Teachers at a Cape Town school are fearing for their safety after a female colleague was stabbed by a robber inside her classroom. The young woman, who had just started teaching at the Hanover Park school two weeks ago, was attacked on Wednesday morning by a knife-wielding man who wanted[…]
A group of activists have voiced concerns about the sale of the property of the Tafelberg School in Sea Point, which has been sold to a private developer. Housing activists are protesting against the land transfer, and have instead advocated that the land be used for the development of affordable[…]
Infrastructure and business growth in the Cape Town CBD is outpacing other metros across South Africa, with construction worth almost R8 billion due to take place in the city over the next five years. The investment into new developments has substantially increased. An additional R1.872bn has been earmarked in the[…]
An application to have a Blue Downs street renamed after a deceased alleged druglord will be heard by the City of Cape Town’s naming committee on Wednesday. The application was made by Ralph Stanfield, who applied to have Zach Crescent named after his uncle Colin Stanfield. According to the report[…]
Metrorail Western Cape has warned rail commuters of delays of over an hour on Monday morning following arson attacks on trains at Cape Town Station on Saturday. A number of train services have also been cancelled. Metrorail said five platforms (numbers 8-12) at the station are out of commission while[…]
The Western Cape government on Friday said it was of great concern that below average rainfall was predicted for the coming winter and could mean that water restrictions would be extended. Anton Bredell, the provincial minister for local government, environmental affairs and development planning, noted that dam levels were already[…]
Cape Town ratepayers can look forward to some relief in tariff increases this year, with proposed increases as from July 1 lower than last year. The highest increases will be for water and sanitation – 9.75 percent – followed by electricity at 7.78 percent. Domestic users will be paying a[…]
Extreme weather conditions are predicted for the province this week, with gale-force winds and rain expected along the coast, and fire warnings issued for the Karoo. Summer came to an abrupt end when, between Saturday night and Sunday morning, about 15cm of snow fell as chill factors dropped to -3ºC[…]
As one of the country’s top universities bestows an honour on Cape Town poet James Matthews, he has criticised several institutions for failing to include his anti-apartheid writing in their curriculum. This comes after Rhodes University in Grahamstown decided to award Matthews an honorary doctorate. The University of the Western[…]
According to the TomTom Traffic Index 2016‚ it is bad news for drivers in Cape Town as they can expect to spend 30% extra travel time stuck in traffic at any time of the day‚ compared to other cities in the country. This‚ the survey said‚ goes up to 64%[…]
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