racist’ SA banks

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More than 6 000 people who say they’ve been racially or otherwise discriminated against by South Africans banks have launched a class action suit against the financial ...

‘Rename Cape Town airport to Tutu’

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Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has proposed that Cape Town International Airport be renamed the Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu International Airport in honour of the late ...

Premier Alan Winde ranked in top 10 of South Africa’s provincial politicians on Twitter

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When you think about social media influencers, politicians are probably not the first people that come to mind, however a new report that ranks Premier Alan Winde ...

WATCH: Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announces his new mayoral committee

Theolin Tembo and Mwangi Githahu|Published

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced his mayoral committee and revealed a mix of new faces with a few familiar names who are being kept on to provide continuity ...

Religious groups join vax drive

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Religious groups have launched a campaign called #VaxuMzansi Campaign in an effort to vaccinate up to 70% of their congregations against Covid-19.

Western Cape already preparing for inevitable third wave

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Despite the imminent roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine and the province’s advanced efforts to purchase a contingency vaccine supply, Premier Alan Winde has said that ...

Morgues coping, some cemeteries at capacity, City says

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As the number of Covid-19-related deaths in the province hit 7 683 on Wednesday, Capetonians have been encouraged by the authorities to use alternative burial sites. ...

WATCH: Ramaphosa tours CTICC temporary hospital

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially opened the 850 intermediate care bed temporary CTICC 1 hospital.

Call for clarity on spaza shop regulations during lockdown

Mwangi Githahu|Published

DA Spokesperson for small business Zakhele Mbhele has called for clarity and consistency in applying lockdown regulations to spaza shops.

Major retailers probed for price hikes on items

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Eleven major retail stores across the country - including Spar, Pick 'n Pay, Checkers, Clicks and Makro - are under investigation for hiking prices on items such ...

Outrage over yet another Golden Arrow bus robbery

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Golden Arrow Bus Service has come under fire for being lax about the security of its drivers and passengers after yet another armed robbery on one of its buses. ...

Court rules against refugees

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The Western Cape High Court has granted the City a court order to force the refugees and asylum seekers living in and around the Central Methodist Mission on Greenmarket ...

‘Jail and prayer help ex-gangsters break deadly cycle’

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Time in jail and prayer seem to be the answer to successfully quitting a life of gangsterism on the Cape Flats, according to a new study.

Army hijab case postponed to January 2020

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The case in which a SANDF major stands accused of not taking off her headscarf worn under her uniform beret, has been postponed until January 22.

Cheap dop leaves Western Cape battling Foetal Alcohol Syndrome

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South Africa?s ?incredibly cheap? alcohol pricing and weekend binge drinking blamed for the prevalence of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in Western Cape.

Smokkie owners holding Sassa cards as surety for booze sold on credit

Mwangi Githahu|Published

Social Development MEC Sharna Fernandez says she is ?deeply worried? by the phenomenon where shebeen owners are holding grant money surety for drinking on credit. ...

Cape medics hit hard by post-traumatic stress disorder

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Work-related cases of post-traumatic stress disorder have resulted in 103 staff from the province?s emergency medical services putting in claims to the compensation ...

Headscarf case delayed

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The contentious question of what to do with officers in the military who wear religious attire with their military uniform remains unanswered.