Minister Gayton McKenzie says the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture budgeted R30 million for a delegation to soccer’s biggest showpiece in June and July.

The City of Cape Town is putting the wheels in motion to change its by-laws governing electric mobility devices after a string of safety incidents and mounting complaints over e-bikes and e-scooters on the Sea Point Promenade reignited calls for tighter regulation of one of the city’s busiest public spaces.

Cape Town’s CBD is enjoying an unprecedented property boom, with R12.8 billion worth of developments transforming the city centre as investor confidence reaches new highs.

Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel says South Africa’s justice system must move beyond interpreting indigenous languages in courts and develop them into languages of legal education, judgments and jurisprudence.

With less than four years remaining before the United Nations’ target of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, leading HIV experts are warning that the world is no longer on track to achieve its goal as steep cuts in US funding threaten to reverse decades of progress.

South Africa has formally raised concerns with the Nigerian government over the controversial “Igbo King” saga, organised crime involving some Nigerians and attacks on law enforcement officers during high-level diplomatic talks aimed at easing tensions between the two countries.

National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams has accused the Madlanga Commission of denying him a right of reply, saying his name has repeatedly surfaced in testimony surrounding the Crime Intelligence scandal but his request to give his version of events has gone unanswered.

Cape Town’s luxury property market may have cooled, but the battle for prime homes is heating up as auctions shed their old “distressed sale” reputation and emerge as one of the fastest-growing ways to sell high-end property.

A bitter row over a controversial temporary relocation area in Thornton has landed on Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’ desk, with locals accusing the city of sacrificing the safety and character of their suburb to make way for housing they fear will entrench crime, put additional pressure on municipal infrastructure, and negatively impact their property values.

The governance crisis engulfing the beleaguered Theewaterskloof Municipality deepened on Thursday after councillors met behind closed doors to consider placing acting municipal manager GW Hermanus on precautionary suspension over allegations that he ignored legal advice and exposed the municipality to financial risk.