Western Cape’s unemployment rate remains lowest in country

Unemployment graphic. 1 minute The Western Cape remains the province with the lowest official unemployment rate at 19.6-percent in the first quarter of 2025. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the province has maintained a rate below 20-percent for three consecutive quarters. Winde says improvements in the Expanded Unemployment, Absorption and Labour Force Participation Rates,…

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Mchunu denies graft claims but accepts Ramaphosa’s decision

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu delivers the Budget Vote in Parliament on July 4, 2025. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has denied corruption allegations levelled against him and says he accepts and supports President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place him on leave of absence. This comes after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that Mchunu and some…

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NWHC to continue with plans despite committee halting them

North West Province road sign. 1 minute The North West Housing Corporation (NWHC) says it will continue with the province’s mega and smart city projects, despite the North West Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements’ instruction to halt the projects. North West Housing Corporation CEO Sello Mogodiri says as an entity of the provincial government,…

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Hawks arrest Bloemfontein businesswoman for TERS fraud

1 minute The Hawks in Free State have arrested a 57-year-old Bloemfontein businesswoman for fraud and money laundering involving the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) of the Department of Employment and Labour. Marinda Smith was arrested for claiming from the scheme on behalf of 28 employees. She allegedly received an over R537 000 payout. The…

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Lionel Messi’s return to Barca not realistic: Laporta

Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi reacts during the America Business Forum in Miami, Florida, US, November 5, 2025. Barcelona President Joan Laporta has downplayed the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to the club, calling it unrealistic, following the Argentine’s surprise visit to the revamped Camp Nou, where he spent 21 years of his glittering career….

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Sundowns target second CAF Champions League final berth

Mamelodi Sundowns players during a match. 3 minutes Mamelodi Sundowns Coach Miguel Cardoso says one of his team’s main goals this season is to reach the final of the CAF Champions League. Sundowns will be making their 9th appearance in the quarter finals of Africa’s premier club competition. They come up against four-time champions Esperance…

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Lawyer recuses himself in Magaqa murder case, hearing postponed

FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. The legal representative of one of the accused in the assassination of former African National Congress (ANC) Youth League Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa has recused himself, resulting in the case being postponed to next month. The recusal comes after the state made an application…

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