Velani Ludidi is a News Reporter at Daily Maverick and News24 Business. She specializes in agriculture and farming, business and economics, and covers topics such as disaster and emergency response, water management, and civil lawsuits. Velani's insightful reporting has been featured in prominent publications, including Daily Maverick and News24 Business.
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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: Velani Ludidi
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an urgent application by Working on Fire to block the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment from handing a multibillion-rand national wildfire management contract to the Tefla Group.
By: Velani Ludidi
A Khayelitsha mother and son are among seven people accused of kidnapping a Cape Town businessman, who was allegedly tortured and forced to part with nearly R500 000, from his Summer Greens home.
By: Velani Ludidi
An ANC councillor in Gugulethu, Cape Town, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a resident who claims their friendship soured when he refused to support the councillor’s bid to return as a ward candidate in this year’s local government elections.
By: Velani Ludidi
The ANC in the Western Cape has suffered another high-profile defection after former provincial treasurer and current provincial task team member Derick Appel resigned from the party to join the Patriotic Alliance, taking three ANC councillors with him.
By: Velani Ludidi
Six people accused of being part of an alleged taxi-industry extortion network that targeted long-distance bus operators across South Africa have been denied bail after the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court found there was prima facie evidence linking them to the crimes and a real risk they could intimidate witnesses if released.
By: Velani Ludidi
Long before he became synonymous with sizzling braai meat, Sunday crowds and township tourism, Mzoli Ngcawuzele was a young athlete chasing victory on the running track.
By: Velani Ludidi
The University of Fort Hare has launched an internal investigation into allegations that a lecturer enlisted students to mark examination scripts belonging to other students, with some of the alleged markers later mocking unsuccessful candidates on social media.
By: Velani Ludidi
Two men have been arrested in connection with the deadly anti-immigrant violence that rocked Mossel Bay last month, during which two Mozambican nationals were killed, and dozens of homes were destroyed.
By: Velani Ludidi
One of the country’s most significant firearm corruption cases suffered yet another setback on Wednesday when the long-awaited trial of a Vereeniging arms dealer and a Cape Town businessman accused of supplying stolen police firearms to gangs was postponed in the Western Cape High Court.
By: Velani Ludidi
Just two days after campaigning for the DA, former ANC Western Cape secretary Neville Delport was unveiled on Wednesday as the Patriotic Alliance’s newest recruit in a political move that party leader Gayton McKenzie described as a “touch-and-go” operation.
