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Three suspects arrested in connection with kidnapping and extortion in Cape Town [SOUND]

# Cape Town Metro Police have arrested three suspects, who have been charged with kidnapping, extortion, pointing of a firearm, and possession of stolen property. Metro police spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says armed suspects accosted four people, a woman and three men, as they were about to enter a shop in Epping 2. She says the […]

People Against Budget Cuts is demanding an end to austerity measures [SOUND]

# The People Against Budget Cuts says it rejects any value-added tax increases in the budget and is demanding an end to the austerity measures that have negatively impacted communities. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is set to table the budget in Parliament on Wednesday. People Against Budget Cuts spokesperson, Busi Mtabane, says the government must reconsider its budget allocations and ensure that economic policies […]