Ramadhani Kusaga

2 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Ramadhani Kusaga

The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has confirmed that the final day of the second term – which signals the start of the June-July school holidays – will be Friday, 27 June. Pupils will return to their desks on Tuesday, 22 July for Term 3. That means a June-July holiday period of 24 days in total, comprising three full weeks plus one extra day – and weekends.

2 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Ramadhani Kusaga

A British man has walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash that killed everyone else on board in an extraordinary tale of survival. Vishwashkumar Ramesh was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 flight when it crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad, western India. Ramesh’s brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, told BBC News that Vishwashkumar “has no idea how he survived” and escaped the plane as the only survivor.

2 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Ramadhani Kusaga

South Africa rescue teams recovered more bodies on Thursday, days after heavy rains and strong winds battered the Eastern Cape province, as the death toll rose to at least 78 due to floods. The bitterly cold winter storm struck the largely rural and underdeveloped province on Monday, causing a river to burst its banks and submerge homes, with several make-shift dwellings toppled.

2 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Ramadhani Kusaga

Kaizer Chiefs have said goodbye to Sabelo Radebe, Ranga Chivaviro, and Njabulo Blom. However, new reports say the squad trimming is not over. Before the Betway Premiership giants begin to announce new signings as of 1 July, Nasreddine Nabi and his technical team are set to release a few more players. Kaizer Chiefs are likely to part ways with George Matlou, Tebogo Potsane, Zitha Kwinika, Fiacre Ntwari and Samkelo Zwane, while promising academy talents are set to go on loan spells.

2 weeks ago | thesouthafrican.com | Ramadhani Kusaga

An Air India flight heading to London Gatwick Airport with 242 people on board has sadly crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India on Thursday, 12 June. As reported by Reuters, airline officials, police and India’s health minister have confirmed that “many people” were killed on flight AI171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was en route to Gatwick Airport in the UK when it went down in a civilian area near the airport just minutes after leaving the runway.