Marvin Charles

The Public Protector has found that the City of Cape Town's failure to provide basic municipal services to residents of Langa and Khayelitsha amounts to maladministration and improper conduct.

The battle over the future of the King David Mowbray Golf Club precinct has intensified, with the South African Disabled Golf Association (Sadga) formally opposing the City of Cape Town’s controversial redevelopment plans, even as the city extended the deadline for public comment by a month.

The Public Protector has found that the City of Cape Town’s failure to provide basic municipal services in Langa Flats and Khayelitsha amounts to maladministration and improper conduct, dealing a blow to the metro’s good governance reputation.

More than two years after one of the deadliest construction disasters claimed 34 lives, the widow of one of the George building collapse victims has fired the first legal salvo, seeking to hold the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) financially liable for her husband’s death.

Several flights were delayed, and others may be diverted at OR Tambo International Airport on Monday morning after thick fog reduced visibility, disrupting operations.