With the ongoing “wildcat” strike by MyCiTi bus drivers, the City of Cape Town has come to a decision to replace all striking workers with new staff. While this has been on the cards for a while, the City has now advertised their intentions. Mayoral committee member for transport and[…]
As we say good bye to the school year, the greatest fear is what children will be doing during the Summer holidays. As the warm summer days begin, it is important for parents to prioritize the well-being of their little ones. The Western Cape Department of Social Development is appealing[…]
Over the past weekend, criminals targeted the home of the Imam of Shukrul Mubeen mosque Gasan Moos in Lansdowne. It is understood that five men kicked in the front door and held up his son, Maahier at gunpoint while his son’s wife and children were locked in another room. Imam[…]
Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to launch the Western Cape Safer Festive Season Plan and open a new police station in Samora Machel on Tuesday. Cele, National Commissioner of Police, General Khehla John Sitole and the Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula will all be[…]
The high-risk status in Muizenberg has been lifted on Monday. The Muizenberg area was declared a red zone area on Sunday after another brutal attack on Emergency Services Personnel. Two Cape Town paramedics are receiving counselling after they were attacked while responding to a call in Seawinds near Muizenberg on[…]
The City of Cape Town will meet with representatives of Masjidus Saaliheen on Tuesday to discuss a complaint laid by a resident of Bayview, Strandfontein, that the athaan or call to prayer was a “noise nuisance.” The Imam of the masjid received a letter from a City environmental health official,[…]
Yet another MyCiTi bus was petrol bombed on Monday night, leaving the driver with serious burn wounds. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Theo Layne said two fire engines and one rescue vehicle were deployed to the scene shortly before 22h00. The driver sustained serious injuries while one passenger received noncritical[…]
Police are investigating the murder of two men in a drive-by shooting in Cape Town on Friday night. The shooting happened outside Barron’s Estate in Philippi, which was hosting the matric ball for School of Skills in Mitchells Plain. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk said it is alleged that the[…]
A recent development of a new DNA kit may assist in criminal investigations involving sexual abuse, according the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The DNA kit which was launched earlier this week is designed to help authorities with forensic investigations. Head of the Forensic DNA Laboratory at UWC’s Department[…]
The District Six Working Committee will on Saturday host a meeting to outline the Western Cape High Court ruling which gives the Land Reform and Rural Development Minister and the Commission of Land Rights three months to produce a comprehensive plan, together with a budget and funding, to deal with[…]
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