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Watch: Patrons 'taking drugs' at Mojo Market under investigation
A popular Cape Town market is confronting a major scandal after a video surfaced online over the weekend, Cape {town} Etc reports. The footage shows a group of people at a table at the Mojo Market , with one of the males using a bank card to arrange a white substance in fi
SAPS makes arrests in three cities for corruption tied to the Mother City
In the past week, the Western Cape SAPS commercial crimes unit detectives along with the Anti-Gang Units organised crime investigators made several arrests in Johannesburg, Eastern Cape and Cape Town. The arrests were made in connection with an investigation into alleged activities of f
Eskom saves billions on diesel with loadshedding-free winter
The South African power utility says it has saved more than R12 billion in diesel expenditure thanks to a loadshedding-free winter period, Cape {town} Etc reports. As of 6 September 2024, Eskom achieved 163 consecutive days of uninterrupted power supply since 26 March 2024
Small West Coast town is the world of this delicacy
Words: Liezl Human / GroundUp Known as the bokkom capital of the world, Velddrif is a small fishing town on the West Coast where a type of fish biltong called bokkoms (a salted and dried harder fish) is sold from Bokkomlaan, next to the road, outside shops, and from people
PRASA accused of contempt of court
Picture and words: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp The Passenger Rail Agency of South (PRASA) has been accused of contempt of court for failing to adhere to a Western Cape High Court ruling of 6 September to shelter families it illegally evicted in August from Transnet-owned land alon
Watch: Viral video patrons 'taking drugs' at Mojo Market under investigation
A popular Cape Town market is confronting a major scandal after a video surfaced online over the weekend, Cape {town} Etc reports. The footage shows a group of people at a table at the Mojo Market , with one of the males using a bank card to arrange a white substance in fi
SPCA rescues pony pulling car down Voortrekker Road
Inspector Ayanda Ngcofe of the Cape of Good Hope SPCA saw a heartbreaking scene last week while driving down Voortrekker Road in Kensington, Cape {town} Etc reports. A small, exhausted pony struggled under the weight of an impossibly enormous load-a cart loaded with a damaged aut
SARS calls for digital ID to combat tax fraud
At the South African Institution of Taxation's (SAIT's) annual Tax Indaba on 9 September, SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter highlighted the potential benefits of a unique digital identifier (UID) system for South Africa, Cape {town} Etc reports. He argued that such a system cou
A true township economy: The Spaza Eats township delivery service
Spaza Eats is a food and goods delivery service much like Mr D and Uber Eats. However, the uniqueness of this on-demand delivery service, lies in the fact that the business is entrenched into townships and it has gained thousands of customers as a result. Analytics X founder Ta