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In November, the Competition Commission found that Nedbank and other banks colluded to exclude @SekunjaloGroup from the banking market through prohibited practices.
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N2 WALL | Nearly 94% of participants in a voluntary consultation opposed Cape Town’s proposed R115m N2 wall, saying funds should prioritise jobs, housing and education.
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WATER | Cape Town is considering water restrictions as Western Cape dam levels fall ahead of a hotter, drier summer.
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POLITICS | Expelled DA councillor AK Elyas has approached the High Court to challenge his expulsion and protect his Cape Town council seat.
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SPONSORED | Black Friday now stretches across much of November, with retailers, payment providers and online gambling platforms competing for consumers’ attention. Here are five ways South African shoppers can prepare.
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RAF | Transport Minister Barbara Creecy plans law changes to clarify RAF compensation eligibility for undocumented foreign nationals following court rulings.
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CRIME | Two people have been arrested after police seized 121kg of abalone worth approximately R161,000 near Mossel Bay.
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CRIME | Three arrested in separate Western Cape taxi violence investigations involving killings and a petrol-bomb attack.
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NEWS | Former Overstrand executive mayor Dudley Coetzee has died aged 80. He served as mayor from 2018 to 2021 and remained a ward councillor until his death on Friday.
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SERVICE DELIVERY | Delft South residents are demanding reliable electricity ahead of the November 4 local government elections, with some households without power for months or years.
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POLITICS | ANC regional chairperson Ndithini Tyhido has resigned as a Cape Town councillor to focus on the party’s local government election campaign.
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TRAFFIC | Two southbound lanes on Jakes Gerwel Drive are closed following illegal digging. Motorists are urged to use alternative routes.
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HEALTH | Bishop Lavis clinic patients queue from 5am, raising safety concerns for elderly people, mothers with babies and people with disabilities. The Health Department says average waiting times exceed three hours.
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BREAKING NEWS | Five people were killed and three wounded in a suspected gang-related mass shooting in Lavender Hill on Saturday evening. No arrests had been made at the time of the police statement.
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WATCH I DA DEPUTY MAYOR ADDRESSING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN
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WATCH I DA DEPUTY MAYOR CLAIMS THAT CAPE TOWN IS THE HAS THE MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPARED TO ALL OTHER METROS IN THE COUNTRY.
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WATCH I The Good Party sharing their plan on how they would rectify the housing crisis in the city of Cape Town.
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IOL Town hall discussion with the Cape Town Mayoral Candidates.
Photographer Ayanda Ndamane/ ANA Studio
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BUDGET 2026 | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and his team address the media at the Imbizo Lounge ahead of his Mid-Term Budget Speech in Parliament.
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🇿🇦 South Africa’s economic woes are putting Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget to the test, with pressure mounting to address public debt, weak growth and the rising cost of living.
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