While the lawlessness of taxi drivers on Cape Town roads is no secret to motorists in the city, taxi drivers have recently become more brazen in defying the rule of law. Just weeks ago taxi drivers raised havoc in Dunoon and have now, mere days ago, again defiantly blockaded major[…]
Residents of the ‘the Vlei’ informal settlement in Vygieskraal in Athlone will have to start over after a fire wreaked havoc on Monday afternoon. Two people died in the blaze and approximately 1200 people were displaced. The raging fire destroyed over 300 informal structures. The Gift of the Givers Foundation[…]
Taxi operators have warned that more disruptions in traffic and services can be anticipated as they are adamant their fines and warrants be scrapped by the City of Cape Town. On Friday, taxi drivers blocked major exit routes from Cape Town’s CBD, and this caused major peak-hour taffic delays. To[…]
Capetonian activist and community worker Lucinda Evans has been mentioned as one of the BBC’s “100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019”. Evans is a well known figure in local communities and is the founder of Philisa Abafazi Bethu, a non-profit organisation protecting and empowering abused[…]
Cape Town vehicle number plates starting with CAA will soon run out, and will be replaced with a new numerical code ending in WC. According to Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela, the old number plates will be replaced with a combination of alpha and numeric characters followed by WC[…]
Cape Town has won yet another accolade, this time coming in at number seven on Flight Network’s list of the World’s Most Beautiful Cities for 2019. Flight Network, a Canadian online travel agency, compiled a varied list of the 50 best cities in the world. The list is an extensive collaboration, making[…]
Despite divided public opinion on the funding provided for minstrel events in the city of Cape Town by local government, the president of the Cape Malay Choir Board has said that it’s “too little”. This week, the City of Cape Town announced it would be providing support and funding worth[…]
TB HIV Care, a non-profit organisation which works to prevent, treat and find tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in South Africa, is celebrating 90 years since the founding of the organisation this year. TB HIV Care was established in 1929 and has since then made invaluable contributions to the lives of[…]
Capetonians have noticed that the city seems to have an inconsistent street light schedule, as some areas have lights burning throughout the day and night, while others have their lights out completely. As reported by IOL, a Plumstead resident laid a complaint to the City of Cape Town as he[…]
The Western Cape High Court heard a case brought by the Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming (PHA) Campaign against the City of Cape Town this week. The PHA Campaign are fighting to prevent the city from rezoning and developing a specific part of the Philippi Horticultural Area. The PHA[…]
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