The City of Cape Town will meet with SAPS next week to discuss the policing and safety needs for the annual Somerset West Festival Under the Lights. This comes after an outcry over the possible change in dates for the festival, due to the lack of policing resources over the[…]
Nearly 1.5 million new refugees are expected to enter Germany by the end of the year. Some 500,000 refugees have entered the country since the beginning of September. With no end in sight it does not currently look as though that is a realistic possibility. The situation at Germany’s borders[…]
“Down with the DA” were the chants of angry District Six claimants at a protest outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Wednesday. The demonstrators demanded Mayor Patricia de Lille address them on the land claims process but the mayor was a no-show. Hundreds of people marched to the civic[…]
Around 200 Hanover Park residents marched to the Phillip Police station on Wednesday to draw attention to the increasing levels of gang violence and police inefficiencies in addressing the problem. Under the banner of the ‘Concerned Residents of Hanover Park’, people from all ages marched in the blistering heat, calling[…]
On Wednesday, hundreds of aggrieved claimants will march to the Mayor’s office to voice their disapproval with the land claims process in District Six. The march is being organised by the District 6 Working Committee (D6WC) and represents all unsatisfied land claimants and many of whom are well over pension[…]
A Benoni man was handed 17 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife with a crossbow while making salah at their home a year and half ago. Thirty-nine year old Shameema Moghammad Shamoon was found in a pool of blood in the home she shared with her husband[…]
The hugely popular Somerset West festive season night market may be held earlier this year, if the City of Cape Town’s proposed dates are approved. Traders are up in arms over the fact that the event called the Festival Under the Lights may be held from the 2 – 14[…]
Muhammad Yusuf Da Costa narrowly escaped his abductors late on Monday evening, after a 15 hour ordeal. While exact details have yet to be revealed, the 25 year old is said to be safe at home and was found unharmed. He was taken to hospital after he was found to[…]
Despite Capetonians experiencing cold conditions caused by heavy rainfall in the heart of spring this past weekend, the Western Cape Government remains concerned about the water supply in drought-stricken areas in the province. If these conditions continue, the department will roll out water restrictions. “In the Western Cape we have[…]
As the festive season fast approaches, gang ridden communities on the Cape Flats worry about a possible upsurge in gang violence. During a visit to Hanover Park and Manenberg following recent gang shootings in the areas, residents told of the need for immediate police intervention to ensure the safety of[…]
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