Cape Town Drives Nearly Half of SA Metro Job Growth
Cape Town added 418 000 jobs from early 2022 to mid-2026, accounting for 49,6% of metro job growth while recording the lowest broad unemployment rate.
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John Dory’s Closes Five Restaurants in South Africa
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Hill-Lewis Calls Cape Town SA’s ‘City of Hope’
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Cape Town Residents Reject R114m N2 Security Wall
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Former Knysna Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa Shot Dead
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MK Party Pushes for Phala Phala Site Visit
The MK Party is urging Parliament’s impeachment committee to conduct a Phala Phala site visit as part of the Section 89 inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Malmesbury Teen Accused in Child Exploitation Case Linked to US Victims
A 16-year-old Malmesbury boy faces sexual offence, cybercrime and animal cruelty charges linked to alleged online abuse of 11 children in the US, aged 11 to 17.