Unusual and mostly unknown facts about South Africa; Milnerton Fault Line
The Koeberg nuclear power station is built over a fault line. The last activity reported was over in 1809, and it measured a 6.5...
Unique and bizarre holidays; Today is, National Tourism Day
Date When celebrated: Always on May 7
Today is a great day to be a tourist. It's National Tourism Day! On this day, municipalities and tourism sites around...
What will it take to improve Food Safety Standards in SA?
The recent Listeria outbreak, which claimed over 180 lives, has been a major eye opener for South Africans and has resulted in consumers not...
Two days of rainfall forecast for the Cape
Cape Town dam levels rose by 0.9% last week, thanks to rainfall from the previous week, and the good news is more rain is...
Giraffe kills filmmaker at wildlife facility in South Africa
A giraffe has killed a South African filmmaker who was on assignment at a wildlife facility northwest of Johannesburg.
Filming agency CallaCrew says Carlos Carvalho...
Cape Town best in Africa for business tourism events
Cape Town was once again crowned as the number one city in Africa for business tourism events by the International Congress and Convention Association...
One in four employees suffer from depression
One in four employees has been diagnosed with depression, and the country’s economic contributors aged 25 to 44 are most affected, taking more than...
A scientist says he’s invented a replacement for plastic water bottles that fully decomposes...
A British scientist claims to have invented a plastic-free, single-use water bottle that can decompose within three weeks.
The Choose Water bottle, developed...
What South African businesses need to know about cannabis oil
In March 2017, Justice Dennis Davis handed down a judgment in the Western Cape High Court that declared sections of the Drugs and Drug...
City of Cape Town receives 37 000 comments on its tariff hikes
The City of Cape Town’s public participation process on the proposed tariff increases closed with more than 37000 comments Friday, of which 80% were...
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By Larry Claasen
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