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What exactly is Foot-and-Mouth disease?
Terrain-theory medical blogger “Unbekoming” writes on the imprecision and irrationality of the global policy response
Muslim fashions, Islamophobia, and Minister Cassim
Cassim has recently drawn abuse on social media for the outward signs of his religion. Why him, and not others? The answer, paradoxically, is globalisation
AfriForum: Whites own just 21% of the land in South Africa
In an effort to dispel persistent myths among land reform advocates and black nationalists, AfriForum provides new research on the state of land ownership
Alan Winde blames Trump for job losses. Is he right?
There is a limited extent to which foreign aid cuts have impacted the Province, but in the grand scheme, this claim has not been properly justified
Lvl 8 Orange storm warning for Garden Route
The cold front has triggered the second-highest storm warning category, and an already overstratched disaster budget will need to be extended
Future growth of Masi township beyond Lochiel Road in Cape Town’s deep south
Questions continue over the City’s Masi planning process as residents in Noordhoek and Kommetjie are urged to organise and push back against irresponsible governance.
Gate without fences: The future of a strip of land
A quiet field between Ocean View and De Oude Weg prompts questions about ownership, development and local needs.
Goodbye Patekile
Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile, Western Cape provincial police commissioner since 2021, retires at the end of June 2026. He will not be missed.
Killings of local politicians raise worries of KZN-style violence
The cause of the killings are not determined, and may have non-political motives, but in context of South Africa’s broader troubles, many are justifiably concerned
Swartland Windows downsizing draws union concerns
NUM, who represent Swartland’s employees at the factory in Atlantis, are attempting to save these jobs, though American tariffs are making the business increasingly unviable
Winde authorises Joint Operations Centre in prep for anti-immigrant protests
Premier Winde has warned that the protests could spark wider instability
BVA proposes solutions for Tokai High School
Bergvliet residents propose an alternative school design, urging authorities to consider community-supported solutions addressing traffic, environment, and capacity.
The DA has failed to reform failing fisheries department
South Africa’s fisheries sector continues to face challenges relating to resource management, enforcement, and long-term sustainability.
Video: “Afri-Maga” – How the DA gatekeep the right side of the political spectrum
News24 has carried a lot of DA talking points. But one of them is proving quite revealing about the DA’s electoral insecurities
The DA’s radical open borders policy
The Liberal party is increasingly out of step with the society they wish to govern, but it is fundamentally a return to their roots
GHL finally axes Steenhuisen
After holding out for nearly two months, the scandals have now outweighed internal resistance, and the new DA leadership has been forced to let John Steenhuisen take a less demanding position