The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has welcomed the withdrawal of the proposed R20 billion tax increase in the 2026/2027 national budget, saying it provides temporary relief to taxpayers and small businesses. However, the organisation cautioned that the timing of the move, just ahead of local government elections, raises questions
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has opened a case against forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan at Cape Town Central Police Station, citing contempt of Parliament under the Powers, Privileges and Immunities Act. O’Sullivan walked out of an ad hoc committee probing alleged criminal infiltration while he was still under oath. EFF
A new study has raised red flags about the marketing of baby food products in South Africa, warning that some companies may be sidestepping national health regulations designed to protect infants and support breastfeeding. Research conducted by Aneeqah Latief, a dietician and researcher at the University of the Western Cape,
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has confirmed that two South African men who were recruited to participate in the Russia-Ukraine war have died. The circumstances surrounding their deaths remain unclear. Lamola clarified that the two men were not among the 17 South Africans allegedly recruited under false pretences last year
Iranian and American negotiators are engaged in a third round of indirect nuclear talks in Geneva. The discussions are taking place amid a significant United States military build-up in the Middle East, with several countries advising their citizens to leave Iran due to the risk of potential U.S. strikes. Speaking
During the State of the Province Address (SOPA) in George on Wednesday evening, Alan Winde said the Western Cape is leading the country in economic growth and job creation, having generated 93,000 new jobs in the final quarter of the previous financial year. He identified employment, investment, exports, tourism, and
By Oyisa George The Western Cape High Court has directed parties locked in a dispute over a proposed Muslim mortuary at Mowbray Cemetery to enter into formal mediation, stressing the need to preserve community cohesion during the month of Ramadan. Judge Gayaat Da Silva-Salie said the matter, although presented as
Cabinet says the latest crime statistics point to steady progress in the fight against violent crime, with fewer murders and a decline in overall contact crimes across the country. However, it has raised serious concern over the rising number of police officers being killed. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape stated that millions of residents continue to face service delivery failures, spatial exclusion, and unequal opportunity, despite the provincial government’s claims of progress. The party was responding to Premier Alan Winde’s State of the Province Address (SOPA), delivered in George on
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
