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Nyanga residents relieved after rubbish removed

Residents of the Europe informal settlement in Nyanga are relieved following the removal of large mounds of rubbish which had piled up since December. The problem occurred when some residents refused to allow the City of Cape Town to use its expanded public works programme database to select community contract cleaners. There were allegations of corruption, GroundUp reported on Wednesday. Instead, residents wanted to randomly select 16 cleaners using the […]

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Santaco gives the thumbs up to taxi re-capitalisation program

The South Africa National Taxi Council (Santaco) president Phillip Taaibosch says the proposed taxi re-capitalization program presented to the government will change the life of the taxi industry for the better. Speaking at the organization’s Kwazulu-Natal Annual General meeting in Durban, Taaibosch says the programme will make business easier for taxi owners. “We have looked at the taxi re-capitalisation program which is currently under review and I believe that our […]

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Government ‘has a grip’ on fiscal numbers: Gordhan

The South African government has a good handle on the countries fiscal numbers says Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan. This comes after the Minister delivered his 2017 Budget Speech on Wednesday. Speaking on Morning Live, Minister Gordhan says deficit is under control but the revenue could be better as the country lost R30 billion since February 2016. “On the expenditure side we had to make tough decisions as the government […]

today23 February 2017

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Safety guide for hikers

Over the weekend, Cape Town residents were alarmed when first-time hiker, Ebrahim Dawood, was discovered battered and bruised the morning after he was reported missing by his fellow hikers. Dawood ventured into the popular hiking trails of Newlands Forest, located on the slopes of Table Mountain, where he decided to take a different route to his group, but never met them at the planned meeting spot. Upon locating him, Dawood […]

today22 February 2017

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Tax hike announcement expected in Budget: Analyst

South Africans will be keenly watching Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan deliver the National Budget Speech for 2017 on Wednesday, which will provide clarity on the state of the country’s economy. Following the State of the Nation Address, South Africa has been abuzz with questions about what to expect after a year of an unsteady rand, many voicing concern about fears of tax increases. Considering the sense of uncertainty surrounding the […]

today22 February 2017

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Beyond the numbers, Gordhan’s Budget will be a political statement

One thing we know about Budget 2017 is that Finance Minister will be reflecting only a faction of the governing ANC when he delivers his speech in the National Assembly. Last year, Gordhan was seen as a saviour following the Nene debacle. He was the interim captain of a floundering ship. This year is different. Although he has acted as a moral and ethical bulwark against a never-ending wave of […]

today22 February 2017

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ANC Western Cape secretary assault case resumes

The assault case against the ANC's Western Cape secretary Faiez Jacobs is expected to resume in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The ANC’s national disciplinary committee found him guilty of assault in April 2016, following an altercation with former ANC employee, Wesley Seale, at the ANC's provincial offices in November 2015. Jacobs had his party membership suspended for 18 months. The sanction, however, was suspended for three years. […]

today22 February 2017

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Reclaim the City hangs laundry at Western Cape SOPA

Non-profit organisation Reclaim the City on Tuesday hung out “laundry” during the debate on the Western Cape State of the Province Address (SOPA), to object to the lack of inner city housing. “No deal on Tafelberg”, “land for the people not for profit” and “Is the provincial property committee broken?” were some of the phrases written on clothes the group’s members displayed in the provincial legislature. In a statement, Reclaim […]

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Gordhan must prioritise education funding: Youth

The 2016 student protests during the Fees Must Fall movement have the youth wanting Treasury to put more money into education. The youth have differing views on where the money should go, but they agree that education should be a priority in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Budget Speech on Wednesday afternoon. Baradi Moletsane from Auckland Park in Johannesburg says she expects Gordhan to put in more money to help those […]

today22 February 2017

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