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Watch — Inside the capture of Cape Town’s Planning Tribunal
18+ hour, 14+ min ago (937+ words) A body that decides who builds what across Cape Town – worth billions of rand a year – has quietly written itself free of term limits, withheld a legal opinion ratepayers paid for, and left a forged official document unexplained. Over three…...
‘Sick’ businessman Suliman Carrim definitely visited Cape Town mall
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1112+ words) The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard that ANC-linked businessman Suliman Carrim, who a doctor declared too ill to continue testifying, visited a Cape Town mall. And an evidence leader at the commission has again asked that an independent medical…...
EXCLUSIVE: DA paid Dubai-based consultancy over R7.7 million to run its GNU operation
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1775+ words) Ryan Coetzee helped negotiate the DA into the GNU while serving as CEO of an international political and corporate advisory company. Three months later, the DA hired that company under a confidential contract to manage its transition to government. Three…...
There’s a big orange asterisk on Trumps latest 12.5% tariff on South African goods
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (586+ words) This trade shift occurs alongside other massive US protectionist measures enacted in the same week, including a 50% tariff on Canadian cars, alcohol, and dairy under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and further adjustments to Section 232 aluminium tariffs. You’d need…...
Xenophobia means higher interest rates, less investment and fewer jobs
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1113+ words) One of the recurring claims in anti-migrant politics is that foreigners take jobs, lower wages, and contribute little to their host society. These claims are, quite simply, contrary to the evidence. Overall, migration is good for growth, and good for…...
Plea deal on the table for Nelson Mandela Bay’s deputy mayor
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (652+ words) The fraud-accused deputy mayor finds himself between a rock and a hard place as prosecutors offer him a way out through a plea deal. Gary van Niekerk has been backed into a corner with a tough decision to make before…...
Weekend Wrap: Trump migration fallout, anti-foreigner marches and DA election moves
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (363+ words) By Ferial Haffajee. Five years after whistleblower Babita Deokaran was murdered for exposing corruption at Tembisa Hospital, the State has stripped one of the scheme’s alleged masterminds of four Lamborghinis, a Bentley and luxury properties worth R326m – a rare victory in…...
Joburg residents divided over Morero’s inner-city ‘clean-up’ campaign
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1193+ words) Mayor Dada Morero has vowed to restore order and cleanliness to the inner city. Some residents have seen progress, while others say that’s a delusion. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero took a defiant stance last week after a construction vehicle ripped…...
Joburg refers R4.07bn misconduct cases for probe but withholds officials’ names, details
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (601+ words) The City of Johannesburg has referred R4.07-billion in alleged financial misconduct cases for investigation as pressure mounts over governance failures and withheld funding. The City of Johannesburg has announced the referral of 13 alleged acts of financial misconduct – totalling R4.07 billion – to…...
A ‘Last Supper’ for Glenwood bakery’s Adam Robinson
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1597+ words) A pop-up at Glenwood Bakery with Adam Robinson in the kitchen, Max Bastard’s black diamonds, Matt Draper pouring the pairings, a truffle raffle, the late Marco Nico’s cookbook collection. Who could resist? Not everyone can be a truffle. Most of…...