Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says saving water in the province should be a collective effort among residents, business and government. She was addressing the business sector on the water situation in the Western Cape on Tuesday night as dam levels stand at only 20 percent with about ten[…]
Alleged Sexy Boys gang leader Jerome “Donkie” Booysen was wounded while on his way to see another suspected gang leader who had been shot, sources say. The man he was on his way to see was killed, while Booysen and four others, including a teenager, were wounded in shootings within[…]
The City of Cape Town in the Western Cape says it has reached its water savings target of 700 million litres per day for the first time. The city says consumption dropped to 685 million litres per day last week. However, says while the savings are encouraging, dam levels have[…]
By Rafieka Williams Cape Town came to a stand still today as residents and workers in the city heeded to the call for a National Shutdown. Civic organisations called on all South Africans to come together, down tools and join hands in protest action on April 7th. The CBD was[…]
Thousands of people are expected to join a march to Parliament in Cape Town on Friday to call on President Jacob Zuma to step down. Calls from civil society are mounting for the President to resign. The march, taking place under the auspices of Voices to Save SA, will start[…]
Taps may run dry in the drought-stricken city of Cape Town and the south-western Cape, as dam levels drop and rainfall forecasts for the region over the next few months are no better than chance, local scientist Nicky Allsopp says. There is enough water in Cape Town’s dams to last[…]
As the dust settles on all the excitement following a weekend of stalls, entertainment and endless fun at the 2017 Boland Summer Festival, organiser’s report an overwhelmingly successful event. Described by many as one of the most successful events on the local calendar, the 18-year-old event was initiated by the[…]
The City of Cape Town will be investigating R750 million on road infrastructure projects over a period of five years to address congestion in areas like Kommetjie, Kuils River and Blaauwberg. According to the City, infrastructure projects are not the only thing that can aid the challenge of traffic congestion[…]
Following months of devastating fires across the Cape, the City’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to three separate fires last night, which claimed the lives of nine individuals. Speaking to VOC News, City Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Theo Layne, says that rescue services responded to a fire in an[…]
Capetonians are finally using less than 800 million litres of water per day, the city said on Monday. They used an average of 783 million litres per day over the past week, saving 40 million litres of water per day since February 26. On Friday, Mayor Patricia de Lille declared[…]
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