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The Democratic Alliance is lobbying US lawmakers in a bid to preserve the country’s duty-free access to the world’s biggest economy.

South Africa’s biggest opposition party is lobbying US lawmakers in a bid to preserve the country’s duty-free access to the world’s biggest economy amid a spat between the two nations over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. John Steenhuisen, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA's) leader, said he met with congressional and senate staff in Washington three weeks ago to persuade them that South Africa should continue benefiting from the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Al...

The Cape Winelands played host to a presidential imbizo where residents of areas such as Paarl, De Doorns, Ceres and Stellenbosch brought their problems to President Cyril Ramaphosa, ministers, provincial government officials and local government authorities. Top of the agenda: power cuts, crim...

Burglaries are the most reported crime during load shedding hours, according to statistics supplied by SAPS.

The correlation between blackouts and crime is evident in a snapshot of statistics compiled by the South African Police Service for the Western Cape.

The Western Cape premier said there was proven evidence that its law enforcement plays an important role in reducing crime, but regular power cuts were a challenge to its work.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said the South African government doesn't just give people houses but gives houses with value.

Knysna councillors and businesses are ‘exceptionally irate’ about proposed municipal rates increases across the board for the 2023-24 budget cycle.

The imbizo series, an effort to engage with communities and monitor development, is themed ‘leave no one behind’, where Ramaphosa is expected to visit housing projects and interact with residents.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's presidential imbizo, set to take place in the Cape Winelands on Friday, has drawn sharp criticism from the DA in the Western Cape who accused the president of using it as an electioneering ploy.