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Afree TV launches free African streaming platform in South Africa
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (334+ words) Afree TV: a free, ad-supported streaming service offering diverse African content, local languages, and a unique creator payment model. Afree TV is an ad-supported streaming platform launched in Africa, designed for viewers who may not have bank accounts or credit…...
Cape Town banker denied bail for third time
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (722+ words) Cocaine banker Raed Cupido denied bail for the third time in an R18 million drug sting involving 15 bricks of cocaine and firearms. Raed Cupido, a former Standard Bank supervisor, is accused of drug trafficking after being found with fifteen heat-sealed bricks…...
FIFA WORLD CUP: BAFANA BAFANA SQUAD TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 27 MAY
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (669+ words) capetown. today Broos' Bafana Bafana 2026 squad reveal on May 27 sparks huge anticipation. Who makes the final 26 for the World Cup? The South African national football team, Bafana Bafana, is about to announce its squad for the 2026 World Cup. Coach Hugo…...
New aparthotel brand set to reshape Cape Town stays
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (352+ words) The Daily Aparthotels redefines Cape Town accommodation with an 87-unit micro-city blending co-working, boutique living & tech innovation. The Daily in Cape Town is a super cool new hotel opening in 2027. It's built with wood and has smart, flexible rooms for…...
Cape Town mayor urges urgent funding certainty for My Ci Ti bus services
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (881+ words) capetown. today Cape Town's My Ci Ti bus system faces funding crisis as national grants expire. The city needs a new performance-based grant or risks shrinking its vital public transport network. Cape Town's amazing My Ci Ti bus system, loved…...
South Africa overtakes Spain to become top citrus exporter
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1596+ words) South Africa dethrones Spain as the world's top citrus exporter with 2. 9 M tons. Discover the quiet revolution, tech, & growth. South Africa secretly took over as the world's top citrus exporter, sending out 2. 9 million tons! They did this by planting more…...
Oversight visit reveals severe SAPS shortages in Cape Flats
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (739+ words) Cape Flats police facilities are crumbling: patrol vans grounded, rape kit shortages, and massive backlogs cripple public safety efforts. Cape Flats policing in 2025 is in big trouble. Their cars are broken, and they don't have enough people or important supplies…...
South Africa's fiery fynbos story blooms at Chelsea Flower Show
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (613+ words) Experience a Chelsea Flower Show garden inspired by South African wildfires. See proteas, understand fire's role in fynbos, & explore themes of destruction & rebirth. A volunteer named Thandiwe pauses to rub aloe-wood beads between her fingers - her family's Paarl vineyards vanished…...
Why was Sisisi Tolashe fired?
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (579+ words) capetown. today Minister's collapse: South Africa's welfare system in crisis. Exposes institutional cracks, political patronage & deep corruption. South Africa's Social Development Minister, Sindisiwe Tolashe, was fired because President Ramaphosa lost trust in her. This happened after she faced serious accusations,…...
Cape Town moves to amend traffic by-law for enhanced road safety
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (748+ words) Cape Town's 2026 traffic by-law overhauls road rules, allowing car seizures for street racing, DUI, unlawful driving & excessive noise. Cape Town is shaking things up with tough new traffic laws starting in 2026. If you're caught street racing, driving drunk or drugged,…...