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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 16 Apr 2025

ANC has one rule for Palestine, another for Taiwan, says Referendum Party

The Referendum Party has taken a critical stance regarding the ANC's double standards in South Africa's foreign policy regarding self-determination

Phil Craig Phil Craig
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utils.ArticleTopic.None 14 Apr 2025

Polling the wool over your eyes

Polls that seem too good to be true usually are. The DA polled over 30% in February 2024, before getting 21% at the ballot. The new IRR poll report is similarly optimistic

Robert Duigan Robert Duigan
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utils.ArticleTopic.None 14 Apr 2025

Poll Confirms Western Cape Majority Want Referendum on Cape Independence

The Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG) commissioned Victory Research (VR) to conduct another poll on Cape Independence. These are the results.

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utils.ArticleTopic.None 08 Apr 2025

Teddy Hall | Stellenbosch Congestion and the Stellenbosch Council

Park-and-Ride is a feasible, immediate solution to Stellenbosch's traffic problems, and is supported by the public. But the council is insisting on expensive and unnecessary delays

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utils.ArticleTopic.None 05 Apr 2025

City's new budget squeezes the middle class

Critics argue new levies are dishonestly calculated, while the South African Property Owners Association question their legality. Meanwhile semigrants are returning to Johannesburg

Robert Duigan Robert Duigan
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utils.ArticleTopic.None 05 Apr 2025

Cape History Month: "Het Vlek aan de Caab"

To mark the date of the founding of Cape Town, we are publishing a series of three articles on the history of the city. This first installment covers Dutch rule, 1952-1795

Anwar Solomons Anwar Suleiman