South Africans are urged to tune in on Thursday evening as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) from Cape Town’s City Hall. The highly anticipated speech, scheduled for 7 pm, marks the first SONA of the seventh administration and comes at a crucial time for the country following the formation of a Government of National Unity (GNU). Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has called
12 dogs have been rescued in less than five days after the Cape of Good Hope SPCA took down two dog fighting rings in Cape Town. During a raid in Eerster River on Monday, inspectors, alongside City Law Enforcement Officers, rescued seven dogs from what is said to be unimaginable conditions. This follows a raid last week where a dog fighting ring was uncovered at a premiss in Ottery where five dogs were
Significant increases in the price of fuel will kick in at midnight tonight, raising the high cost of living even further. This month’s fuel price hike, the fourth consecutive one, and the second for the year, will see the cost of both grades of petrol climbing to 82 cents per litre more, while diesel’s cost will go up by between R1.01 and R1.05 cents per litre. To put this
The Minister of Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, has cancelled parole for Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, the convicted attackers of Alison Botha. Kruger and du Toit were released on parole in July 2023, after having served 28 years of their life terms, but there was an outcry as Alison had not been informed of the decision. The Department of Justice released a statement stating that the decision to cancel their parole
The City is exploring external options for its permanent desalination plant and now you can have your say on the matter. As part of its feasibility study, the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is calling on the public to comment on the proposal to implement and operate the City’s first permanent desalination plant in Paarden Eiland through an external mechanism. The comment period started on Friday, 31 January to Monday, 3 March 2025. The
