Making headlines: Here are our Top10 news stories of the week

A memorandum once again calling for the renaming of Cape Town International Airport to Krotoa Airport is set to be handed to Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Picture: Supplied

A memorandum once again calling for the renaming of Cape Town International Airport to Krotoa Airport is set to be handed to Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Picture: Supplied

Published Jul 16, 2022

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10. Still no outcome in hearing about Maties urinating saga

The Stellenbosch University (SU) has cited “complexities” as the reason its Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) has yet to determine the outcome of suspended Theuns du Toit’s hearing.

Stellenbosch University student Babalo Ndwayana, whose belongings were urinated on by a white student, Theuns du Toit, has accused the disciplinary committee hearing the matter of bias. Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency(ANA)

9. Calls for Cape Town International Airport name change

Numerous calls had been made in the past for the name change, however the department had stated that the public consultation process reached no consensus, leading to the renaming effort being abandoned.

A memorandum once again calling for the renaming of Cape Town International Airport to Krotoa Airport is set to be handed to Minister Nathi Mthethwa. Picture: David Ritchie/African News Agency/ANA

8. Teenagers in dog fight video to face charges – NSPCA

On July 8, a graphic video of dog fighting was forwarded to the NSPCA’s Special Investigations Unit by a detective at the Aliwal North police station in the Eastern Cape.

The NSPCA have identified a teen duo behind a dog fight caught on camera, which resulted in the death of one of the animals. Picture: Supplied

7. Government lost battle to get people vaccinated for Covid-19

Like the rest of the world, South Africa continues to grapple with Covid-19 and how to adequately respond to the pandemic.

Although the rates of hospitalisations and deaths during the fifth wave have been much lower compared to previous waves, the government continues to encourage citizens to get vaccinated to mitigate the effects of future waves. Picture: AP

6. 22 killed in tavern shootings across SA

In widespread massacres at the weekend, 22 people died in three violent shootings in three provinces.

In Gauteng, 15 people were massacred at the Nomzamo Tavern in Orlando East when unknown assailants openedfire on 23 people after midnight, leaving 10 others wounded and rushed to Chris Baragwanath Hospital. Picture: Timothy Bernard/African News Agency (ANA)

5. Eskom’s chief nuclear officer at Koeberg power station resigns

After 27 years at Eskom, Koeberg’s chief nuclear officer, Riedewaan Barkadien, has resigned and will take up a job at a Canadian nuclear utility in an executive position.

Riedewaan Barkadien

4. Former Sars executive sticks to his guns on Mkhwebane not giving him a hearing

Johann van Loggerenberg said Mkhwebane could have heard from him, the very person who managed the so-called “rogue unit” for almost the entire period of its existence.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture Henk Kruger/ANA/African News Agency

3. Former Sars executive disputes he changed his residential address

Former Sars executive Johann van Loggerenberg on Wednesday testified virtually at the parliamentary inquiry into the fitness of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office.

Former Sars executive Johann van Loggerenberg

2. Public protector inquiry has no predetermined outcomes – Qubudile Dyantyi

The inquiry into the fitness of suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office was a process that did not have predetermined outcomes, chairperson of the Section194 Committee Qubudile Dyantyi said on Monday.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane looked pensive on Monday on the first day of Parliament’s inquiry into her fitness to hold office. Picture: Armand Hough/African News Agency (ANA)

1. R654 million worth of SA citrus could be destroyed, jobs lost

The Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) says new “politically motivated” European Union regulations could see R654 million of South Africa’s citrus produce destroyed.

R654 million of SA citrus produce destroyed.Picture: Zanele Zulu/African News Agency (ANA)

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