# Western Cape MEC of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, has urged stakeholders to prioritise fixing operational challenges at the Port of Cape Town ahead of the 2025/2026 export season. It is estimated that approximately 55-thousand tonnes of table grapes were rerouted due to operational challenges at the port during the previous peak […]
# The DA claims the City of Tshwane ran out of cash to pay employees on payday, raising concerns about the metro’s financial health. The party’s Jacqui Uys alleges the city had sufficient funds only to process payroll on salary day, despite assurances that its budget was funded. She says Tshwane is about three-billion-rand below […]
# Amnesty International South Africa has accused government of causing a divide and inflaming tensions between South African citizens and fellow Africans living in the country. It cites government persisting with a broken immigration system that leaves those trying to claim asylum undocumented and in limbo. Spokesperson Shenilla Mohamed says using asylum seekers, refugees and […]
# Oudpresident Thabo Mbeki beskuldig president Cyril Ramaphosa dat hy wanvoorstellings oor onwettige migrasie aanhits. Ramaphosa sê onbeheerde onwettige migrasie skep veiligheidsgevare en is ʼn las op gesondheidsdienste. Mbeki sê dis net bespiegelings dat onwettige migrante die oorsaak is van hoë werkloosheidsvlakke, misdaad en gebrek aan ekonomiese groei en word nie deur bewyse ondersteun nie. […]
# Die KwaZulu-Natalse polisie het vyf mense aangekeer in verband met inbrake by sakeondernemings in Woody Glen in Hammersdale in die vroeë oggendure. Dit hou verband met betogings teen immigrante. Polisiewoordvoerder Robert Netshiunda sê hulle het vinnig reageer op berigte dat ʼn groep mense by vraghouer-snoepwinkels op Embuthweni-hoofweg inbreek. Hy sê een verdagte is in […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Ramp-koördineringspan sê personeel is reg oor die metro ontplooi om te reageer op enige voorvalle in verband met moontlike xenofobiese geweld. Woordvoerder Charlotte Powell sê daar is onbevestigde berigte van twee beplande optogte in die middestad, maar hulle het geen aansoeke ontvang nie. Sy sê hulle is ook bewus van […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki has accused president Cyril Ramaphosa of fuelling misconceptions about illegal migration in the country. Ramaphosa has stated that unchecked illegal migration risks security and burdens health care. Mbeki says claims that illegal migrants are the cause of high levels of unemployment, crime and lack of economic growth are speculative and […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested five suspects in connection with incidents relating to breaking into businesses at Woody Glen in Hammersdale in the early hours of this morning. This is amid anti-immigrant protests. Police spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda, says they responded swiftly to reports of a group of people who were breaking into container tuck shops […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Coordinating Team says staff have been deployed across the metro to respond to any incidents linked to the threat of xenophobic violence during today’s planned anti-illegal immigration protests. Spokesperson Charlotte Powell says there are unconfirmed reports of two planned marches in the CBD, but no applications were received. […]
