# The City of Cape Town is offering a 100-thousand-rand reward for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for mass shootings in Mitchells Plain. On Thursday, ten people were shot in three separate incidents in Beacon Valley and three died. Two more people were killed in Tafelsig and Town Centre. Mayoral committee member for […]
# The DA says in a single, ill-considered move, the Department of Defence has jeopardised the future of every Independent Power Producer project in South Africa, undermining both energy security and investment prospects. The DA’s Nico Pienaar says the department placed a moratorium on issuing no-objection letters, an essential requirement for all IPP applications to […]
# The GOOD Party says it is concerned that professionals are increasingly leaving Cape Town for Gauteng, citing high living costs and safety concerns. The party says one of the central reasons cited is the cost of living, particularly the steep municipal rates and tariffs imposed by the DA-led City of Cape Town. GOOD’s Anton […]
# The City of Tshwane is encouraging investors and business owners to bring their jobs, businesses and investments to Tshwane. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa says reports, published in Business Day indicate a migration of professionals from Cape Town to Gauteng. She says the Tshwane Economic Development Agency, has also set itself […]
# The Western Cape MEC for Mobility, Isaac Sileku, urges all road users, pedestrians, and public transport operators to exercise extreme caution as inclement weather conditions set in. He says the South African Weather Service has issued a warning that a series of cold fronts are expected to affect the province from today through to Sunday. Sileku […]
# The City of Tshwane has referred 713 properties to the city’s Finance Department for implementation of penalty rates and taxes. These properties are where illegal landuse activities have been identified by the city’s Built Environment and Enforcement Division and remedial action has not been implemented by the owners. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development […]
# The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation has recognised the cultural, architectural and academic importance of the newly-restored University of the Witwatersrand Anglo American Digital Dome with the unveiling of a historic Blue Plaque. The plaque pays tribute to over 60 years of the Wits Planetarium’s contribution to education, science, and civic life. The university says the dome’s […]
# The Do More Foundation has launched their Mandela Day Campaign and called on South Africans to take action for young children by helping to build climate-resilient early learning or Early Childhood Development centres in underserved communities. The foundation’s Jessica Ronaasen says this year’s Mandela Day campaign centers on the powerful idea of a better climate future begins with […]
# Two suspected cash-in-transit robbers were arrested and two were fatally wounded during the shootout with police in Sinyameni, KwaZulu-Natal last evening. Police spokesperson, Jay Naicker says police received intelligence of a planned heist and an operation was immediately activated, with law enforcement officers deployed to monitor and patrol the identified area. He says a […]
