Hermanus, South Africa (my new home) is small — a population of 100,000, compared to Johannesburg’s 6 million. In Joburg, we had plenty of friends. In … Read more: My Husband and I Moved to a Small Town. Here’s How We Made Friends. – Business Insider
Storms devastated fruit-growing communities in the Western Cape, damaging crops, equipment, and infrastructure, including roads and the power grid. Read more: SA’s biggest apple and pear exporter is burning more than R2m diesel daily to keep fruit fresh
Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile is retiring next month. His retirement comes as calls mount for his … Read more: New Western Cape police boss should be ‘crime-fighter and institution-builder’ – News24
Western Cape police spokesperson Novela Potelwa said the cases have been handed over to provincial serious violent crime detectives for investigation. Read more: Western Cape bloodshed: 7 people gunned down in Khayamandi – EWN
Different speakers, including Chairperson of the ANC in the Northern Cape Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) and Premier Zamani Saul, delivered … Read more: Struggle hero Bushy Maape gets full honours funeral – Daily Sun
The North West owes over R607 million, the Northern Cape over R75 million, while the Free State owes over R331 million. Only three provinces … Read more: ‘Unsustainable’: Health lab service warns of collapse as provinces owe it nearly R11bn
… thunderstorms to the eastern regions, particularly KwaZulu-Natal, where a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms has been issued. Read more: Weekend weather: Cold front tightens grip as showers expected across Eastern SA – IOL
KwaZulu-Natal continued to face high levels of extortion and organised criminal violence, while the Western Cape remained plagued by gang-related … Read more: Violent crime drops 4.6% as SAPS battles gangs, extortion and organised crime
Winter in Johannesburg changes people. The city slows down a little. Mornings become dramatic. Everybody suddenly owns a long coat. Coffee shops fill … Read more: Grey is winning winter again and New Balance knows it – The Mail & Guardian