Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is set to table the City’s ambitious ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget for the 2025/26 financial year on Thursday, 27 March. The budget features an unprecedented infrastructure investment of R39.7 billion over three years, surpassing the combined total of all three Gauteng metros. Hill-Lewis says, notably, 75% of this spending will be directed toward benefiting lower-income households. Major Boost in Metro Policing The proposed budget includes
The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, and the Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), Advocate Andy Mothibi, on Tuesday launched the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF) in Pretoria. This initiative reportedly forms a key part of the intensified and coordinated effort to clamp down on corruption at both South African borders and the Home Affairs Department. Leaders from the Department of Home Affairs, Border Management Authority (BMA),
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) says it has now concluded its investigation into the brutal killing of Raygun the baboon and has laid charges with the police against the alleged perpetrators. ALSO READ: NSPCA offers R20,000 reward for brutal killing of “Raygun” the Chacma baboon The NSPCA says its investigation faced numerous challenges, including obstruction, threats to individuals involved, and evidence tampering. The community of Delmas was also reluctant to
Police have seized drugs with an estimated value of R50 million in Aliwal North. Officers from 4 provinces were involved in the major drug bust. Captain Loraine Earle says a 35-year-old man from Gauteng was arrested. He was both the driver and the owner of a truck in which the drugs were found. He will appear in court soon. Police confiscated drugs in Aliwal North Police members confiscated crystal meth in the
Leo Brent Bozell III, a conservative media critic and pro-Israel commentator, has been nominated by US President Donald Trump as the new ambassador to South Africa. This nomination comes during a period of strained diplomatic relations between the two countries, particularly concerning their differing stances on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Bozell is the founder of the Media Research Center and the Parents Television Council, organizations known for their conservative media perspectives. His son,
