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utils.ArticleTopic.None 01 May 2025

Cape Town Council Sees Second Defection to DA

The new defections have vowed to continue with their ideological mission from within the DA, and have been publicly welcomed by Geordin HIll-Lewis

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World Bank report shows SA still underperforming the rest of Africa

The "Africa’s Pulse" report projects a flaccid recovery for South Africa’s economy, with GDP growth expected to rise from 0.6% in 2024 to 1.8% by 2027.

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Ramaphosa to reopen partisan prosecution of apartheid-era crimes

The new prosecution campaign will likely not extend to ANC crimes, which are extensive, and which previous administrations have attempted to cover up.

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utils.ArticleTopic.None 27 Apr 2025

South Africa’s New Electricity Department Charts Ambitious Course for Grid and Renewables

Ramakgopa plans a R400bn deal for 20 GW of renewables and 5,044 km of gridlines, promising zero loadshedding by 2030, and a wholesale electricity market.

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utils.ArticleTopic.None 17 Apr 2025

South African Pravda

Ernst van Zyl sums up the battles with South African mainstream media bias in the last two months, and the turbulent changes brought about by Donald Trump

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utils.ArticleTopic.None 17 Apr 2025

No more excellence: how the DA plans to break the Western Cape school system

By prohibiting schools from considering academic performance and conducting parent interviews during admissions, the provincial education department is dooming them

Thomas Deakin
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utils.ArticleTopic.None 17 Apr 2025

Councillor Karl Bodin | Uncaring City Ignores Calls For Sewage Flooding Action Plan

The City has ignored the sewage flooding homes and streets in Flamingo Vlei. The Cape Independence Party is lodging a case for contravention of the Environmental Management Act.

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utils.ArticleTopic.None 17 Apr 2025

Juanita du Preez | The Case for Western Cape Police Autonomy

Action Society, a civic society advocating for policy and justice system reforms, lays out the case for devolving the power over crime control to the most functional province

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