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Police to engage with Cape Flats residents

Deputy Police Minister, Cassel Mathale, says his Department will continue to engage with residents on the Cape Flats, to try to find a solution to high levels of gang violence and crime. Mathale was speaking outside parliament where he received a memorandum from a group of residents and religious leaders from[…]

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Claremont teen missing

Nineteen-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana from the Claremont area has been missing since the afternoon of August 24. She was last seen at approximately 1.30pm that afternoon, and no one has been able to get a hold of her for the past 48 hours. Mrwetyana lives at Roscommon House in Claremont’s Main Road,[…]

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Bones dug up in Simon’s Town

Diggers were left in shock after they unearthed what appears to be a shallow grave in Simon’s Town. The discovery was made during the construction of a new block of flats in the area, where more than a hundred bones were reportedly found. The bones are estimated to be close[…]

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Gavin Watson remembered

A number of people are paying tribute to Gavin Watson, who died in a car crash at OR Tambo Airport,  on Gauteng’s East Rand. Watson and his three brothers made headlines in the 70s when they left the white Eastern Province Rugby Union and joined the non-racial Kwazakhele Rugby Union[…]

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Raids on illegal nationals to continue across SA

JOHANNESBURG – Raids on illegal nationals are set to continue throughout the country. This after eight foreigners were arrested in Cape Town’s tourism hub, the Waterfront. The home affairs department says those in the country illegally will be deported. WATCH: A clampdown on foreign nationals? Employers might also face jail time, for employing[…]

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More primary school pupils test positive for drugs

A “shocking number of pupils” have tested positive for drugs according to The Western Cape Department of Education. This announcement was made during a Parliamentary address on Thursday, August 22. Of the learners subjected to drug testing in 2018, 60.9% of primary school learner and 71.1% of high school students[…]

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Prepare for more rainy days Cape Town

After a short teaser of spring weather, winter is back and Cape Town residents can expect two more days of rain this week paired with chilly temperatures. The warmer weather the Mother City received last week will come to an end as both Friday and Saturday are expected to bring[…]

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Western Cape ANC welcomes Interim Provincial Committee

African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Ace Magashule says party structures in the Western Cape have welcomed the Interim Provincial Committee (IPC). Members of the ANC’s National Executive Committee visited six regions in the Province.  This is after the disbandment of the party’s Provincial Executive Committee. Magashule says they have received good feedback[…]

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President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Biarritz, France, on Sunday to participate in a G7 Summit “focused on the elimination of inequalities of various kinds globally”, the presidency confirmed in a statement. The G7 comprises France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, whose government leaders meet[…]

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