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MPs should scrap new water legislation for threat it poses to economy – IRR
The National Water Amendment Bill of 2026 poses risks to agriculture, and the wider economy, which could imperil food security and worsen deprivation.
SA’s spatial inequality proves tough to change, Russia bans anti-war party, and Strait of Hormuz deal dims
“Slower than expected” progress on breaking apartheid spatial plan An Operation Vulindlela report on progress in reforming South Africa’s spatial inequality says about 80% of
News Focus: fight for property rights continues
The five-day hearing by the Western Cape High Court on the challenge brought by the IRR Legal, the DA, and AfriForum against the Expropriation Act ended with a postponement on Friday to a date later in the year.
News Focus: property rights and women
They may have paid for, occupied, and maintained properties for years, but many of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable women remain exposed to the administrative failure that is the government’s longstanding and unaddressed title-deed backlog.
Adams admits mistakes, Mchunu’s plan for IDAC, Eskom’s renewables push
NCC’s Adams owns up to leaked contact details blunderNational Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams admitted to a “really stupid mistake” after Parliament suspended him for
ANC retains three incumbent mayors, SARB governor blames low growth on State Capture, Tshwane coalition in trouble
ANC retains incumbents in three key metros The ANC appears poised to keep its incumbent mayors, including eThekwini’s Cyril Xaba, in three metropolitan municipalities ahead
IRR Legal challenges Expropriation Act
IRR Legal made its first appearance in the High Court yesterday to challenge provisions in the Expropriation Act that threaten freedom and prosperity in South Africa by violating the Constitution.
Land reform showdown looms, Sun shines on cheap electricity, parliament rebuild dispute
Land reform law showdown reaches high courtThe DA has asked the Western Cape High Court to declare the Expropriation Act of 2024 unconstitutional, putting DA
News Focus: Cape Town CBD investment soars
Property development in the Cape Town CBD “skyrocketed” in 2025/26, with the total value of property development exceeding R12.8 billion – 41% more than the
MK pushes to disband IDAC, AI regulation fears, Trump says Hamas agrees to disarm
MK Party tables Bill to abolish IdacJacob Zuma’s MK Party has submitted the Idac Abolition Bill as a Private Member’s Bill, seeking to dismantle the