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Head coach Mark Jones has named a starting side boasting five changes for the crucial Pool A encounter against France at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday 4th July in the U20 World Rugby Championship. (Live S4C, 3.30pm UK) There is just the one change in the backline where Ospreys winger Tom Florence gets his first start …
Flyhalf Jean Smith – the Junior Springboks leading scorer in their 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship campaign – will resume his role as the starting No 10 when South Africa take on Argentina at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday. Smith played in the team’s opening Pool C match against Georgia on the first …
The Cape Town Labour Court has sent Claudine van Wyk’s case back to the CCMA
The Friends of Elizabeth Park, in collaboration with the Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP), VRCID, Bellville Library, launched a fun Youth Day event attended by over hundred and fifty local community members, at the iconic green Elizabeth Park in Bellville on Saturday, 24 June 2023. The aim of the event was to bring to life the …
Dear Editor The DA has introduced the Constitutional Nineteenth Amendment Bill in Parliament, aiming to limit the frequency of Motions Of No Confidence to once a year in Provincial Legislatures and the National Assembly. The Bill aims to create stability in coalition governments The DA believes that South Africa is likely to see coalition governments …
Through the Department of Economic Development and Tourism’s (DEDAT) Skills Development and Innovation Programme, the Western Cape Government partners with several companies to provide young unemployed people with on-the-job skills training. This week, Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, accompanied by officials from DEDAT, visited two of several partner companies, K-Way …
Property market conditions in South Africa are currently leaning in favour of buyers, with supply significantly exceeding demand in many areas. Spoilt for choice – and often lacking any sense of urgency or competition – buyers are taking their time to look around and negotiating harder than usual on sales prices. According to David Jacobs, …
Wet conditions greeted the players in the Western Cape as the World Rugby U20 Championship resumed on Thursday with a series of key encounters. Australia, the 2019 U20 Championship finalists, and Ireland kicked off proceedings in Paarl and it was the current U20 Six Nations champions who prevailed 30-10 after a strong second-half display. Two-time …
City says it spends R300-million a year cleaning up illegal dumps but can’t make headway without community support
Unhappiness over payments and workers left jobless
Dear Editor The DA condemns the disqualification of Western Province in the Grant Khomo-rugby tournament for allegedly not meeting the quota requirements. Racial quotas have no place in sports, especially in children’s sports, and the DA will request an investigation by the SA Human Rights Commission. We will also inform World Rugby about the government’s …
Bomkazi Sitela’s RDP house in Mandela Park was illegally occupied
Dear Editor The DA is pleased to announce that we have achieved significant success in by-elections yesterday, securing increased percentage vote shares in all four wards we were defending. These results demonstrate the growing support for the DA and our commitment to delivering real change and reliable service delivery for the people of South Africa. …
Footfall to 14 participating attractions across the five regions of the Western Cape recorded a total of 176,651 visitors in May 2023. This is a 54% growth in the number of visitors compared to May 2022. This is according to the monthly tourism report, compiled by the Western Cape Government’s official tourism, trade and investment …
Ospreys’ tighthead prop Ellis Fackrell will miss the remainder of the U20 World Rugby Championship after suffering a shoulder injury in the opening round of competition in Paarl last Saturday. He will be replaced by Cardiff Met’s Tom Pritchard who has already arrived in Cape Town to join the squad who are preparing to face …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) can today announce that we are arranging mass protest action against the race quotas recently introduced by the African National Congress (ANC) through the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA). We invite every South African who values non-racialism, fair access to jobs and a thriving private economy to join us …
Dumisani Joxo was shot “without warning”, witness tells the court
The Junior Springboks plan to deliver an energetic effort at Paarl Gymnasium on Thursday, where they will take on Italy in their second Pool C match of the 2023 World Rugby Under-20 Championship. Junior Boks assistant coach, Lumumba Currie, was confident that the sell-out crowd will get good value for money and time spent, especially …
On Tuesday, first-time homebuyers at the Mill Park Development in Bredasdorp received their house keys. Officiating the handover was the provincial Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, and the Cape Agulhas Executive Mayor, Paul Swart. The R55 million Mill Park Development is envisaged to create 106 affordable housing opportunities for residents of Bredasdorp and the broader …
June 2023, Johannesburg — In a first for an automotive brand in South Africa, Audi has launched a series of innovative 3D anamorphic billboards in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Umhlanga, as part of their out of home advertising approach in showcasing the Audi grandsphere concept vehicle. This visually exciting campaign aims to captivate audiences with …
Junior Springboks head coach, Bafana Nhleko, named five uncapped players in his starting team to face Italy in Paarl on Thursday in their second Pool C match of the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship. Backs Regan Izaks (fullback), Quewin Nortje (wing) and Sam Francis (flyhalf) will don the South African Under-20 colours for the first …
There is one week left to apply for the Western Cape Government’s Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (ECEP), which closes on Friday 30 June 2023 at midnight. The Fund aims to support businesses that are export-ready or working towards export readiness to meet international market requirements. “One of the key priority areas of our new ‘Growth …
Planning for the Taiwan informal settlement upgrade started in August 2018 and construction of 4,500 “housing opportunities” will only begin next year
Residents fear disease could break out from the human waste in the water