Velani Ludidi is a news reporter for Daily Maverick, focusing on local news in Cape Town, South Africa. With a keen interest in investigative journalism, Velani covers a range of topics including crime, politics, and social issues, providing in-depth coverage and analysis of events in the region.
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Velani Ludidi's articles predominantly focus on local government, politics and crime stories within South Africa, particularly in Cape Town. He frequently covers evolving stories with a significant emphasis on breaking news and government announcements.
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By: Suné Payne
The streets of Plettenberg Bay are awash with political party posters. They adorn lamp posts along the town's main drag, in less affluent areas and along the N2. This part of the Garden Route, stretching from the Eastern Cape border with the Western Cape to Harkerville, is home to people who are divided not only by a national road, but also by an inequality gap.
Fellow Student Representative Council members accuse University of Cape Town SRC of by-passing procedures to approve over R100,000 to fund the invitation.
The murders come barely a week after four other people were killed in the area, meaning eight people have been killed in Nyanga in seven days.
By: Tamsin Metelerkamp, Velani Ludidi
Family members of those trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in George endured an agonising wait for news of their loved ones as rescue efforts entered a second night. At the time of publication official figures revealed that six people had died and 48 were still trapped under the rubble. In total 26 people had been recovered although some died in hospital.
By: Tamsin Metelerkamp, Velani Ludidi
No live workers have been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed building in George since the early hours of Wednesday. The teams on site have switched to using large demolition machinery to remove debris.
By: Tamsin Metelerkamp
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Thursday visited the families of the 44 workers missing after a building collapsed in George and said the Department of Employment and Labour would launch an investigation into the disaster.
By: Tamsin Metelerkamp
The latest tally at the disintegrated five-storey building in George had 12 people confirmed dead on Friday. Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla described the incident as a ‘national calamity' during a visit to hospitals that were treating survivors.
By: Tamsin Metelerkamp
The search for workers missing after a building collapsed in George entered its seventh day on Sunday, with 32 people still unaccounted for.
By: Tamsin Metelerkamp
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala has pledged his department's support for an investigation into the building collapse in George.
The ANC in the Western Cape continues to grapple with factionalism, a challenge that has hindered its progress and put the party on the back foot in the province. And to date, their reach-out to potential voters has been sluggish.
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