Daanyaal Matthews

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Crime expert Mike Bolhuis says South Africa needs a highly specialised unit fundamentally like the CIA and the FBI equipped with the best cyber units and infrastructure to tackle organised crime and racketeering in South Africa. The proposal comes after an alarming 170 people were murdered and 100 wounded in the ganglands of the Western Cape in the last two weeks. This is despite the South […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, together with Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala, will embark on a targeted intervention roadshow to ten public bodies that have recorded the largest year-on-year declines in Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) work opportunities during the 2025/26 financial year. The initiative forms part of the Ministry's ongoing efforts to strengthen the implementation of the EPWP, identify the causes of […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Reacting to the recent arrest of Lanele Xaba, better known as John English, Fish Hoek Community Police Forum (CPF) Chairperson Andre Blom says the sand sculpture, Xaba, has been informed to apply for the permit to operate in the area. The City of Cape Town has denied reports that well-known Fish Hoek sand sculptor Lanele Xaba was arrested while creating his artwork on the beach earlier […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Speaking to VOC News, to give more information regarding a new report by the Cape Town Central City Improvement District (CCID) which shows property development in the CBD exceeded R12.8 billion during the year under review, The Central City Improvement District (CCID) board chair, Rob Kane says The growth of the CBD is also being supported by the redevelopment of older buildings, including heritage properties, with […]

Speaking to VOC News, Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo, a senior research consultant on migration at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), argued that evidence consistently shows immigration has a positive impact on South Africa's economy. Citing studies by the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the researcher said each immigrant creates an average of two jobs, contributes to economic growth, and helps raise per capita income. “So, […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Ahead of the final voter registration this coming weekend, The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Western Cape hosted a Thought Leadership Seminar, under the theme "From Ballot to Better Governance: The Power of Consequential Decisions," as part of its active citizen participation initiative ahead of the 4 November 2026 Local Government Elections. The seminar aims to promote informed and critical-thinking voter participation by helping citizens […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane South Africa's economic recovery is being undermined by growing municipal dysfunction, with failing local government services emerging as a significant constraint on investment, business activity and long-term growth. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned that while the economy entered the year on a positive footing, rising fuel prices and heightened uncertainty weakened household spending and investment. Although the Reserve Bank expects economic activity to improve in […]

By Odwa Bafana Mkentane Police have launched a murder investigation after five young people were shot and killed in a suspected targeted attack at a house in Gugulethu, in the early hours of Monday. The shooting, which also left a sixth victim injured, has prompted an intensive investigation by the Western Cape's Serious and Violent Crime Unit as authorities work to establish the motive and track down the gunmen responsible. […]