Nedbank's Capital Expenditure Project Listing for 2023 indicated that Cape Town accounted for 60% of the R100 billion total government infrastructure projects announced last year.
The CC believes the industry's profits (though currently at an all time low) are too high, and aim to remove "gatekeepers" to make room for black businesses
Due to the Houthi rebels' targeting of Red Sea traffic, cruise ships heading back to the Mediterranean will have to dock at Cape Town to restock
The separatist forces in Yemen, currently blockading the Red Sea from Western shipping, have suggested taking out undersea internet cables
Provincial govt rallies emergency support for sewage, hospital and water systems, as Laingsburg, Prince Albert, Ladismith, Napier and nearby towns go dark
The minimum wage in the private sector will go up from R25.42 to R27.58 per hour, while public works wages will go up to R15.16 from R13.97 per hour
Cape farmers have been increasingly pushing their produce out through Port Elizabeth and Walvisbaai, to avoid the extreme congestion
The City will now cover 90% of development costs for bottom-market backyard rentiers, by raising rates and construction charges on ratepayers
Several local fishing companies excluded from the fish quota allocation have sued the Minister for an unfair and racially biased program
