Capetonians can expect roadblocks daily from now on with the launch of a dedicated unit aimed at nabbing the bad guys. The roadblock unit’s focus was on drinking and driving, stolen vehicles, and illegal street racing. It would seize illegal firearms and drugs, and track down those attempting to evade[…]
The removal of the “Zuma Must Fall” banner from the Cape Town CBD has shown the true colours of “thugs” who supported the president. This is according to the #ZumaMustFall movement, who on Sunday said by tearing down the banner, President Jacob Zuma’s supporters have given the movement a powerful[…]
The Mother City is in for another heatwave this week, accompanied by a heightened risk of fires, the SA Weather Service warned on Friday. “People will feel uncomfortable,” said forecaster Carlton Fillis. “And it will be very difficult for firefighters to bring fires under control.” The heatwave, with humidity and[…]
A woman and her son were rescued on Saturday after they failed to paddle a boat from Cape Town to Brazil, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said. The 50-year-old woman from Durban and her 27-year-old son from Cape Town had reportedly departed from the Royal Cape Yacht Club, intending[…]
A Queenstown Public Order Policing Unit that was deployed at Dutywa in King William’s Town have arrested two suspects in connection with a hijacking in Cape Town recently. According to police spokesperson, Captain Jackson Manatha, the suspects, aged 32 and 34, were found in possession of four unlicensed pistols with[…]
Several fires in Cape Town over the weekend have left nine people dead and thousands displaced. The most heavily affected areas included Elsies River, Delft, Mfuleni, Vrygrond, Imizamo Yethu Informal Settlement as well as Cape Town Station. On Saturday alone, eight people were killed after shack fires engulfed various parts[…]
Two employees from Cape Town’s safety and security department have died after colliding head-on with one another in Mfuleni, Cape Town on Christmas Day, the department said on Saturday. Bulalekile Ganta and Zindiswa Canca had just concluded their shifts and were on their way home when the crash occurred just[…]
Eight people were killed and 19 others were displaced in the early hours of Saturday morning across Cape Town when their shacks in were engulfed in flames, the city’s fire and rescue department said. A total of three men, three women and two girls were killed in four different areas,[…]
Traders have criticised the organising of this year’s Cape Town Night Market, which came to a conclusion on Tuesday evening, after the popular festive season event witnessed a dwindling of support from the public. Traders have voiced their displeasure that the market, held for the second year at the Company’s[…]
Warning notices were distributed to Masiphumelele shackdwellers on Thursday after some started rebuilding their homes on SANParks-owned land, the City of Cape Town has confirmed. This comes two days after 178 structures were removed by Law Enforcement, leading to clashes between residents and the authorities. Rubber bullets were fired at[…]
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