Lion Tracks From the Ice Age: How Two Ways of Seeing Brought Ancient Animals to Life
Indigenous knowledge has pushed scientists’ boundaries.
Southern Cape
City of Cape Town Should Consider All Possible Alternative Solutions to Baboon Issue
There are viable alternatives, such as electric fencing, which would ensure the survival of baboon troops on the southern Cape Peninsula. The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) considers permanent confinement in cages and mass sterilisation to be inhumane and unnecessary. Various parts of the Peninsula have been affected by the long-standing conflict between growing human […]
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Discovery of Ancient DNA From Antelope Fossils in South Africa Opens a New Window on the Past
Researchers managed to extract DNA from African fossils dating back to the last ice age.
Xenophobic Violence Turns Deadly in the Western Cape
Millions of South Africans are justifiably angry about the poor quality of their lives, the slow progress of post-apartheid redress, and the injustice of deepening inequality.
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Public Gets Three More Weeks to Comment on Eskom Nuclear Site — But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May
Southern Cape: Communities Should Join Forces Against Crime and Illegal Immigration
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) calls on Southern Cape communities to join forces in the fight against general crime as well as illegal immigration, seeing as undocumented persons who cannot be traced and are involved in crime severely hamper the apprehension of suspects. The party has already engaged with local farm watches in the […]
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Attack on Elderly Tourists Near Swellendam
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) condemns Friday evening’s (6 March) violent attack on two elderly Dutch tourists at a guest farm approximately 15 km east of Swellendam along the N2 in the direction of Riversdale. According to initial police reports, this is the second incident in the broader Southern Cape region within a week. […]
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Mossel Bay Residents Heavily Burdened by Poor Service Delivery and Sky-High Tariffs
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in Mossel Bay is inundated with complaints about poor service delivery and the unsustainability of sky-high tariffs. The party learnt of a recent case where the Municipality imposed a levy of R22 million on an Afrikaans school to be constructed in the Hartland estate in Hartenbos. This is the […]
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Where Did the First People Come From? The Case for a Coastal Migration From Southern Africa
A coastal migration up and out of Africa was more likely to succeed than an overland journey.
Hessequa Municipality Celebrates Business Growth and Infrastructure Successes
This week, Premier Alan Winde visited the Southern Cape, where he assessed progress on some of the Hessequa Municipality’s major infrastructure projects. In a meeting with the municipal council, the Premier congratulated Executive Mayor Grant Riddles and his team for being recognised as one of South Africa’s best-performing municipalities at the inaugural South African Property …