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Eyewitness News, commonly known as EWN, is a South African news organization that provides coverage of both local and global breaking news. Their content spans a wide range of topics, including entertainment, sports, business, and politics, as well as interactive media. You can access their news services through radio, desktop computers, and mobile devices.

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Lottery licence: 'All will be revealed in good time,' says minister

1 day ago | ewn.co.za | Tania Broughton

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says he will announce the successful bidder for the fourth lottery licence on 28 May 2025, barring “anything beyond my control”. This, he says, means that the court action against him by bidder Wina Njalo is “moot”. The minister filed an opposing affidavit in the application over the Easter weekend. The matter had been set down to be heard in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday, 22 April, but will now be heard on 5 and 6 May.
CoCT assures residents refuse collection will continue as normal during public holidays

6 days ago | ewn.co.za | Lauren Isaacs

Lauren Isaacs18 April 2025 | 9:53Today marks Good Friday, which will be followed by Easter Monday and then Freedom Day, which will be observed on the 28th of April and Workers’ Day on the 1st of May. City of Cape TownCAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town has assured residents that refuse collection services will continue as normal over the next few public holidays.
WATCH: Politricking with Tshidi Madia: Rise Mzansi National Chairperson Vuyiswa Ramokgopa

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Tshidi Madia

Tshidi Madia17 April 2025 | 9:38Rise Mzansi National Chairperson, Vuyiswa Ramakgopa joined Tshidi Madia to share the party’s position on the current political climate. Rise Mzansi's Vuyiswa Ramokgopa. Picture: Jacques Nelles/ Eyewitness News. On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, as they edge closer to their two year anniversary, Rise Mzansi National Chairperson, Vuyiswa Ramakgopa joined Tshidi Madia to share the party’s position on the current political climate.
WC taxi violence unit detectives hunting gunmen who killed CATA taxi leader

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Lauren Isaacs

CAPE TOWN - Detectives attached to the Provincial Taxi Violence Unit are hunting gunmen responsible for the murder of a prominent taxi figure in Cape Town. Mongi Titi was shot and killed at the Nyanga taxi rank on Wednesday. Titi was an executive member of the CATA Regional Taxi Association and played a significant role in ongoing efforts to build a more unified, safe, and professional taxi sector.
SANTACO WC confirms murder of CATA taxi leader

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Lauren Isaacs

CAPE TOWN - The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in the Western Cape has confirmed the murder of an executive member of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA), Mongi Titi. Titi was shot and killed at the Nyanga taxi rank on Wednesday night. The taxi council said it was meeting with authorities to ensure that the case was handled with the urgency and seriousness it deserved. SANTACO said it was deeply saddened and shocked by Titi's assassination.
WC policeman handed 10-year sentence for raping pregnant woman

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Lauren Isaacs

CAPE TOWN - A Western Cape police officer convicted of raping a pregnant woman has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars in the Wynberg Magistrates Court. In July 2018, former Constable Jerome Coetzee and two other police officers searched the victim's house for drugs and the woman was arrested. Coetzee then dropped his colleagues at the police station, while the complainant, who was 18 years old, remained in the back of the vehicle. He then drove to a secluded area, where he assaulted the woman.
Six distinctions but no ID: Top matriculant’s hope of becoming a doctor crushed

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

Johannesburg matriculant Emmanuel Ndlovu had dreams of enrolling at the University of Cape Town or the University of Witwatersrand to pursue a career in medicine this year. But though he achieved six distinctions and a merit pass above 70%, 17-year-old Ndlovu is still sitting at home because he does not have a birth certificate or an ID. “My peers are moving on with their lives, but I’m stuck,” he says.
CT police arrest suspect in connection with attack on female jogger

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Lauren Isaacs

Lauren Isaacs16 April 2025 | 7:43The incident happened near the shooting range on Devil's Peak last week. South African Police Service (SAPS)Handcuffs. Picture: SAPS/TwitterCAPE TOWN - Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the attack on a female jogger. The incident happened near the shooting range on Devil's Peak last week.
Future of Khoisan settlement in Grabouw hangs in the balance

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Liezl Human

Families occupying land near Grabouw face an uncertain future as the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), which owns the land, is “still looking at all of its options”. The area now known as Knoflokskraal was first occupied in 2020 by people who wanted to establish a self-sustaining Khoisan community in the Elgin Valley. The settlement has grown, with homes, livestock farms and vegetable gardens spread across 1,800 hectares.
Rise Mzansi Gauteng chairperson Vuyiswa Ramokgopa calls for new political era beyond ANC 'Congress' tradition

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Tshidi Madia

“I am very much of the view that 30-years from now, we are not going to be talking about the ANC, I think the ANC will be long behind us by then,” said Vuyiswa Ramokgopa as she imagines South Africa’s political future. The Rise Mzansi national chairperson, who serves as MEC in the ANC-led Gauteng provincial government is certain that the country is ripe for a new way of doing politics, breaking away from the “congress” tradition set by some of the major parties in the country.