Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa’s agricultural exports surged in the first quarter of 2025, reaching over $3.3 billion — a 10% increase year-on-year. It comes as Statistics South Africa also announced yesterday that agricultural production increased by 15,8% in the first quarter, which helped the country avoid a GDP contraction. The economy grew by 0,1% in the first quarter, with farming the only sector keeping the economy afloat.
Action Society outraged by new parole bid from child killer Marius Van Der Westhuizen
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Lobby group Action Society has vented its shock and outrage following the news that the convicted child killer Marius Van Der Westhuizen is once again seeking to be released on parole. Van Der Westhuizen is former Claremont SAPS officer who murdered his three children in cold-blood back in 2006. In what’s believed to have been a jealous fit of rage, he forced his wife to watch as he shot
There appears to be a war of words between the Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald and Western Cape Social Development MEC Jaco Londt following the disappearance of three juveniles from the judicial system. The three young offenders who have been convicted of murder, rape and robbery disappeared from the prison system, while they were in the process of being transferred to the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre. Two of them have since
A 29-year-old man is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrates Court, in connection with the killing of several cats in the Ottery area. The arrest was made on Sunday at the suspect’s residence in the Freedom Park informal settlement. According to Western Cape police spokesperson Frederick Van Wyk, the arrest follows a tip-off on the suspect. “The arrest came after a whistle-blower reported that the suspect is killing cats and
The South African economy barely managed to keep its head above water in the first quarter of 2025 (January–March), expanding by a marginal 0,1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2024. Statistics South Africa announced the latest GDP figures on Tuesday. If not for agriculture, economic figures would have been in negative territory. Agriculture production increased by 15,8%, adding 0,4 of a percentage point to GDP growth. Good rains contributed to
