Local

Mixed reaction to party funding ruling

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has warned that Wednesday’s judgment of the High Court in the Western Cape could render Parliament’s work unnecessary. The court gave Parliament 18 months to force political parties to disclose private funding. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on political party funding is already working on the Bill.[…]

Read »

Cape Town injects millions to improve air quality

The City of Cape Town has invested more than R1 million in its Air Quality Management Unit. It operates through the Specialised Environmental Health Department, helps to monitor and measure the air of 13 community stations across the Metro. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety, JP Smith says recent data from[…]

Read »

Cosatu marches set to disrupt traffic

Traffic congestion is expected in various cities across the country on Wednesday as the Congress of South African Trade Unions will be staging a national march. Disruptions are expected across the City of Cape Town in areas such as Buitenkant Street, Strand Street, Adderley Street, Wale Street, Spin and Bureau[…]

Read »

Cape Town gets tough with delinquent water users

The City of Cape Town plans to install roughly 2 000 water management devices per week on properties of excessive users to force down consumption, mayoral committee member Xanthea Limberg said on Monday. In a statement, Limberg said the devices will only allow water consumption of 350l per day on[…]

Read »

Mkhize calls for unity in the ANC

ANC Treasurer General and party presidential hopeful, Doctor Zweli Mkhize, has again called for unity in the ruling party. Mkhize was addressing party members and members of the South African National Civic Organisation in the eThekwini region. He called on ANC branches to hold leaders accountable and to only vote[…]

Read »

Ramaphosa in London to boost SA bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup

Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa will be presenting South Africa’s bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023 in London on Monday. Ramphosa is accompanied by Sports Minister Thulas Nxesi and members of the sports fraternity. South Africa is contesting for the hosting rights along with France and Ireland. President[…]

Read »

Mother of all marches against Zuma

The ANC’s allies, Cosatu and the SA Communist Party (SACP), will on Wednesday take to the streets as part of a national shutdown in a show of force against President Jacob Zuma, the man they propelled to power a decade ago. The trade union federation and the communist party said[…]

Read »

Bus drives into two Nyanga homes, driver killed

A Golden Arrow bus drove into two homes in Zwelitsha in Nyanga East, Cape Town, on Saturday afternoon when the bus driver was killed in an attempted robbery, police said. No one was injured during the collision, Western Cape Police spokesperson Andrè Traut told News24. Nyanga ward councillor Luyanda Nyingwa[…]

Read »
WhatsApp WhatsApp us
Wait a sec, saving restore vars.