Ukraine ceasefire
President Donald Trump said yesterday that Ukraine and Russia reached an energy ceasefire. Ukrainian President…
Ukraine ceasefire
President Donald Trump said yesterday that Ukraine and Russia reached an energy ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the alleged agreement but said he had not received any details. The announcement comes a day after Trump suggested Ukraine hold an election to oust Zelenskyy, attributing high diesel prices to his continued strikes on Russian oil…
Cape Town the best city internationally to buy a holiday home
In terms of affordability and cost-of-living standards, a Deutsche Bank report found significant price changes over the last decade, with globalisation failing to achieve price equalisation. This is due to various factors, including taxes, regulations, currency fluctuations, and inflation. Deutsche Bank Research Institute senior financial researchers and macroeconomists Adrian Cox and Jim Reid said that…
What does beer cost in the main centres?
According to a report published earlier this year, Cape Town is one of the cheapest cities in the world for beer and cigarettes, with a basket costing around R230, including five 500 ml beers and two packs of cigarettes. This is according to the Deutsche Bank’s Mapping the World’s Prices report for 2026, which analyses…
BMW withdraws car after AfD win
The election of of AfD politician Tobias Rauch as President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has caused a stir. For the first time, the 35-year-old is a politician from the party classified by some as right-wing extremist in the federal state heads a parliament. According to a media report, BMW no longer intends to…
Trump administration cracks down on tech visa abuse
The Trump administration suspended Microsoft and Adobe, alongside several major IT outsourcing firms, from the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM)—a key federal program used to sponsor H-1B visa holders for permanent residency green cards. https://x.com/seanhannity/status/2108330939327697313/video/1 Key Details The Action: Vice President JD Vance announced that Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, and Capgemini are…
Cape exports to the US take a dive
Western Cape exports to the United States fell by R2.8 billion in 2025, and by nearly R7 billion on the latest rolling twelve-month figures, as tariffs and a diplomatic freeze hit the province’s farmers, wine makers and boat builders. The slump has landed hardest on the agricultural and agro-processing lines that the Democratic Alliance’s provincial…
Constitutional Court upends immigration enforcement: Home Affairs stripped of power to deport undocumented migrants
In a decision that deals a massive blow to national sovereignty and borders, the Constitutional Court of South Africa has stripped the Department of Home Affairs of its primary mechanisms to deter and deport illegal immigrants. In a unanimous judgment (Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town v. Minister of Home Affairs), the apex court ruled that…
Cape Town B&B Warning: How bureaucratic overreach threatens the tourism economy
The City of Cape Town’s newly proposed Short-Term Letting By-Law is drawing sharp criticism from property owners and economic analysts, who warn that the heavy-handed regulations will stifle local entrepreneurship and damage the Western Cape’s vital tourism industry. While marketed by municipal officials as a measure to manage housing supply, the policy introduces aggressive tax…
Brazilians Defy Establishment: Flávio Bolsonaro Secures First-Round Victory Over Lula
Imprisoned former president’s son leads leftist incumbent into October 25 runoff as voters deliver a historic rebuke to establishment lawfare. SAO PAULO — In what is rapidly turning into one of the most stunning political rebounds in modern history, the conservative movement in Brazil has delivered a definitive rebuke to the establishment. Flávio Bolsonaro, son…
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis outlines ‘second transition’ for post-ANC South Africa
SANDTON — In his first major national address since assuming the leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Geordin Hill-Lewis declared an end to thirty years of uninterrupted political orthodoxy, asserting that South Africa has firmly entered its ‘second transition.’ Speaking from Sandton on Thursday morning, Hill-Lewis unveiled a comprehensive blueprint aimed at completely restructuring the…
