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WC Infrastructure Dept: Nearly R1 billion spent in 5 years to secure construction sites against mafia
Western Cape Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers says close to R1 billion has been spent over the last five years in…
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Western Cape Cabinet has first look at preliminary independent report into George building collapse
The Western Cape Cabinet has had a first look at a preliminary independent report the provincial government commissioned on the…
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Simmers: Good progress being made on road work linking Citrusdal to N7 highway
The Western Cape Infrastructure Department says teams are making good progress on the road that directly links the town of…
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Western Cape Infrastructure Dept urges public to refrain from removing road signs amid flooding
The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has called on the public to refrain from moving road signs meant to protect…
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Newly elected Tertuis Simmers wants DA to win a two-thirds majority in Western Cape in 2024
Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) Western Cape leader Tertuis Simmers wants the party to win a two-thirds majority in the…
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Tertuis Simmers re-elected DA Western Cape provincial leader
Incumbent DA Western Cape provincial leader Tertuis Simmers has beat out former leader Bonginkosi Madikizela for another term at the…
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Western Cape loses 125 housing opportunities due to Construction Mafia
The Western Cape is struggling to fend off the so-called Construction Mafia. It says it has lost around 125 housing…
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Western Cape DA wants probe into claims some political parties involved in land invasions
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape is calling for a full investigation into allegations that some political parties…
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Western Cape DA condemns Delft teen shootings
The DA in the Western Cape has condemned recent shootings in the province. Fifteen-year-old Aqeelah Schroeder was gunned down on…
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WC Premier Alan Winde announces changes to cabinet
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has announced changes to his cabinet. Education MEC Debbie Schäfer resigned this week after eight…
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Cape Town residents cry as they can’t do tlof tlof in peace, neighbours hear everything
Couples from Delft in Cape Town can hardly get any sleep. This is because their neighbours are keeping them up…
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Albert Fritz resigns from DA amid s.e.xual misconduct claims
Former Western Cape Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz, who faces allegations of s.e.xual misconduct, has resigned as a member of…
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ANC accuses WC department of dishonesty regarding Gatesville rental homes
The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has defended itself against an accusation of being underhanded with regard to its…
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Western Cape govt spends over R53 million on security despite decrease in land grabs
While there appears to have been a decrease in land invasions in Cape Town, the provincial government on Wednesday said…
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City of CT records 94 land grab attempts in April
It’s emerged people have tried to move onto Cape Town land illegally on at least 94 occasions over the past…
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ANC and DA fight over Beaufort West speaker’s post
The battle over the speaker’s chair on the Beaufort West council continues, after the ANC and its coalition partner, the…
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WC struggles to tackle growing housing backlog
Housing continues to be a major problem for the Western Cape, with nearly 600 000 applicants waiting for houses in…
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MEC Simmers welcomes emergency funding for Masiphumelele residents
Western Cape Human Settlements MEC Tertuis Simmers has on Friday welcomed the emergency funding from the national government for Masiphumelele…
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Human Settlements dept under fire for calling on provinces to downscale housing delivery
The Department of Human Settlements is facing backlash following its instruction to provinces to downscale the delivery of government houses.…
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