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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
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11 Sep 2024

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
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11 Sep 2024

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
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11 Sep 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
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11 Sep 2024

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
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11 Sep 2024

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
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11 Sep 2024

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
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11 Sep 2024

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
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11 Sep 2024

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
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11 Sep 2024