17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1406+ words) If the DA wants to win a majority in Johannesburg, it’ll need to improve in Soweto. The party has pockets of support, but it faces an uphill battle. “I love the DA,” said Protea South resident Seela Phineas Malesa (67), a…...

19+ hour, 10+ min ago   (485+ words) The V&A Waterfront is thriving, but Growthpoint’s valuation isn’t. Strong Cape Town growth is offset by struggling Gauteng offices and modest earnings guidance and portfolio complexity have investors questioning whether Growthpoint’s diversification is an advantage or a drag on…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (974+ words) The man with ‘no filter’ Pitso Mosimane has returned to coach Bafana Bafana, 14 years after his first stint as the boss of the senior national men’s team ended not long after a failed 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying attempt....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1132+ words) A guest at the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town has described seeing rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes rushing towards the balcony moments after his fiancée Anele Tembe plunged to her death. On the second day of the Anele Tembe inquest, Witness…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1089+ words) “Don’t panic. The City has no intention of gathering any kind of dog licence or permit. We have not before, nor do we now. And nobody is going to storm into your property.” That was Alderman JP Smith’s response to…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (599+ words) Meaningful collaborative governance is not a one-off act of consultation or planning but an ongoing cycle of collective sense-making, action, accountability and learning. Sinazo Nkwelo is a portfolio director at the DG Murray Trust responsible for place-based development, working in…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (768+ words) A witness gave a graphic account of the final moments of Anele Tembe’s life, describing how she was bleeding from her mouth and struggling to breathe. A witness on Monday told the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court about the last moments…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (813+ words) A hotter, drier summer could bring food insecurity, unsafe water, heat illness and infectious disease outbreaks. We cannot claim these consequences were unforeseen. Colleen Aldous is a clinical scientist, healthcare researcher and professor in the School of Clinical Medicine at…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1112+ words) Organisers are pressing ahead with centenary plans despite an ongoing impasse. On 19 August, the Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) officially launched the 2027 centenary edition of the iconic ultramarathon and currently the biggest changes appear to be taking place in the boardroom…...

1+ week, 28+ min ago   (199+ words) The delays around the Municipal Structures Amendment Bill expose government negligence towards local government stability, and raise the threat of coalition-driven chaos extending beyond the November elections. Hlumelo Xaba is a research officer at Civic Root Advocacy. The Department of…...