City of CT sounds the alarm over kidnappings & extortionists
The City of Cape Town has sounded the alarm on extortion syndicates operating from Long Street through to Khayelitsha. Mayoral…
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‘SANDF deployment to fight crime not needed’
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the South Africa Police Service is reinvigorated in the fight against crime. The President is…
More delays to SRD grant payments
Recipients of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant could have to wait even longer before receiving payment. This delay…
Zionist settlers defile Al Aqsa through Lions Gate
The Israeli occupation regime is stepping up its attack on the Al Aqsa Mosque complex. For the first time the…
Stolen Western Cape vehicles found in neighbouring province
A 44-year-old man has been arrested after vehicles stolen in the Western Cape were found at a premises in the…
Flood stricken Pakistan appeals for help
Pakistan is reeling from the monsoon flooding as the death toll has climbed to more than a thousand. About 30…
Parliament repairs could cost more than R1.2bn
To rebuild Parliament following the devastating fire in January will cost just over R1.2-billion. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia…
City plans on providing 300m litres of water daily by 2030
The City of Cape Town plans on providing 300 million litres of water daily from new water sources by 2030.…
Competition Commission raids several insurance firms
Several insurance firms have been raided over their alleged collusion to fix prices or trading conditions for several policies. The…
W.C gov condemns Golden Arrow bus attacks
Mobility MEC in the Western Cape Daylin Mitchell has condemned the torching of Golden Arrow buses and private vehicles in…
Sunflower cooking oil prices could increase again
South Africa may be seeing potential increases in the price of sunflower cooking oil. The Competition Commission says their findings…
‘Cost of fuel, food and electricity should be reduced’ – SAFTU
Labour federation Cosatu and affiliated unions have handed over their memorandum of demands to Parliament. Unions are demanding the reduction…
5 year imprisonment for man caught with R926 000 drugs
A Western Cape drug trafficker has been sentenced to an effective five years behind bars. The 32-year-old Typhenne Ewyne Jantjies…
Kenyans sue UK government over colonial dispossession
Kenyans want Britain to be held accountable for its colonial-era crimes. A group of Kenyan residents have filed a lawsuit…
No work, no pay for public servants taking part in national shutdown
Government has warned workers participating in tomorrow’s national struck that they won’t get paid for the day. The Department of…
Gov officials working for companies they regulated a cause for concern
There is a strong presumption of conflict of interest in the telecommunications sector. Political analyst, Dr Ralph Mathekga notes that…
Guns are the weapon of choice for murders in the W.C
A firearm was the weapon of choice for most of the murders in the Western Cape during the first quarter.…
Illegal land grabs remains a problem in Cape Town
The national housing rollout deficit is a key factor affecting service delivery. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP…