Lisa Isaacs

Content Manager, Cape Times

Have your say: Eskom plans to hike power price by 20. 5%

Lisa Isaacs|Published

The public has until Friday to comment on Eskom’s proposed 20. 5% electricity price hike.

Omicron variant prevalent in wastewater, says medical research scientists

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Scientists from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) confirmed they have detected the Omicron variant in the majority of wastewater treatment plants ...

Four suspected poachers arrested over Inverdoorn rhino ’massacre’

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Four suspects are expected to appear in court on Monday on poaching-related charges following the massacre of four Inverdoorn rhinos last week.

Activists, small-scale fishers astonished at Mantashe’s seismic survey comments

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Mantashe last week threw his weight behind the Shell seismic survey on the Wild Coast.

Eskom desperate to stop load shedding says, board chairperson

Mayibongwe Maqhina and Lisa Isaacs|Published

The solution to load shedding was to accelerate the immediate procurement of additional capacity of energy supply to a tune that was between 4 000 and 6 000 megawatts. ...

Cosatu backs ANC staff in salary debacle, says situation is ’embarrassing’

Tarryn-Leigh Solomons and Lisa Isaacs|Published

The federation has thrown its weight behind disgruntled ANC staffers who will take their frustrations to the streets on Monday as they embark on a nationwide picket ...

SA awaits UK 'red list' decision

Lisa Isaacs and Odwa Mkentane|Published

This after reports emerged at the weekend that the UK is expected to slash the list from 54 countries to nine.

Escape from Kabul – a South African’s story

Lisa Isaacs|Published

The trauma of escaping from Kabul amid one of the largest airlifts in history and jarring scenes of desperate people attempting to leave the city will live with ...

Covid-19 C. 1. 2 strain found in all provinces at ‘relatively low frequency’

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Health authorities are on high alert following the detection of the highly mutated coronavirus strain, C. 1. 2.

Praise pours in for ‘outstanding’ athletes

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Paralympic gold medallists Anruné Weyers and Ntando Mahlangu have thanked the public for the flood of support received after bagging the first two medals for Team ...

19 million defective KOO and Hugo canned products returned after recall

Lisa Isaacs|Published

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) on Monday said the recall was progressing well and was not yet finalised.

Stores begin pulling millions of ’defective’ cans of vegetables from shelves

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Products from the KOO and Hugo’s canned vegetable range include baked beans, cream-style sweetcorn, and garden peas in brine.

Approval of CoronaVac vaccine welcomed

Nicola Daniels and Lisa Isaacs|Published

Health Department says it will implement an expanded and multi-pronged vaccination programme to reach as many people as possible.

UN experts slam 'alarmingly high' scale of GBVF in SA

Lisa Isaacs and Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

In a scathing report, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women said available evidence indicated that the scale of domestic violence, including ...

SA drug regulator to test efficacy of CoronaVac vaccine

Lisa Isaacs|Published

CoronaVac is an inactivated virus Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech in Beijing, China, with clinical trials reported in Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, the ...

Private security will be present at Brackenfell High School as EFF vows to protest

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Brackenfell High School will remain open and private security will be present for the planned EFF protest at the institution on Friday.

Whistleblower in fear after posting video of ‘white’ party at Brackenfell High School

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Ivan Simmers went to the Bellville police station to lodge a complaint after he said he had been followed by a suspicious vehicle to various locations in his area, ...

Karoo farmers allegedly crack skull of job seeker

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Residents of the small Karoo town of Murraysburg have demanded justice for job seeker Anthony Koopman, who sustained severe injuries, including a cracked skull, ...

Medical aids cover digital psychology sessions

Lisa Isaacs|Published

Fund extends its free virtual medical consultations to all South Africans

After 30 applications, Manenberg woman with Master's degree gets her dream job

Lisa Isaacs|Published

The Cape Town woman was overwhelmed at the response following her story.

Joburg farmer ordered to pay R40 000 for neglecting dogs

Lisa Isaacs|Published

The SPCA found 32 dogs in dire condition.

Discovery refuses to payout claim as man is 'too old'

Lisa Isaacs|Published

'Each claim is assessed on an individual basis and unfortunately Mr Daniels’s claim doesn’t meet the required criteria. '

Deep fear rises for the world’s oceans

Lisa Isaacs|Published

“Unless we act now to protect them, deep-sea mining could have devastating consequences for marine life and humanity. "

SKA projects create over 7 000 jobs

Lisa Isaacs|Published

SKA will be able to detect radio waves from objects millions or even billions of light years away