BELGRAVIA – A drunken driver was arrested on Saturday 27 February after a black Fiat Punto collided with a white Toyota Corolla in Aristotle Avenue at the intersection at Queen’s Park in Belgravia, Kimberley. According to police spokesperson Captain Tessa Jansen, the police were called to the scene of the accident. On arrival at the […]
The price of one Bitcoin fell by R170 453.41 to R673 604.43, after it peaked at R844 057.84 last week. “Risk-on assets are taking a hit at the moment — we’re seeing stocks slide and crypto is following,” said Vijay Ayyar, head of Asia Pacific for cryptocurrency exchange Luno in Singapore. “The dollar is strengthening, […]
NORTH WEST – A man in his 30s was killed last night when his vehicle rolled on the N12 outside of Potchefstroom. Read more on OFM.
DURBAN – A Pietermaritzburg doctor accused of holding employees hostage at her private practice and of ordering armed men to terrorize and torture others over a missing notebook has refuted the allegations, saying “the truth will come out”. Doctor Bongiwe Constantia Nungu, the owner of the Uminathi Medical Centre & Aesthetics Clinic, appeared at the […]
USA – New York’s governor denies wrongdoing and orders an external inquiry after claims by a second ex-aide. A second former aide has come forward with accusations of sexual harassment against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Charlotte Bennett, a health policy adviser to Mr Cuomo until November, told The New York Times that he had […]
SOUTH AFRICA – A preliminary forensic report claims that over R2 billion has been stolen from state power firm Eskom through a network of ghost service suppliers and well-placed officials, according to City Press. Read more on Business Tech or MyBroadband.
NAMIBIA – Erongo police crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Erastus Iikuyu confirmed that two people died in a car accident near Henties Bay on the way to Swakopmund on Saturday evening. The accident allegedly happened after a Golf crashed into the back of a bakkie on which several passengers were transported. The driver of the […]
The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes, making 2020 a bad year for the butterflies. The government commission for natural protected areas said the butterflies’ […]
Almost 10 years after scientists discovered the first cracks, a huge iceberg broke off from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Read more on Reuters.