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A makeshift wall with the message: Say No to the Wall.
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

‘Who gets to live with dignity?’ Movement for Care, Cape Town communities protest N2 wall project

Why is R114 million being spent on a wall while communities are living in squalor? protestors ask.

  • Given Majola
  • National Reporter
4 min read
Explore Cape Town’s natural heritage with free entry to four nature reserves over the Heritage Day long weekend.
HERITAGE DAY

Heritage Day 2026: What to do in Cape Town, Joburg and KwaZulu-Natal

Here’s what you can do today in Cape Town, Joburg and KwaZulu-Natal today.

  • The National Team
5 min read
Top of The Ritz. What could a revival look like?
THE NATIONAL EXCLUSIVE

PICS: Sea Point’s Ritz is stirring again — inside the plans for its revival

The National can now reveal proposed plans showing a hotel with 44 residential flats, wellness facilities plus its famous revolving restaurant possibly kept.

  • Vivian Warby
10 min read
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has responded to the Constitutional Court's decision to strike down the Public Procurement Act.
ENOCH GODONGWANA

Procurement Act declared invalid: Godongwana says government will plot new path

Godongwana plots a new path after ConCourt scraps the Procurement Act.

  • Edward West
3 min read
Cape Town ratepayers and civic groups say rising property valuations, municipal charges and housing costs are worsening affordability.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Service delivery v rates: Inside Cape Town’s growing affordability crisis

Cape Town’s affordability debate is intensifying as residents face rising rates, tariffs and property valuations.

  • Ntsikelelo Qoyo
6 min read
Infrastructure vandalism and theft often disrupt water and electricity supply across various communities and businesses.
MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Vandalism and theft: the crippling impact on SA’s municipal infrastructure

South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities are grappling with rampant vandalism and theft of critical infrastructure, leading to increased security costs and disrupted services.

  • Gcwalisile Khanyile
7 min read