# Wes-Kaapse damvlakke het met 10-persent gestyg na die onlangse reën en broodnodige verligting vir die streek gebring. Volgens plaaslike owerhede het die toename die waterreserwes vir huishoudings, landbou en nywerhede ʼn aansienlike hupstoot gegee. Dit volg na goeie reënbuie die afgelope weke oor die provinsie. Ten spyte van die styging, waarsku owerhede dat inwoners […]
# ʼn Strafregtelike ondersoek is begin ná Bob Vylan en Kneecap se vertonings op die Glastonbury-kunstefees in Engeland. Die Britse minister van Kultuur, Lisa Nandy, beweer daar is ʼn leierskapsprobleem by die BBC. Sy kritiseer die korporasie oor sy besluit om nie die regstreekse uitsending te staak nie nadat die groep se voorsanger uitgeroep het […]
# The EFF has written to the acting CEO of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Waseem Carrim raising urgent concerns about alleged irregular payments made to four student accommodation intermediaries. The party says these companies each charge 5-percent on all transactions facilitated between the scheme and accommodation providers. It says the scheme disbursed 2.9-billion-rand in 2024 to […]
# The City of Cape Town has redeployed additional policing resources to support SAPS operations targeting known gang and extortion hotspots. On Saturday evening, officers attached to the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan arrested a driver and passenger for possession of a loaded assault rifle in Gugulethu. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the discovery […]
# The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce has appointed Caren Sutherns as its new president, succeeding Connie Mashaba. Sutherns, with over 30 years of legal experience and a strong background in property development, has been instrumental in policy discussions and regeneration projects. She pledged to drive innovation, member value, and collaboration to support business growth. JCCI […]
# Western Cape dam levels have risen by 10-percent following recent rainfall, providing much-needed relief to the region. According to local authorities, the average dam capacity has increased significantly, boosting water reserves for households, agriculture, and industry. The improvement comes after weeks of steady showers across the province. While the rise in dam levels is […]
# A criminal investigation has been launched into the performances of Bob Vylan and Kneecap at the Glastonbury Festival in England on Saturday. Britain’s Culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has claimed there is a leadership problem at the BBC. She criticised the corporation over its decision not to pull the livestream after the band’s frontman shouted […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape says the killing of councillors in the Stellenbosch Municipality paints a picture of a municipality gripped by lawlessness and power struggles with deadly consequences. GOOD’s Robin Hendrikse says the trial of those accused of orchestrating the 2019 murder of former deputy mayorCameron Mcako, is continuing in the […]
# Gauteng verskerp sy stryd teen verslawing met honderde jongmense uit behoeftige gemeenskappe wat gratis behandeling in Heidelberg kry. Dis deel van premier Panyaza Lesufi se belofte om toegang tot rehabilitasie uit te brei. Daar is egter kommer oor die stelsel se vermoë omdat meer as 34-duisend mense op toelating wag. Die LUR vir Maatskaplike […]
