While many commentators tie this new measure to diplomatic tensions, it forms part of a broader protectionist stance. But Western Cape agriculture may be hardest hit.
Draft amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations threaten to make the entire private security sector inoperable, destroying the last vestiges of safety in the country
Circumstantially, ASA has been increasingly aligned with the preoccupations of the alleged child rapist and racially antagonistic Turkish immigrant politician.
Paul Maritz questions the seemingly contradictory approaches the media and politicians have taken to denigrate the organisation in recent times
Homeowners and businessowners have provided 69% of SA's solar power. But both the national government and DA local governments are imposing rising costs
The Constitutional Court's endorsement of genocidal rhetoric means all three branches of the state are hostile. South Africa is now an illegitimate state and should be dismantled
Spokesman Vincent Magwenya maintains "Kill the Boer" is not hate speech, and dismissed the seriousness of farm murders by pointing out the world-beating overall homicide rate
America's new ambassador pick represents a synthesis of paleoconservative and neoconservative factions. He succeeds over alternative pick Joel Pollack, who has close DA ties
After pressure from bricks-and-mortar competitors, the municipality shut down the market, and introduced new regulations that even prohibited it from private venues
Chronic challenges include toxic sediment and hypertrophy. The last dredging occurred in 1983, but it wasn’t enough to halt the decline, making this operation critical
Witsand is attracting attention as the small town adopts the cryptocurrency for retail and daily business. But the rest of the Cape is leading this trend too
The new project aims to handle 5.2 million annual passengers
As East and West start to eye strategic maritime passages, there is a distinct absence of attention to the Cape. But that cannot last forever.
The Bertha Foundation has initiated a bail fund which will work hand-in-glove with judicial and prison authorities to reduce the amount of time criminals spend in jail
After 108 years in the South African mining sector, the company will be selling off. The company will now be known as Valterra Platinum.
The economy is stagnant while population grows, and industries are shutting down. Reuben Coetzer of FREESA outlines the problem and the solutions from a national policy perspective
From a R2bn budget, the project has ballooned to R5.7bn, and is only 21% complete. The government however, continues to be optimistic.
Part of a conservation mission, the group aims to raise awareness and funding for the study and preservation of indigenous flora and fauna with an open day in April
In a continuation of a longstanding party feud, the DA has lambasted the Minister for failing to rid the prisons of corruption, gangs and contraband in under nine months
Until now, City traffic management has been managed by ad hoc manual intervention from a central office, and ranks ninth-worst congested city in the world
As Gauteng introduces mandatory mediation for civil cases and clears its backlog targets, the Western Cape High Court is struggling with piecemeal reform under double the backlog
