Mwangi Githahu

Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus

Couple being forced out of home by foul generator smoke, noise pollution complaints

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Sven Wolf and Megan Jacobs, who live in the Wembley Square residential apartment complex in Gardens, have complained several times to their body corporate, but to ...

Sactwu case against Independent Media Consortium delayed to next week by fresh evidence

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Sactwu sued IMC for R300 million, which it claims is the capital plus interest on a R150 million investment agreement they say was a loan.

Health Ministry slammed over Muslim nurses’ dress code

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The Islamic Medical Association of South Africa (Imasa), with the Cape Town Ulama Board and other Islamic bodies, has requested exemptions for Muslims after the ...

‘Sactwu chief was never under any pressure to sign Indy deal’

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Independent Media chief executive Takudzwa Hove on Wednesday testified that he never pressured SA Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) general secretary ...

Central Line shack dwellers: Kubayi declares dispute with the City, Prasa preps their removal

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Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi declared a dispute in terms of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act (IGR) with the City over the Central Line ...

Cape universal socket innovator wants to give back by hiring ex-prisoners on his assembly plants

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David Harte, the Cape Town inventor who invented and patented the universal light bulb socket, is ready to start mass manufacturing his invention and, with prison ...

Fur flies as Gcaleka gets Public Protector nod

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She has not even been appointed to the job, but acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has already brought out the claws of opposition parties vehemently opposed ...

Electricity Minister Ramokgopa slammed for skipping fourth consecutive meeting with Cape MPLs

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Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has come under fire from members of the legislature for skipping a briefing to the ad hoc committee on energy at the last ...

Fur flies as Gcaleka gets public protector nod but DA calls for her post to be re-advertised

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She has not even been appointed to the job, but acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has already brought out the claws of opposition parties vehemently opposed ...

Robben Island museum highlights women in tech at annual women’s month lecture

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The Robben Island Museum has used its sixth annual Women’s Month Imbokodo lecture to spotlight the efforts and successes of women leading the way in the information ...

City of Cape Town threatened with court action if it doesn’t lower electricity tariffs

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Consumer rights group Electricity Prices Must Fall has threatened to go to court if the City refuses to drop its electricity tariff.

DA wants prompt handling of Mkhwebane’s removal to avoid R10 million gratuity payment

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The DA has called for the prompt tabling of the Section 194 Committee’s final report in Parliament in a bid to prevent suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane ...

DA wants prompt handling of Mkhwebane’s removal to avoid her getting a R10m gratuity payment

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The DA has called for the prompt tabling of the Section 194 Committee’s final report in Parliament in a bid to prevent suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane ...

As taxi imbizo begins in Cape Town, clarity sought on laws surrounding taxi impoundments

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As three-days of talks between the City, the province and Santaco got under way on Monday in Cape Town, Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga was determined to approach ...

MPs question Santaco’s exclusion from parliamentary meeting on recent taxi strike

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Opposition MPs on the portfolio committee on transport have questioned why Santaco was not invited to a committee meeting at which the recent taxi strike and the ...

Court rules against man’s Covid death will being revoked

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The Western Cape High Court has ruled that there was insufficient evidence to show that a man who died in hospital from Covid-19 had intended to revoke his will ...

Province receives green groups’ backing on Karpowerships stance and renewable energy future

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The province has received backing from green groups for its determination to ensure that future electricity generation for the Western Cape should come from low-carbon, ...

Cape Town mayor announces Civic Honours for soccer coach Desiree Ellis, and others

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Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced the names of exceptional South Africans who will receive Civic Honours for their significant contribution to society, both ...

All Capetonians invited to picket against high electricity tariffs at the Civic Centre

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The organisers of Saturday’s “Electricity Prices Must Fall” 10am protest outside the Civic Centre have extended an invitation to all Capetonians who feel aggrieved ...

EFF focuses on Phala Phala report during Gcaleka interview for public protector post

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Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka held firm on her report on the Phala Phala game farm matter on Thursday as EFF MP Omphile Maotwe quizzed her during the final interviews ...

JP Smith and taxi strike handling at centre of EFF protest at council meeting

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Speaking after the chaos when members of the EFF disrupted mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s speech, EFF party leader in council, Ntsikelelo Tyandela, said their demands ...

Council is EFFed up: Mayor surrounded by protesters

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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. ...

EFF councillors force Cape Town mayor Hill-Lewis off council podium, carry banners attacking JP Smith

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A group of EFF councillors forced mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis off the podium where he had just begun making his mayoral address during this ...

Public protector candidates say they have what it takes to turn office around

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Interviews of the eight shortlisted candidates for the job of public protector began on Wednesday with the first of the nominees saying he has what it takes to make ...

Koeberg issues mount: Activists say vastly underestimated refurbishment costs threaten economy

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Issues are mounting at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station as the life extension project falls further and further behind schedule.