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As the festive season approaches, travellers between the United Kingdom and Cape Town will be given extra options after Norse Atlantic Airways announced new seasonal flights between London Gatwick and the Mother City, Cape {town} Etc reports. Norse Atlantic is a Norwegian

Picture and Words: Tori Newby / Groundup Following the Western Cape government's decision to cut 2407 teacher posts beginning January 2025, the provincial Parliament met on Thursday to debate the matter. This government can make better choices, and that's what we are ask

Elon Musks Starlink is in discussions with the South African government about launching its satellite internet service in Africas largest and most developed economy, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to News24 , President Cyril Ramaphosa s

Selected service points of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will now be open on Saturdays for the rest of September, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to a government statement , the decision to extend operating hours at UIF service points was taken due to an increased dema

On Tuesday, 10 September 10 2024, Eskom technicians executed a successful operation to sever illegal electricity connections affecting the main feeder and four transformer zones in Tsunami, Delft, Western Cape, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to Eskom , this operation was in c

A total of 15 crew members were rescued south of Mossel Bays coast on Thursday afternoon after their offshore supply vessel (OSV) caught on fire and had to be abandoned, Cape {town} Etc reports. This is according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) . T

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has confirmed that their partys Federal Executive terminated Renaldo Gouws membership, Cape {town} Etc reports. Gouws was formally informed of this decision, and as a result, he forfeited his seat in Parliament, where he represented the party, accordi

Ralph Stanfield, an alleged boss of the 28s gang, and his alleged associate Jonathan Cloete, have been charged with the murder of Rashied Staggie, the former leader of the Hard Livings gang, in a dramatic escalation of gang-related violence, Cape {town} Etc reports. Rashie

Pictures: Ihsaan Haffejee/ GroundUp Words: Tori Newby / GroundUp Small businesses and residents near Cape Point have had at least ten electricity outages over the past two months, sometimes lasting for days at a time. The outages also affect the Cape Point Nature