The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem
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The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern
The Swartberg Protected Area sees largest damage with more than 15 500 hectares burned
The National Prosecuting Authority praised him for his passion for justice and the rule of law
KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were the hotspots for crashes
The State Information Technology Agency has recommended an investigation into the tender awarded to Blue Network Consortium
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints
But jobs are scarce in this small Cederberg mission town
Grazing and plant poaching are also factors leading to the rare Prince Albert vygie dwindling, researchers said
Interventions are needed to address demand in destination countries in East Asia, Democratic Alliance says
Warmer, drier weather in the coming weeks would boost production in the Western Cape where two-thirds of South Africa’s wheat is grown.
A committee has been set up to establish the scale and extent of the outbreak along the Cape coast
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The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable
Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend
But political parties and independents are collectively challenging the result in the province where the ANC is down nine percentage points from 2019
Cancer accounted for about 32.3% of all insurer Liberty’s claims for 2023
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The man was extricated by rescue workers and rushed to hospital
The DG Murray Trust has identified 10 opportunities for change that are directed at breaking the intergenerational poverty and inequality deeply rooted in our country
Heavy rainfall, strong winds and fires have damaged roads and structures in the province
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Water scarcity in dry places has long shaped how people have used the resource
Researchers don’t want authorities let off the hook over the dwindling great white shark population
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The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance
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The report says the treatment of people has largely improved but delays as well as missing court dockets and files remain a problem
The City of Cape Town has installed meters that limit the amount of water people use but it is hurting the poor, who use far less water than the wealthy
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How the 26s, 27s and 28s prison gangs got their name, and how street gangs usurped them
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There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape
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The Democratic Alliance elections in the province will see Bonginkosi Madikizela go up against the current acting leader, Tertius Simmers
Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage
The police arrested three people and killed four others suspected of cash-in-transit heists
The South African National Taxi Council agreed to release a warning notice of any future strike action at least 36 hours in advance