A man has been hacked to death with a panga, allegedly by his stepson and friends. The 39-year-old victim was sitting outside his home when his 17-year-old stepson arrived with four other men to attack him. The incident happened in Ntlazane Street in Enkanini informal settlement, Khayelitsha on Sunday. The[…]
Protest flare ups in Siqalo informal settlement has prompted angry residents to continue to shut down a major road through Mitchells Plain if their service delivery concerns are not addressed. Protest action spilled in the streets this week bringing traffic to a standstill. Residents blocked a section of Jakes Gerwel[…]
Capetonians will be up at the crack of dawn on Sunday for the ever-popular, Cape Town 10km Big Walk, which is expected to draw 20 000 participants. Big Walk director Dr Ilyaaz Parker says late entries will be open to those seeking not to miss out on the largest community[…]
An attempted cash-in-transit heist at Sable Square in Milnerton, Cape Town, resulted in a shoot-out between robbers and security guards on Monday morning. Police spokesperson Constable Noloyiso Rwexana told News24 that two security guards were loading the ATMs at the shopping centre around 10:00 when a silver Toyota Tazz pulled[…]
It was another weekend of carnage on South Africa’s roads, with at least 19 people reported dead in Gauteng and seven in the Western Cape. Most of the fatalities in Gauteng were as a result of motorists driving under the influence of alcohol, according to traffic police spokesman Obed Sibasa.[…]
The Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works has begun Phase 1 of its N1 road upgrade. The project commenced earlier in February 2016 and is expected to be completed by February 2019. Once completed, this R487-million project will include the addition of an extra lane to parts of[…]
The restitution process in District Six has proven among the most complex claims to settle. So said Minster of Rural development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti, addressing former residents on Thursday at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the declaration of District Six as a white group area.[…]
Cape Town – The City Council is forging ahead with plans to lease the Good Hope Centre to a film company, for at least three years. Mayco member for tourism, events and economic development Garreth Bloor said the council was expecting to sign a long-term lease by the end of[…]
The development is also nearly two years behind schedule, and which beneficiaries will occupy the flats has yet to be decided. Claimants have been waiting almost two decades for restitution but the redevelopment has been beset by delays. This Thursday marks the 50-year commemoration of District Six being declared a[…]
The number of cellphones impounded by traffic police in Cape Town is on the rise, says an official. Since 2012, Cape Town traffic police have impounded phones from drivers who are caught using their handsets without legal hands-free kits. And city officials on Tuesday confirmed an increase in the number[…]
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