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Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report
National
/ 23 May 2025

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report

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

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Wildfires ravage 32 000 hectares of Western Cape land this fire season
The Green Guardian
/ 25 March 2025

Wildfires ravage 32 000 hectares of Western Cape land this fire season

The Swartberg Protected Area sees largest damage with more than 15 500 hectares burned

By Sheree Bega
Deputy national prosecutions director Rodney de Kock dies of brain cancer
National
/ 21 January 2025

Deputy national prosecutions director Rodney de Kock dies of brain cancer

The National Prosecuting Authority praised him for his passion for justice and the rule of law

By MG Reporter
Deaths on South African roads during the festive period up 5.3%
National
/ 20 January 2025

Deaths on South African roads during the festive period up 5.3%

KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were the hotspots for crashes

By Umamah Bakharia
Western Cape education department refutes R1.2bn tender irregularities
Education
/ 4 December 2024

Western Cape education department refutes R1.2bn tender irregularities

The State Information Technology Agency has recommended an investigation into the tender awarded to Blue Network Consortium

By Umamah Bakharia
The mayor-go-round must stop
Opinion
/ 10 November 2024

The mayor-go-round must stop

The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments

By Ian Siebörger
27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday
Crime
/ 30 October 2024

27s gang member sentenced to life for rape, murder of ex-girlfriend on 21st birthday

Calvin Cloete hacked Carmen Gouws to death with an axe and stomped on her back with such force that he left shoe imprints

By MG Reporter
The Western Cape’s Wupperthal is so safe that you can sleep on your stoep
National
/ 19 October 2024

The Western Cape’s Wupperthal is so safe that you can sleep on your stoep

But jobs are scarce in this small Cederberg mission town

By Liezl Human
Drought and warming a threat to endangered Western Cape vygie
The Green Guardian
/ 30 August 2024

Drought and warming a threat to endangered Western Cape vygie

Grazing and plant poaching are also factors leading to the rare Prince Albert vygie dwindling, researchers said

By Sheree Bega
International cooperation needed to end succulent poaching in the Western Cape
The Green Guardian
/ 18 August 2024

International cooperation needed to end succulent poaching in the Western Cape

Interventions are needed to address demand in destination countries in East Asia, Democratic Alliance says

By Sheree Bega
Despite heavy rains, Western Cape’s wheat crop looks promising
Thought Leader
/ 12 August 2024

Despite heavy rains, Western Cape’s wheat crop looks promising

Warmer, drier weather in the coming weeks would boost production in the Western Cape where two-thirds of South Africa’s wheat is grown.

By Wandile Sihlobo
Unprecedented rabies outbreak among Cape Fur Seals in Cape Town
The Green Guardian
/ 22 July 2024

Unprecedented rabies outbreak among Cape Fur Seals in Cape Town

A committee has been set up to establish the scale and extent of the outbreak along the Cape coast

By Sheree Bega
A new GNU: South Africa’s first democratic election and the evolution of power sharing in the ANC
Opinion
/ 13 June 2024

A new GNU: South Africa’s first democratic election and the evolution of power sharing in the ANC

The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable

By Mzwandile Manto kaB. Wapi
Safety MEC blames a lack of police resources for shootings in Khayelitsha
National
/ 11 June 2024

Safety MEC blames a lack of police resources for shootings in Khayelitsha

Eight people have been killed in three incidents in the Cape Flats township over the weekend

By Umamah Bakharia
DA comfortably retains majority in Western Cape
Politics
/ 1 June 2024

DA comfortably retains majority in Western Cape

But political parties and independents are collectively challenging the result in the province where the ANC is down nine percentage points from 2019

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Cancer-related insurance claims on the rise, post-Covid-19’
Business
/ 21 May 2024

‘Cancer-related insurance claims on the rise, post-Covid-19’

Cancer accounted for about 32.3% of all insurer Liberty’s claims for 2023

By Anathi Madubela
‘Miracle’ survivor found five days after George building collapse
National
/ 11 May 2024

‘Miracle’ survivor found five days after George building collapse

The man was extricated by rescue workers and rushed to hospital

By Afp
Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises
Opinion
/ 18 April 2024

Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises

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

By Phylicia Oppelt
Severe storm continues to lash Western Cape
The Green Guardian
/ 8 April 2024

Severe storm continues to lash Western Cape

Heavy rainfall, strong winds and fires have damaged roads and structures in the province

By Sheree Bega and Ozayr Patel
It’s dangerous to forget Cape Town’s Day Zero
Opinion
/ 15 March 2024

It’s dangerous to forget Cape Town’s Day Zero

Water scarcity in dry places has long shaped how people have used the resource

By Matthew Wingfield and Steven Robins
SA’s great white sharks need urgent protection, say marine biologists
The Green Guardian
/ 9 March 2024

SA’s great white sharks need urgent protection, say marine biologists

Researchers don’t want authorities let off the hook over the dwindling great white shark population

By Sheree Bega
ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%

The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
Survey finds positive changes in SA magistrates’ courts
National
/ 14 February 2024

Survey finds positive changes in SA magistrates’ courts

The report says the treatment of people has largely improved but delays as well as missing court dockets and files remain a problem

By Umamah Bakharia
Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’
National
/ 28 January 2024

Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’

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

By Raeesa Pather
The clash of the Numbers gangs
National
/ 21 January 2024

The clash of the Numbers gangs

How the 26s, 27s and 28s prison gangs got their name, and how street gangs usurped them

By Eunice Masson
Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin
National
/ 19 January 2024

Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin

There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
Hill-Lewis to run unopposed as DA Western Cape deputy leader
Politics
/ 25 October 2023

Hill-Lewis to run unopposed as DA Western Cape deputy leader

The Democratic Alliance elections in the province will see Bonginkosi Madikizela go up against the current acting leader, Tertius Simmers

By Lizeka Tandwa
South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding
Thought Leader
/ 29 September 2023

South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding

Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage

By Ozayr Patel
Western Cape is a priority, says Police Minister Bheki Cele
National
/ 26 September 2023

Western Cape is a priority, says Police Minister Bheki Cele

The police arrested three people and killed four others suspected of cash-in-transit heists

By Umamah Bakharia
Taxi council and Cape Town agree to end eight-day taxi strike
National
/ 11 August 2023

Taxi council and Cape Town agree to end eight-day taxi strike

The South African National Taxi Council agreed to release a warning notice of any future strike action at least 36 hours in advance

By Eunice Masson
Taxi strike highlights sector’s stranglehold on public transport
National
/ 11 August 2023

Taxi strike highlights sector’s stranglehold on public transport

It has also brought to the fore the political power tussle between the DA in the Western Cape and the ANC-led national government

By Lyse Comins
Virtual classes can solve overcrowding and learner placement crisis
Education
/ 5 July 2023

Virtual classes can solve overcrowding and learner placement crisis

Digital education can assist in delivering large parts of the curriculum model without displacing teachers or removing the relevance of schools

By Mandisa Ndlovu
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