More international flights to Cape Town in 2027
Cape Town is getting more international flights going into 2027, with two airlines adding frequencies ahead of the peak travel season. British Airways is increasing its number of international flights between London Heathrow and Cape Town for the upcoming summer season. The airline will increase the frequency on the route from seven flights per week…
Violent student riots in France continue
PARIS — Spreading lawlessness disguised as student activism has pushed France into a state of heightened insecurity, forcing the closure of over 400 schools nationwide on Friday. What began under the guise of grievances over classroom conditions has rapidly mutated into coordinated “urban violence,” according to official government assessments. Security experts and right-wing political figures…
Mossel Bay tug tragedy: Operator in contact with families of lost crew
Tug operator Amsol said it had been in contact with the families of the three seafarers whose bodies were recovered off Mossel Bay, and of the two still missing. The five had ended up in the sea about 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay on Wednesday after one of them fell overboard from the…
Cape Town’s Middle Class Faces Fiscal Breaking Point, Researchers WarnÂ
CAPE TOWN – 15 September 2026 A new investigation by political commentator Willem Petzer, essayist Rob Duigan, and economist Dr Adi Schlebusch has raised alarm over the growing fiscal burden on Cape Town’s middle-class households, describing the city’s revenue model as a “ticking time bomb” heading into the 2026 local elections. The trio’s findings come…
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…
World Academic Summit 2026 Opens in Cape Town
The World Academic Summit 2026 opened in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 29, bringing together global university leaders, policymakers, researchers and representatives from business and civil society to discuss the future of higher education in the age of artificial intelligence. Organised by Times Higher Education (THE) and jointly hosted by the University of Cape…
City urges Cape Town residents to cut water use during pipeline repairs
The City of Cape Town has issued an urgent call for residents in several southern and western suburbs to reduce their water consumption while emergency repairs are underway on a major pipeline in Claremont, Cape {town} Etc reports. The City’s Water and Sanitation team began attending to repairs on an 810mm-diameter pipeline on Tuesday, 29 September…
Reflections after a 25th visit to the Netherlands
Jaco Kleynhans I was in the Netherlands again last week, my twenty-fifth visit in twenty years. It remains one of my most beloved countries. I adore the Dutch people and the historical ties between my country and the Netherlands. Each time, I observe the vast cultural differences between the Dutch and Afrikaners, and the extent…