Nicola Daniels

Multimedia Journalist, Cape Times

Standard Bank suspends marketing manager after drug and firearms arrest

Nicola Daniels|Updated

Standard Bank has suspended marketing manager Raed Cupido following his arrest in a significant drug and firearms bust.

Letter of demand for Steenhuisen to act against hazardous pesticides

Nicola Daniels|Published

They have given the minister 21 days “to indicate his willingness” to undertake the steps set out in the letter, failing which they are threatening legal action. ...

Alarming rise of vaping among teens

Nicola Daniels and Siphesihle Buthelezi|Published

The KwaZulu-Natal Parents Association expresses concern over the alarming rise of vaping among young people, highlighting its prevalence in schools and the need ...

City electricity cost hikes in court’s hands

Nicola Daniels|Published

While the City had taken Nersa’s decision on judicial review at the time, Minister of Energy, Gwede Mantashe earlier this year said there was no interim court order ...

Concern at poor use of R2m claims system

Nicola Daniels|Published

According to the minister three service providers appointed to assist the department in dealing with medico-legal claims also allegedly filed 58 fraudulent claims. ...

Hundreds march for six-month ARV refills on World Aids Day

Nicola Daniels|Published

Around two million people living with HIV are still not on HIV treatment.

Sassa's online system at risk of cyber threats

Nicola Daniels|Published

The students discovered several alleged vulnerabilities using a combination of randomly generated South African ID numbers and public access to Sassa’s Application ...

Concerns raised over ‘outdated’ Agrochemical regulations in SA

Nicola Daniels|Published

The municipality said they have 139 spaza and house shops in the area who currently comply with the Municipality’s land use planning legislation safety.

SCA allows contractor to correct breach of permit blunder at tourist facility

Nicola Daniels|Published

According to court documents, the contractor subsequently began construction without obtaining approved building plans from the municipality.

Why 14000 meters ‘missed’ deadline

Nicola Daniels|Published

Eskom spells out how customers will still be able to recode their devices.

Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation withdraws from US-funded event

Nicola Daniels|Published

The Foundation does not support Israel’s war against the Palestinian people; that the Foundation is of the view that its participation in the WMD Assembly will not ...

Human trafficking survivor lives to tell the tale

Nicola Daniels|Published

‘I was forced to get married to a man a year older than my mom. He was old enough to be my father’.

Dumped expired food sparks fears in Khayelitsha

Nicola Daniels|Published

Nine children from Mossel Bay were discharged from hospital after being rushed there due to stomach cramps allegedly linked to chips they bought from a local shop. ...

Informal sector voices concerns over spaza shop registration deadline

Nicola Daniels|Published

According to the president, there have been a total of 890 reported incidents of food-borne illnesses across all provinces since September.

G20 summit leaders’ consensus on energy transition unlikely

Nicola Daniels|Published

South Africa will this year also officially be handed the G20 Presidency during the Rio Leaders’ Summit.

Broken and Beautiful: A woman’s journey with cerebral palsy

Nicola Daniels|Published

Marking Disability Rights Awareness Month, Jessica van der Merwe delves into the inspiration behind her autobiography ‘Broken and Beautiful’, a story of how she ...

State accountability urged amid pesticide-related child deaths

Nicola Daniels|Published

“The government should ban the worst actors and take steps to restrict access to other agents that are hazardous,” London said.

Blanket pesticides ban off the cards

Nicola Daniels|Published

The Department of Agriculture hopes that its investigation will help confirm the source of and how banned and restricted pesticides found their way onto the streets ...

Court turns down amnesty bid in COSAS 4 murders

Nicola Daniels|Published

Mfalapitsa had lured the boys to a mine under the guise that he would train them to carry out acts of resistance.

Elderly couple sues over property condition

Nicola Daniels|Published

The couple is suing the agent and the executor of the late seller’s estate for over R100 000 to have a new deck installed citing alleged misrepresentations on the ...

Cops arrest three linked to taxi violence murders in EC

Nicola Daniels|Published

In videos circulating on social media, the men are seen cornered in a buzzing Mall of Africa in Midrand, and bystanders watch as they are handcuffed.

Government banks on tough regulations to address concerns about food sold at spaza shops in townships

Nicola Daniels|Published

The department noted that municipal officials would assist applicants in the process, ensuring timely approvals and smooth operations for new and existing businesses. ...

Food poisoning: Western Cape on high alert

Nicola Daniels|Published

Children, elderly, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable.

‘There’s turmoil on the top’: Mark Lifman's murder signals upheaval in Cape Town’s organised crime landscape

Nicola Daniels|Published

Lifman was one of three suspects, arrested in December 2020 in connection with the murder of “steroid king” Brian Wainstein, in August 2017.

New project spells more trouble for child maintenance defaulters

Nicola Daniels|Published

Defaulting on maintenance was a criminal offence, and parents were entitled to lay a criminal charge.