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Maybe the lesson is simply that to avoid more dirty linen we need to make the bed ourselves, writes the president of the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jacques Moolman.



The lost revenue has seen businesses forced to close branches and retrench staff, as they struggle to keep revenue coming in amid stage 6 load shedding, local business forums say.

'As long as there are foreign nationals and spaza shops in the townships, these mass killings will continue,' the Khayelitsha Development Forum says.

The Royal Show is packed with events, exhibits, animals and attractions. To stay on top of everything going on, we have put everything you need to know in one post!

These came at a time when thousands of visitors flocked to the city for the Cycle Tour over the past weekend.

Businessman Ismail Rajah was abducted in front of his company’s offices, Good Hope Construction, in Parow last week - he is still missing.

Cape Town - The threats exacerbated by blackouts, high fuel prices and the disruption caused by Covid-19 at the start of 2022 have the Western Cape economy on crutches. Black Business Chamber (BBC) secretary-general Mntuwekhaya Cishe said the issues of a fuel price hike, electricity increases and blackouts were some of the indicators the country was heading for the worse.

Power was knocked out by a storm in the Alfred NZO, Chris Hani and OR Tambo districts - among other regions.

This week, thousands of residents were left in the dark after a broken shield wire, fallen cables and subsequent veld fire broke out on Monday night.

A new agreement with regard to school uniforms hopes to 'increase competition, reduce barriers to entry and ensure cheaper prices'.