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Northern Cape R1bn housing project construction underway: MEC Vass

Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations ease in Fleurhof, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 6, 2020. 2 minutes Northern Cape Human Settlements MEC Bentley Vass says the construction of houses in the national government’s R1 billion housing project has started. President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the…

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Rise Mzansi concerned about ANC-DA squabbles in GNU

Rise Mzansi leaders Songezo Zibi, Makashule Gana and Vuyiswa Ramokgopa addressed a press briefing on August 18, 2025. Rise Mzansi says it is concerned about squabbles between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The party, which is also a member of the GNU, says…

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Two gunned down in Mitchell’s Plain shooting

Police graphic with crime scene tape and ammunition. Police are probing a double murder after a man and a woman were gunned down in Lentegeur in Mitchell’s Plain on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says another man was wounded in the shooting and was taken to the hospital. Swartbooi says the suspects fled…

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IMF warns of subdued global growth amid Middle East tensions

International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, US. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects subdued global economic growth resulting from the war in the Middle East which has pushed up oil and energy prices. As the multilateral financier prepares to host ministers and central banks for the annual IMF…

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