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Unique selling point: Blok’s THIRTEENONUP in Greenpoint, Cape Town, sits a short walk from the park, the promenade and the Waterfront. The location works across buyer types. The development launches on 8 July. Photo: Supplied
CAPE TOWN PROPERTY

What it takes to keep building a city

Cape Town's property development scene is experiencing a significant boom, with new construction sites even needing to import tower cranes. This article delves into how developer…

  • Ash Müller
6 min read
SOUTH AFRICA

Controversial Dina Pule returns to cabinet as Steenhuisen is officially demoted

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a significant Cabinet reshuffle, bringing back former Communications Minister Dina Pule as the new Minister of Social Development. This…

3 min read
Duty to voters: Geordin Hill-Lewis has defended his proposed changes to the party’s Government of National Unity deployment list. Photo: Supplied
SOUTH AFRICA

DA shake-up triggers internal revolt

Democratic Alliance leader Geordin Hill-Lewis's proposed reshuffle of Government of National Unity deployments has met with significant internal resistance, as party members…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
6 min read
Due process: Multiple sources say senior DA leaders were blindsided by Geordin Hill-Lewis’s proposed reshuffle this week. Photo: Supplied
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Angst and anger as DA reshuffles

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis’s decision to seek sweeping changes to the party’s representation in the government of national unity (GNU) has ruffled…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
POLITICS

David Maynier moves from education to environment in DA cabinet shake-up

David Maynier has been appointed as the new Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, a move welcomed by conservation and animal welfare organisations hoping for a…

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read
SOUTH AFRICA POLITICS

Steenhuisen demoted as Hill-Lewis reshuffles his cabinet 

Democratic Alliance (DA) federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture. Hill-Lewis, who succeeded…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
2 min read