Amid global turmoil, President Cyril Ramaphosa has struck an optimistic tone, ahead of the sixth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) in Sandton. This, despite the potential knock-on effect of the looming fuel price shock, which the President has conceded is a setback. Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC Limpopo elective conference on Sunday, Ramaphosa said the fuel crisis, caused by the Middle East conflict, is affecting countries around the world. He
Bafana Bafana return to Cape Town on Tuesday, 31 March for a SOLD-OUT international friendly against Panama. This means an additional 55,000 people will descend on the Mother City when traffic is at its peak in the city bowl and the Green Point Precinct. Spectators are urged to take advantage of the special matchday R20 Metrorail train service, which will be running from all routes into the city, to help alleviate congestion
Five people have died at the scene of a crash on the R45 between Hopefield and Langebaanweg, near the Elandsfontein mine. The accident on Sunday also saw three others sustain injuries. The Western Cape Mobility Department reports that three men and two women died in the crash. The R45 was temporarily closed to traffic and rerouted via Velddrif (from Hopefield) and back toward the West Coast Road (from Langebaanweg).
Premier Alan Winde says he has written to the Presidency and the office of the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources to raise concerns about what appears to be the increased hoarding of fuel stock by some suppliers. This as reports filter through of some filling stations running dry, and farmers not getting access to adequate diesel stocks. According to a survey conducted by AgriSA and Agbiz, respondents in several rural regions
The South African Police Service in the Western Cape has arrested seven suspects as part of a large investigation into the disruption of long-distance bus services. The arrests took place on Friday and Saturday in Cape Town, Matatiele and Nelspruit. Police say the arrests follow a four-year investigation into alleged organised crime in the transport sector between 2021 and 2023. The suspects are accused of intimidating and extorting long-distance bus companies, forcing
