R2.2m Drug Bust in Beaufort West
There has been another major drug bust on the N1 highway in the Western Cape. Over R2 million worth of…
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CCC satisfied with its prominence in its first election
Contesting an election for the first, the Cape Coloured Congress secured a resounding 2.87% of the vote, coming in fifth…
State of Planet Earth amid COP26
Climate change is back on the international stage at the COP26 summit currently underway. World leaders and corporations have yet…
2021 Local Government Elections Declared Free & Fair
The 2021 local government elections have been declared free and fair. IEC Chairperson Glen Mashinini expressed his satisfaction with the overall…
SA Embarks On A Clean Energy Infrastructure Programme
South Africa has entered a partnership with several European nations to support a transition to a low carbon economy. President…
Storm Brewing as Parties Consider Cape Election Re-Run
The Al-Jamaah Party’s leader, Ganief Hendricks says that the IEC in the Western Cape has harmed the country’s electoral democracy.…
Coalition Governments Are A Betrayal To Voters
Coalition governments are a betrayal to South African voters. Political analyst Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast contends that before the political elite…
Provincial IEC Accused of Failing Electorate
There’s been a call for a re-run of the municipal elections. This as members of the Democratic Independent Party and…
Facebook Shuts Down Its Facial Recognition System
Facebook says that it will shut down its facial recognition system and deleting scan data on its users. The company…
Several Elements Behind Local Government Poll Bungles
The highly contested municipal elections resulted in many glitches that took place on voting day. Radio 786 reporters on the…
Study: Lockdown was Harder on Small Scale Food Industry
Covid-19 regulations affected different parts of the food systems unevenly. This is the conclusion of new research that focused on…
Continued fuel hikes will financially cripple households
Amid elections and promises made to make life more affordable for residents, motorists have been slapped with yet another hefty…
Minority Rule Could be Good and Bad
Minority governments are becoming more pronounced at a municipal level in South Africa. This as a growing number of citizens…
R2m Drugs Found in Truck Destined for Cape Town
Western Cape authorities are cracking down on drug trafficking in the province. In the latest, more than R2 million worth…
Free and Fair Elections Come at a Cost
The budget cuts that the IEC had to enforce have played a significant role in the facilitation of this year’s…
Only 12.2 Million People Voted In The Municipal Elections
Just over 12.2 million people voted in the local government elections. This figure is unprecedentedly low, considering the 26.12 million…
4 People Killed & 2 SAPS Members Injured In Crash
Four people have been killed in an accident involving a police vehicle in Hermanus yesterday morning. The crash occurred on…
Heathfield High Principal Dismissal Highlights WCED Double-Standards
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has dismissed Heathfield High School principal Wesley Neumann. On Wednesday, Neumann posted the Final…
Municipal Fund Mismanagement Costing Service Delivery
Among the many problems facing municipalities, their finances and financial management have drastically affected service delivery. Today’s edition of the…