Politics

The GOOD Party has accused the City of Cape Town of this ill-treatment via its new outdoor advertising by-law that allegedly bars public display of Palestine flags and signs.

The State Security Agency and Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence have distanced itself from the report.

General Maphwanya urges the public not to withhold information and report it to the authorities for further investigations.

The research revealed that overall in South Africa, 80% of youth distrusted the national government, 77% distrusted the provincial government and 76% expressed their distrust in political parties.

The Democratic Alliance is facing a major internal crisis following accusations that party funds were improperly used to boost John Steenhuisen's ascension to the top post, a move contrary to party regulations.

The PSC also found several departments contributed towards the late or non-payment of invoices at national level.

Parties said the ruling allowed the IEC to avoid uncertainty in discharging its constitutional mandate of ensuring free and fair elections.

The matter was brought to the Apex Court by parents Tereza Rayment and Richard Anderson, who were both foreigners and split from their South African partners.

Independent candidates not aligned with political parties will, for the first time, be allowed to contest the polls in 2024.

Mike Masiapato, the head of the Border Management Authority, said they conducted a sting operation at Beitbridge border post where they found 443 children, under the age of eight, being trafficked from Zimbabwe into South Africa.