The City of Cape Town is doing everything in its power to ensure that the debris left behind by a blaze which claimed the lives of two people and destroyed 800 shacks at an informal settlement near Fish Hoek at the weekend is cleared, Human Settlements Member of the Mayoral[…]
Cape Town’s most renowned community sports event has changed its name to be all inclusive of the mother city’s diverse community. The Sunfoil Cape Town Big Walk 2016 was officially unveiled at the Sports Science Institute in Newlands on Wednesday evening. Formerly known as the Sunfoil 10km Big Walk, the[…]
At least 40 firefighters are trying to extinguish a blaze on the mountain slopes above Capri Village in Cape Town, the city’s fire and rescue services said. They responded to the fire at 10.30 on Tuesday and 10 fire vehicles are on the scene, said spokesperson Liezl Moodie. A helicopter[…]
It will take at least 3 days before a stretch of Strandfontein Road that partially collapsed after a strong surge of water pushed over a massive concrete pillar on Sunday, could be open for traffic again. Traffic authorities were alerted to the collapse between Govan Mbeki and New Ottery roads[…]
Two people have died in road accidents and an Eskom pylon has collapsed on a house roof, as stormy weather continued to wreak havoc in Cape Town on Sunday. In the first incident, a woman died and another 11 were injured in an accident involving a taxi in Mitchell’s Plain,[…]
Despite following the same religious ideologies and practices the Western Cape Muslim community continues to live and operate in silos, according to a representative of the newly formed Inter Community Forum. The group has been established as a means of promoting integration of various Muslim communities within the Cape, with[…]
There was an air of defiance on Wednesday as Khaled Meshaal, leader of the Palestinian political front Hamas, gave an emotionally charged speech to a crowd of pro-Palestinian supporters at the Darul Islam High School, Surrey Estate. The speech formed part of a ‘welcome rally’ for a delegation of Hamas[…]
Two trains were torched at Cape Town station in the early hours of Tuesday morning. City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Theo Layne told News24 that the fire department was called out at around 02:00 on Tuesday morning. “Two trains were burnt on the platforms, and 10[…]
Police are looking for a second man following a shooting and suicide at Cape Town train station on Tuesday. It appeared to have been an armed robbery gone wrong, City of Cape Town safety and security mayoral committee member JP Smith said. A woman became suspicious when she noticed two[…]
“All I heard was ‘bang bang bang’ and I started to run for my life,” Shaun Jeroma told News24. “I saw a man waving a gun and shooting in all directions. I had tears in my eyes because I thought I was going to die.” Prince Ibe, who owns a[…]
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