The only reason Western Cape Premier Alan Winde had for withholding the report that he requested from the Western Cape Police Ombudsman was that it exposed how absolutely toothless the whole exercise was.
The DA’s request to replace Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Dion George, with the party’s national spokesperson, Willie Aucamp, would place custodianship of South Africa’s environment directly in the hands of the wildlife breeding, trading, and hunting lobby.
DA KHAKIS THE WATER AT ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY Read More »
It doesn’t really matter to millions of Cape Flats residents who live in daily fear of their lives and their children’s lives whether they’re being let down by the police, City of Cape Town, or Western Cape Government. The fact is that they’re being let down by all three.
POLICE, CITY, AND PROVINCE MUST JOINTLY ACCOUNT FOR INACTION ON CAPE GUN VIOLENCE Read More »
South Africa’s economy is no longer in free fall. The national debt is expected to stabilise at 77.9% after nearly 20 years of accumulation, with the reduction in the inflation target being good news for investors and struggling households.
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS IMPROVING BUT MINIMAL GROWTH REMAINS MAJOR CONCERN Read More »
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is expected to highlight several reasons to feel encouraged that South Africa’s stunted economy is on the cusp of a growth phase when he delivers the 2025 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement tomorrow.
ECONOMY SHOWS MODEST SIGNS OF LIFE; POVERTY AND HUNGER TO STAY Read More »
South Africa’s judicial commission investigating decades-long delays in the prosecution of cases recommended for prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission kicked off its work today with a further delay.
COMMISSION INVESTIGATING NON-PROSECUTION OF TRC CASES KICKS OFF WITH A WHIMPER Read More »
The number of people killed in shooting incidents in Cape Town has spiralled since the launch of the Safer Festive Season operations last month, with 40 deaths, mostly gang-related, reported over the past two weekends.
RISING BODY COUNT UNDERSCORES CAPE TOWN POLICING CRISIS Read More »
The GOOD Party welcomes the High Court ruling which has declared the actions of Operation Dudula xenophobic and unlawful. We have consistently condemned the blocking of hospitals and clinics by members of Operation Dudula as not in line with our Constitution or our legal framework.
HIGH COURT RULES OPERATION DUDULA ACTIONS XENOPHOBIC AND UNLAWFUL Read More »
Gary Player, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, was a wonderful golfer. He was also an unapologetic supporter of apartheid ideology. In the 1980s, he claimed to no longer support apartheid but became an outspoken critic of the anti-apartheid campaign for South Africa’s economic isolation.
GARY PLAYER SHOULD STICK TO GOLF Read More »
Another eighteen people died in a reported 37 shooting incidents on the Cape Flats this past weekend. Twenty-two deaths were reported the previous weekend.