Western Cape

Provincial government pivots toward artisanal training and workplace-based learning models as critical shortages threaten boatbuilding, green energy, and manufacturing expansion.

As police mark the second anniversary of six-year-old Joslin Smith's disappearance from Saldanha Bay, a disturbing incident at a Cape Town bank branch underscores the strain on families navigating loss and the justice system.

The Western Cape government refuses to comply with a 2025 Labour Court ruling mandating permanent employment for community health workers, while AfriForum launches constitutional challenge against the National Health Insurance Act and scrutiny intensifies over ARV procurement.

The Western Cape Government has initiated an urgent livestock vaccination campaign to contain escalating Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks threatening the province's R13.5 billion livestock industry and thousands of agricultural jobs.

President Ramaphosa's declaration of a national disaster over foot-and-mouth disease marks a critical escalation in South Africa's battle against a biosecurity crisis threatening thousands of livelihoods and the country's agricultural trade position.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2026 State of the Nation Address charts a course between social welfare expansion and law enforcement, confirming long-awaited unemployment grants while deploying military forces to gang-ravaged communities.