# The DA will submit Parliamentary questions to Defence and Militart Veterans minister Angie Motshekga, demanding full disclosure on costs, funds raised, and spending from the SANDF’s luxury Golf Day at Pinnacle Point in Mossel Bay on 19 September. The party says hosting such an event is tone-deaf while veterans’ medical bills go unpaid and […]
# The Western Cape province has downscaled economic growth targets amid 30-percent US tariffs. Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC, Ivan Meyer, seeks to reduce the province’s GDP growth ambitions from five-percent to three-percent annually by 2035. The province’s one-trillion-rand Growth for Jobs target is now revised to 700- to 800-billion-rand. The MEC emphasised prioritising […]
# The City of Cape Town is inviting public comments on its updated draft Traffic Calming Policy until 13 September 2025. The policy aims to enhance road safety, prioritising vulnerable users and school zones, while allowing more flexibility in design and implementation. Key changes include expanded interventions, policy exceptions for pedestrian-heavy areas, and proactive planning […]
# Western Cape Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers has handed over 20 “Breaking New Ground” homes in Calitzdorp’s 113-million-rand Bergsig housing project. Approximately 564 families have received homes, with 92 more due by end of August, totalling 656. The project targets backyard dwellers and farm workers, bringing them closer to services. The MEC says despite vandalism […]
# The Public Servants Association has called for an Industrialisation Summit in 60 days to address the North West unemployment crisis. In a statement, the association raised concern over North West’s unemployment with Statistics South Africa reporting a 40.1-percent official rate and 54.7-percent expanded rate, leaving over 1.5-million jobless. The province faces economic collapse across […]
# South Africa’s ticketless parking platform KaChing will cease operations on 31 August 2025. Launched in 2015, KaChing used automatic number plate recognition to simplify parking payments. Despite serving over 25-thousand users and processing a million transactions, app issues and unresponsive customer service plagued the platform. The company says that users with prepaid balances must […]
# Action Society has confirmed that the trial of the alleged Paarl photographer rapist begins on Monday at the Paarl Regional Court, three years after Leighché Thomas was drugged and raped. Action Society spokesperson, Juanita du Preez, says the 19-year-old, hoping to build a modelling career, was lured by the well-known photographer under the false […]
# Soccer: The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal has declared the 27-million-rand sponsorship deal between Royal AM and Msunduzi Municipality unlawful, ordering the club to repay the full amount. The 2021 three-year deal, at nine-million-rand annually, was controversially paid upfront. Following a DA challenge, the court ruled it breached procurement rules. Royal AM, recently expelled […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that a citizen-composed steering committee will be elected today to lead the National Dialogue. Speaking at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, Ramaphosa assured the dialogue would be held at minimal cost as cost-cutting measures are being implemented. He praised UNISA for offering its venue free and said […]
