WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL BUDGET FAILS TO FUND THE FUNDAMENTALS: FAILED SAFETY PLAN GETS AN INCREASE, HOUSING A DECREASE

As the Western Cape Provincial Budget was tabled today, it has become clear that the provincial government has once again failed to prioritise the fundamentals that actually shape people’s lives.

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BALLS TO THE WALL: GEORDIN’S N2 WALL APPEARS TO BE ELECTION SPIN

Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis’ promise to build a wall to contain communities living along the N2 between Khayelitsha and Langa looks likely to be election spin after the Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers today denied having been engaged in the so-called project.

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KHAMPEPE COMMISSION MUST SUBPOENA FORMER PRESIDENTS FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION

The evidence of former senior prosecutors to the Khampepe Commission paints a damning picture of political manipulation to stop perpetrators of apartheid-era human rights violations who did not receive amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from ever being prosecuted.

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GOOD PARTY EXTENDS CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MOSIUOA ‘TERROR’ LEKOTA AND STANDS WITH CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE IN MOURNING

The GOOD Party extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota, the founding leader of the Congress of the People (COPE), following his passing at the age of 77.

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