# Western Cape MEC Ivan Meyer offficially welcomed delegates to Cape Town for the 31st Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth Conference held in the Mother City this week. Addressing delegates, Meyer says agriculture connects people, economies and nations. He highlighted climate change, water scarcity and rising costs as major challenges. He says innovation and […]
# The Public Servants Association raises concern over the subtle and systematic downsizing of the Public Service through voluntary exits, abolition and non-filling of posts, and redistribution of functions to overburdened employees. The PSA’s Claude Naicker says abolishing a post does not abolish the work, warning this creates a hollowed-out service. He urged government to […]
# Tshwane’s mayoral candidates are bracing for another possible coalition government as vote counting continues. No party is expected to secure an outright majority, with coalition talks likely to begin soon. Tshwane has been governed through coalitions since 2016, marked by instability and a revolving door of mayors. DA candidate Cilliers Brink says they will […]
# Mpumalanga police are investigating the death of a man who was shot outside a voting station in Bushbuckridge last night. Spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says the victim was found with gunshot wounds and was declared dead at the scene. No arrests have been made. Police condemn the incident, saying violence has no place in democratic […]
# Cape Town welcomed over two-thousand-200 young leaders from 190 countries to the One Young World Summit starting today at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Marking South Africa’s youth activism legacy and the Soweto Uprising’s 50th anniversary, the event focuses on climate, peace, equity, health, technology, and human rights. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety […]
# The National Lottery says nine lucky players from across South Africa won over 2.8-million-rand each in Friday’s PowerBall cascading jackpot. Winning tickets were purchased in places such as Makhanda, Mthatha, George, and Alberton. This follows September’s creation of 15 millionaires in one night. The Lottery says smaller prizes can be claimed immediately at retail […]
# The Johannesburg High Court has reserved judgment in the case of AfriForum challenging Johannesburg’s water demand management levy, which collects 1.8-billion-rand annually from residents despite ongoing water outages. AfriForum is challenging the legality of a fixed levy of 107-rand-74 per connection, raised by 65.6-percent. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal urges residents to hold the metro […]
# A 32-year-old man was arrested at a voting station in Lulekani, Limpopo, this morning for photographing his marked ballot paper, violating the Electoral Act. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mabasa says he will appear in court today. Police are searching for a second suspect who posted a similar picture on social media after being confronted. Mabasa […]
# Officers attached to the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan have surpassed one-thousand illegal firearm confiscations since February 2020 in the Western Cape. LEAP, a joint initiative of the City of Cape Town and Western Cape Government, has recovered one-thousand-and-three firearms, including pistols, revolvers and AK47 rifles, 13-thousand-362 rounds of ammunition and made more than one […]
