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From bad to worse for Cape Town homeowners

Today at 14:14 PM, via Daily Investor

Despite the City of Cape Town proposing lower rates and broader relief to offset rising property values, local bodies warned that some homeowners face much steeper valuation increases, raising affordability concerns.

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Watch: How Green Party victory unfolded

Today at 13:56 PM, via BBC News

Labour, which took the Greater Manchester seat with more than 50% of the vote in 2024, was pushed into third place.

South Africa

Concern at witness behaviour at Ad Hoc Committee

Today at 12:55 PM, via SAnews

Concern at witness behaviour at Ad Hoc Committee

Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has noted with concern the “unfortunate developments” at the Ad Hoc Committee established to investigate allegations made by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

During the proceedings on Thursday, one of the witnesses, Paul O’Sullivan, walked out...

Sport

VAR in place for first time in BetMcLean Cup final

Today at 14:04 PM, via BBC News

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is to be used in Northern Ireland domestic football for the first time in next month’s BetMcLean Cup final between Linfield and Glentoran at Windsor Park.

Sport

Nine-dart hero Rock can be world champion – Bunting

Today at 12:57 PM, via BBC News

Premier League Night Four winner Stephen Bunting says Northern Ireland’s Josh Rock, who threw a nine-darter in front of his home crowd at the SSE Arena, has the ability to become world champion one day.

Education

Liberia: U.S.$ 4 Million Dollar Lawsuit, Board Probe Deepen Crisis Over Law School Dux At University of Liberia

Today at 12:20 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — A dispute over academic honors at the University of Liberia has escalated into a legal and institutional standoff, as the announced dux of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law has filed a four million United States dollars libel lawsuit against exiled Liberian activist Martin K. N. Kollie, while the University’s Board of Trustees has suspended the official...