Iron ore line shutdown: what the Western Cape can and cannot control
Transport Month has put the iron ore line back in the news. The line carries ore from the Northern Cape
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Taxi Shootings Across Six Areas Show Why Mobility Is a Provincial and City Problem
The Western Cape MEC for Mobility has condemned a series of taxi-related shootings reported in Somerset West, Khayelitsha, Epping, Delft,
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Cape Town’s water is stable now, but the rain will decide what comes next
Cape Town’s dams are in a comfortable position, but the city’s water and sanitation MMC is already talking about what
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Emergency measures at a Mossel Bay beach: what is happening and why
Authorities are putting emergency measures in place at a popular Mossel Bay beach to protect people, property and infrastructure from
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South Africa records 18 mpox cases, with most infections in the Western Cape
South Africa has recorded 18 confirmed mpox cases, and health officials have raised concern about a sharp rise in infections
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31 000 people earn under R1 000 in the Western Cape’s richest municipality
Poverty in the Western Cape is often imagined as a problem of the Cape Flats or the rural districts, somewhere
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Heritage Day venue moved to Western Cape and the province wants to know why
The national Heritage Day celebrations were moved from KwaZulu-Natal to the Western Cape, and the Western Cape government has said
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PKTT arrests Western Cape mayor, manager and CFO on corruption charges
A Western Cape municipality has been thrown into the spotlight after the Hawks’ Priority Crime Task Team (PKTT) arrested its
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Helicopter rescue at Second Waterfall Ravine shows limits of mountain safety
A 20-year-old Stellenbosch student was airlifted from Second Waterfall Ravine after slipping on wet rock and falling about four metres,
Can South Africa legally stop Cape independence?
Truth Report asks whether South Africa can legally stop Cape independence. We quote section 235 and Article 1 of the ICCPR in full, and mark the hard question.