The Western Cape agriculture sector suffered more than R1 billion in infrastructure damage during recent flooding, and now the provincial agriculture department wants to have the area declared a disaster to free up funding for repairs.
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.
Fifteen-year-old, Ashwin Leukes, was knocked down earlier this week while walking from his home to a tar road about five kilometres away, where he would have been picked up by his school bus.