One suspect has been arrested in connection with a devastating Cape Town train fire which gutted carriages on Sunday. Cape Town Central train station was engulfed by flames and pandemonium on Sunday afternoon when a MetroRail train, stopped at Platform 19, was set ablaze. Emergency services rushed to the scene but were[…]
Australian motivational speaker Ustadh Wahaj Tarin has touched down in the city for the Cape Town leg of his first South African tour. Ustadh Wahaj will deliver a live talk from Masjidul Furqaan (Islamia) after Esha on Tuesday evening, to be broadcast live on VOC and ITV. Ustadh Wahaj graduated[…]
Dam levels are 10% higher than the City of Cape Town’s projections for the end of summer so the city is in a good position even if the coming winter rains turn out to be below average, says deputy mayor Ian Neilson. “And the water consumption by Cape Town is[…]
The effect the shutdown protests are having on schools is worrying education authorities who are particularly concerned about this year’s matric candidates and their vital preparation for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. Western Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said there were ongoing protests in Lwandle in Strand on[…]
By Anees Teladia If concerns over safety of the consumption of the water supply in Cape Town weren’t enough for the City administration to address, they will certainly have to sink or swim when dealing with the urgent concerns raised by several communities regarding the high water tariffs imposed upon[…]
Many Capetonians are concerned about the condition of the local water supply to households and businesses, with some detecting an earthy flavour. The City of Cape Town has reassured that the water remains safe to drink and is compliant with SANS241 standards, however, the VOC took the concerns and raised[…]
An attempted land grab between Somerset West and Khayelitsha has sparked a series of N2 protests, severely disrupting Cape Town traffic on Thursday. The Cape Town metropolitan area has been rocked by a series of individual N2 protests, ranging from Khayelitsha up to Somerset West. Demonstrators have been burning tyres[…]
By Anees Teladia The United States of America’s Consulate in Cape Town recently invited the city of Chicago’s Deputy Chief of Police, Eric Carter as well as District Commander, Ernest Cato III, to Cape Town. The aim of the visit has been to attempt to expand and increase the partnerships[…]
Glenda Ruiters’ Uitsig home is as neat as a pin. The only sign that something is amiss is a hole in her lounge wall, caused by a bullet when multiple shots were fired in what locals call a “hit on a woman of God”. The 57-year-old single mother died in[…]
Cape Town residents will be issued with new vehicle number plates starting with the letters C-A-A instead of CA from this weekend on. The Western Cape’s Department of Transport says from the time of the changeover, no more CA licence numbers will be issued. It says as soon as the[…]
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