Eyewitness News
Japan: The Aftermath
- Title
- Japan: The Aftermath
- Runtime
- 6:23
- Date posted
- 16 years ago
- Description
- EWN's Alex Eliseev describes what it was like covering the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March, 2011.
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- EWNonline - Pavement dwellers' short trek to Blikkiesdorp
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Dozens of families who had been living on a pavement along Symphony Way in Delft for nearly two years finally relented and moved to temporary relocation area, Blikkiesdorp on Monday 26 October, 2009 after the City of Cape Town secured an eviction order in the Western Cape High Court.
- Title
- EWNonline - Gugulethu residents demand mall jobs
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Dozens of Gugulethu residents protested outside the construction site for the new Gugulethu Square on Monday, 26 October 2009, demanding that locals be given first preference for jobs at the new development. The protest was organized by the Gugulethu anti-eviction campaign.
- Title
- EWNonline - John Legend on his South African tour
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- John Legend and Keri Hilson arrived in Cape Town on the 14th of October for the first of three concerts in South Africa. The duo addressed the local media - Eyewitness News was there.
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- EWNonline - slain principal's relatives speak out
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Eyewitness News spoke to Nonkonza Dziba about the murder of her sister-in-law,Nomzoxolo at the Sithembele Matiso Secondary School in New Crossroads. Dziba was the acting principal at the school. She was gunned down by two men in her office, who then fled in a white Toyota Corolla. Dziba's relatives and community members claim she was killed because of infighting at the school.
- Title
- EWNonline - Memorial service for slain Metro Police officer
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Cape Town Metro police officers attended a memorial service on Thursday, 27 August 2009 for their slain colleague, Charles Komba who was gunned down on duty.
- Title
- EWNonline - High level reaction to Cape Town principal's murder
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Several high profile politicians gathered at the Sithembele Matiso Secondary School in New Crossroads in the wake of the murder of acting principal, Nomzoxolo Dziba. Dziba was shot dead in her office on Monday, 24 August 2009.
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- EWNonline - Cape Town Mayor takes 'council to the people'
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Cape Town Mayor, Dan Plato is trying to counter service delivery protests by engaging directly with affected communities. Plato visited Du Noon informal settlement near Milnerton to chat to residents about their concerns and plans to do the same in all other areas where service delivery issues exist.
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- EWNonline - Monkeytown surrenders farm animals
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- A controversial animal sanctuary in Somerset West surrendered more than a dozen farm animals to the SPCA, saying the animals were living in less than adequate conditions. Eyewitness News accompanied the SPCA on its mission.
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- EWNonline - Housing in the Western Cape
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Eyewitness News explores the issue of housing in South Africa's Western Cape province. With one of the biggest housing backlogs and a growing need, authorities in the province have their hands full trying to make headway in reducing that backlog.
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- EWNonline - Weather wreaks havoc in the Cape
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 17 years ago
- Description
- Capetonians were kept on their toes by the onset of the latest winter cold front on Tuesday, 18 August 2009. Nearly two thousand people were affected in 24 informal settlements across the City and the weather wreaked havoc with the traffic.
- Title
- EWNonline - Community called on to safeguard high risk school
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Parents at St. Andrews High School in Cape Town where an attack on a learner was captured on CCTV camera, have been called on to help safeguard the school.
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- EWNonline - South Africans share their views on swine flu
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Panic has set in amongst some South Africans in the wake of hundreds of confirmed cases and at least one fatality. Eyewitness News took to the streets to hear the views of ordinary South Africans on the A(H1N1) pandemic.
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- EWNonline - SA's first swine flu death confirmed
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Western Cape Health authorities confirmed on Monday, 3 August 2009 that a 22-year-old student at Stellenbosch University, Ruan Muller, was the country's first known swine flu fatality.
- Title
- EWNonline - Cape Town school in the spotlight after knife attack
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Western Education authorities have scrambled to beef up security after an attack on a learner at St. Andrews Comprehensive High School was caught on CCTV camera. Violence in Western Cape schools continues to be a problem - in the first half of 2009 there were at least 60 stabbings, compared to 80 recorded in 2008.
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- EWNonline - Masiphumelele housing protest
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of residents in Masiphumelele in Cape Town went on the rampage on the 30th of July 2009, to demand better housing.
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- EWNonline - Security at Tygerberg Hospital
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Eyewitness News went on a tour of Tygerberg Hospital to see a security upgrade in progress following the abduction of a two-week-old baby on the 24th of July 2009.
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- EWNonline - Khayelitsha service delivery march
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of Khayelitsha residents marched on the Cape Town Civic Centre on the 20th of July '09 to protest against a lack of basic services in their areas.
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- EWNonline - Cape Town Metro cops get fit
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- The City of Cape Town started a four week exercise programme in July '099 in a bid to get their officers into shape
- Title
- EWNonline - SA Idols auditions
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Eyewitness News spoke to some hopefuls at the Cape Town auditions for season five of Idols.
- Title
- EWNonline - Didier Drogba comes to Johannesburg
- Runtime
- 1:51
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Chelsea's Ivorian striker Didier Drogba jetted into South Africa during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Drogba attended a tournament in which a number of Johannesburg schools represented different African countries. Eyeywitness News journalist Mayleen Vincent reports on the super striker's time at the event.
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- EWNonline - Bafana Bafana take on Brazil in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Tickets were a precious commodity during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup but that did not stop thousands of people flocking to fan parks to catch the games on big screens. Eyewitness News journalist Taurai Maduna reports on the atmosphere at one of the parks during Bafana Bafana's semi-final against Brazil.
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- EWNonline - The zazu is going to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Runtime
- 3:34
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- The vuvuzela certainly got noticed during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. While some felt it made it difficult for them to follow the matches (both in front of their televisions and in the stadia), most people were of the opinion that the sound of the blaring platic trumpets added to the atmosphere. Now the vuvuzela faces stiff competition from the Zazu.
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- EWNonline - Nelson Mandela turns 91
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- \The 18th of July 2009 signified a momentous day for a very special South African - Nelson Mandela. Madiba turned 91 and the great man's birthday was celebrated across the world. Eyewitness News journalist Tshepo Lesole takes a look at what some people, including the man himself, on the day.
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- EWNonline - Trade unions and government find middle ground over doctors' salaries
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Eyewitness News journalists Mandy Wiener and Taurai Maduna report on talks between government and several trad unions representing doctors over pay increases. The strike by some of the medical professionals has caused controversy, with some people arguing doctors should not be allowed to down tools. The doctors want government to implement the Occupation Specific Dispensation plan which will see them earning more.
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- EWNonline - David O' Sullivan on his new sports trivia book
- Runtime
- 9:32
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Talk Radio 702 host David O' Sullivan speaks to Eyewitness News Online Editor Sheldon Morais about his new sports trivia book. David and sports writer Kevin McCallum co-authored The Penguin Book of South African Sports Trivia.
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- EWNonline - Central Methodist Church
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 18 years ago
- Description
- Eyewitness News reveals more about the dire conditions destitute immigrants are living in at the Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg. At the beginning of 2009 EWN journalists Micel Schnehage and Tshepo Lesole revealed the hardships the foreigners and the business owners around the church face.

