8PM News show Body Notable quote.Madeleine Albright: “There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other” and Albert Einstein:“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”8PM News with Melanie Rice.
87-year-old shares story of hope article 87-year-old Pat Jones, one of the oldest South Africans to test positive for #COVID-19 spoke to Melanie Rice about her recovery after she spent a week in the ICU.
72-hour activation plan for Gugulethu article Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Gugulethu today after eight people were killed in a mass shooting incident yesterday. It’s believed the gunmen open fire on a home in the area before fleeing the scene. Our reporter Natalie Malgas spoke to us from Gugulethu earlier today.
7 killed in Gugulethu shooting article Police are investigating a shooting incident, which took place in Gugulethu near Cape Town this evening. Police say three women and four men, aged between 30 and 40 years old, were shot and killed when a group of armed men, opened fire on a house in the area. Two others were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. Natalie Malgas is on the scene.
58 families evicted near Hermanus article Close to 60 families have been booted from their homes in Paradise Park, near Hermanus. The families say the land which they've called home for more than 30 years, has been sold out from under them. Our reporter, Natalie Malgas, joined us to provide details on this story.
55 Cape firefighters face the chop article Over 500 of Cape Town's firefighters are facing disciplinary action, over an illegal strike back in 2019. City fire crews are calling for changes to their employment contract that predates 1994. They also want changes to their 24-hour shift cycle and the municipality's pay structure. Our reporter Natalie Malgas has more.
500 000 extra vaccines for teachers? article Did teacher unions ring the bell too soon when they announced that educators would start, receiving their jabs from this coming Wednesday? Basil Manuel, the Executive Director of the National Professional Teachers Organisation of SA admits that there isn’t a lot of time left. He adds that it is a logistical nightmare but preparations have started. He says teachers and education workers over the age of 40 will be first in line
50 people who f***ed up SA article What do Carl Niehaus, Markus Jooste, Oscar Pistorius, Helen Zille and the Guptas have in common? They are all on the list of 50 people, who effed up South Africa. This is the latest book by authors Alex Parker, Tim Richman and cartoonist Zapiro, And comes a decade after their bestseller, ‘50 People who stuffed up South Africa’. Author Alexander Parker joined us via Skype.
50 E Cape pupils left out in the cold article The school year is nearing the halfway mark and school pupils across the country are most likely preparing for the mid-year exams. But for more than 50 pupils at an Eastern Cape school, this is not the case. That’s because they have no teachers and have had no schooling since the beginning of the year. The only qualified teacher, who also happens to be the school principal, retired last year. Mbasa Khwaza has more.
