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A massive R3 billion upgrade of the N1 between Old Oak and Koelenhof interchange is on the horizon as the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) gears up to launch the project, Cape {town} Etc reports. In a media statement released on 10 September 2024, Sanral announced the

Elize Grobbelaar, a 69-year-old resident from the Bay, felt reassured by Corne Mulder, the Western Cape leader of the Freedom Front Plus, featured in a financial advertisement, Cape {town} Etc reports. Convinced of its legitimacy, she decided to invest $100 (around R2 000) in a v

E-hailing drivers marched to the provincial legislature in Cape Town today to call attention to their grievances over e-hailing companies, such as Uber and Bolt, and to demand the regulation of the industry, Cape {town} Etc reports. In a memorandum compiled by the Western Cape E-

The original clip, captioned slavery at school is crazy featured black students enclosed in a cage, while other students appeared to be making bids on them. The video stirred an uproar and the guilty students have now been sanctioned, Cape {town} Etc reports. After the video bega

Update 12am: The train that derailed at Dal Josafat station was en route to the Cape Town - Wellington station, according to a press release issued by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). No fatalities have been recorded, and 25 passengers were injured. Pas

Update 7pm: The workers have been rescued and were transported to a hospital. A trench collapsed in Gordon's Bay today, trapping construction workers who were installing a new rising pipeline, according to footage captured by Yaseen Gaffar, Cape {town} Etc reports

David Scott, a South African musician known as The Kiffness, has set social media alight with his latest video, Eating the Cats. The video pokes fun at the presidential debate wherein Donald Trump suggested that immigrants in the US were eating cats, dogs and other household pets, Ca

South African fuel prices might be in for another much-needed price cut this month thanks to the current market conditions, Cape {town} Etc reports. The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) indicates a continued downward trajectory in the exchange rate used in the basic

Stellenbosch University (SU) has made the decision to close its controversial Wilgenhof mens residence, aiming to replace it with a male residence, Cape {town} Etc reports. This follows a series of incidents and concerns about the residences history and practices, particularly af