Marizka Coetzer

Pretoria

Journalist at The Citizen (South Africa)

Journalist, author & gypsy.

Articles

Centurion's sinkhole problem digs deeper hole in city's pockets

3 days ago | citizen.co.za | Marizka Coetzer

A third sinkhole formed in Centurion last week – one of an estimated 50 that the city did not have the budget to fix. About 25 households of Lyttleton Manor in Centurion were locked in their area on Friday after a huge new sinkhole formed overnight at the corner of Burger Avenue and Langerbrink Road. City of Tshwane spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the sinkhole currently measured at approximately 40m in diameter and 3.5m in depth.
Centurion’s sinkhole problem digs deeper hole in city’s pockets

3 days ago | flipboard.com | Marizka Coetzer

11 hours agoThe first group of White South African refugees arrived in the U.S. on Monday under President Trump's executive order mandating they be prioritized for resettlement — even as the broader refugee program remains largely on hold. The 59 Afrikaners, descendants of mainly Dutch colonists, underwent …
Drive to repair Tshwane's 'five' potholes

4 days ago | citizen.co.za | Marizka Coetzer

Civil society organisations and community members continue to carry the responsibility of repairing potholes around Pretoria, while the municipality stays mum. Last Wednesday, Betereinders cofounder pastor Johan Erasmus and his team took to the streets with the NG Oosterlig en Dialogue community as part of their Gatvol pothole project to fix over 100 potholes in the east of Pretoria. “We used over 100 of 35kg buckets of pothole mix with over 100 people helping,” he said.
Drive to repair Tshwane’s ‘five’ potholes

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Marizka Coetzer

Civil society organisations and community members continue to carry the responsibility of repairing potholes around Pretoria, while the municipality …
Popcru want Ian Cameron's head over Mashatile VIP protection officers' criticism

1 week ago | citizen.co.za | Marizka Coetzer

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) has demanded the removal of Parliament’s police portfolio committee chair Ian Cameron over his criticism of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP protection officers. Cameron this week shared his outrage at the South African Police Service (Saps)’s decision to clear eight members of Mashatile’s security team of charges during an internal disciplinary process. The eight are still facing legal proceedings in court.
Popcru want Ian Cameron’s head over Mashatile VIP protection officers’ criticism

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Marizka Coetzer

NowIn recent days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided at least nine restaurants in the nation’s capital, requesting proof that the establishments are not employing people illegally. Washington, D.C., long presented itself as a “sanctuary city,” so the mere fact ICE agents targeted a few …
In lockdown with no water or electricity ... by a sinkhole

1 week ago | citizen.co.za | Marizka Coetzer

Some Tshwane residents could call into work this morning and tell their boss they are in lockdown. This is after a huge new sinkhole formed overnight on the corner of Burger Avenue and Langerbrink Road in Lyttleton Manor, Centurion. The site is just four blocks from a Tshwane municipal office and is surrounded by three schools, at least two churches, a shopping centre, and a hospital. Centurion is reportedly grappling with more than 50 sinkholes at the moment.
In lockdown with no water or electricity … by a sinkhole

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Marizka Coetzer

In lockdown with no water or electricity … by a sinkholeSome Tshwane residents could call into work this morning and tell their boss they are in lockdown. This is after a huge new sinkhole formed overnight …
Language or legacy: Afrikaans at a crossroads after 100 years

1 week ago | citizen.co.za | Marizka Coetzer

As many South Africans celebrated the 100th-year of existence of the Afrikaans language, some doubt it would be around another year, or exist in a significant way. But EFF MP Carl Niehaus loves Afrikaans. “I grew up speaking Afrikaans; it’s my mother language. I like the word mother tongue because the first language I learned was Afrikaans from my mother,” he said. Niehaus added: “We should be careful not to use Afrikaans for political and racial purposes because it damages the language”.
Language or legacy: Afrikaans at a crossroads after 100 years

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Marizka Coetzer

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