# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has described former deputy president David Mabuza as a leader who championed unity. Mabuza died yesterday following breathing difficulties. He served as deputy president from 2018 to 2023. Mabuza’s health became a talking point during his tenure, when he visited Russia to receive medical treatment. Speaking outside Mabuza’s Bryanston home, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Austria’s Africa Strategy aligns well with South Africa’s economic growth and structural reform agenda. Welcoming Austrian president Alexander van der Bellen at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said the two countries share common goals in areas like infrastructure, energy, digitalisation, and climate resilience. He added South Africa remains Austria’s […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad bied ‘n beloning van 100-duisend-rand aan vir inligting wat sal lei tot die inhegtenisneming en vervolging van persone wat verantwoordelik is vir ‘n massaskietery in Mitchells Plain. Tien mense is Donderdag in drie afsonderlike voorvalle in Beacon Valley geskiet met drie wat noodlottig gewond was. Nog twee mense is in Tafelsig […]
# Die GOOD-party is bekommerd omdat beroepslui toenemend vanaf Kaapstad na Gauteng verhuis, met verwysing na hoë lewenskoste en veiligheidskwessies. Die party sê een van die hoofredes wat aangevoer word, is die lewenskoste, veral die duur munisipale tariewe en tariewe wat die DA-geleide Stad Kaapstad ingestel het. Anton Louw van GOOD sê hierdie onverbiddelike verhogings […]
# Die minister in die Presidensie, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni en die statistikus-generaal, Risenga Maluleke, het met die uitvoerende hoof van Capitec, Gerrie Fourie, vergader om werkloosheidsyfers te bespreek. Fourie het onlangs aangevoer dat die werkloosheidskoers nader aan tien-persent is, teenoor die amptelike koers van 32,9-persent. Maluleke sê die gesprek in Stellenbosch was konstruktief en het bevestig […]
# Die Tafelberg-sweefspoor sal vanaf 28 Julie tot 3 Augustus sy bedrywighede by die boonste en onderste stasies sluit vir jaarlikse onderhoudswerk. Die uitvoerende direkteur, Selma Hercules, sê die sluiting is om veiligheid en betroubaarheid verseker. Hercules doen ‘n beroep op stappers om die berg te voet af te klim, aangesien alle sweefspoor-dienste gestaak word. […]
# 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 […]
# AfriForum has activated its emergency fund to support firefighters, including farmers and volunteers, battling wildfires in the northern parts of the country. The organisation has prepared 300 emergency packs containing burn treatments, hydration aids, and protective items. AfriForum’s Tarien Cooks says the initiative ensures immediate relief where government support is often delayed:
# 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 […]
