The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) announced on Monday that it had decided to institute a full-scale investigation into the role played by a private security company in removing people from a beach in Cape Town last month. PSiRA said following the incident – which took place at Clifton’s[…]
The City of Cape Town issued a statement on Thursday responding to the Clifton Fourth Beach incident where beachgoers were removed by private security company Professional Protection Alternatives (PPA). The statement, attributed to executive director for safety and security Richard Bosman, said the City has no contract with the security[…]
A woman who was attacked by a dog during a pre-Christmas swim at a City of Cape Town coastal resort is in line for a payout from the council. Fatima Carelse sued in the high court in Cape Town, which ruled on Wednesday that the city council had been negligent.[…]
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service officially welcomed 114 seasonal firefighters to help fight vegetation fires across the Western Cape over the summer period. Mayoral Committee member for Safety and Security JP Smith said the seasonal firefighter initiative is one of several interventions implemented each year to[…]
The Heideveld Residents Association in collaboration with civil society is hosting an urgent public meeting today at Heideveld library to discuss issues relating to high water bills, faulty water meters and electricity. The stakeholders that will be in attendance include the Poor Flat Dwellers Association, Housing Assembly and the Decent[…]
Newly elected mayor Dan Plato is expected to be unveil his new mayoral committee this week. Plato has not indicated whether he will select a completely new committee or whether he would just replace Mayco members who resigned last week, following the resignation of former mayor Patricia De Lille. Plato[…]
The City of Cape Town’s new Rail Enforcement Unit have been met with mixed emotions by Cape Town Metrorail passengers, who remain hopeful that the unit will help combat crime on trains. The 100 officers were deployed last Monday, in a joint initiative between the City of Cape Town, provincial[…]
The City of Cape Town has rejected as skewed, the comments made by its former Mayoral Committee Member for Housing, Brett Herron, that the City has no desire to integrate its citizens. Acting Cape Town Mayor Ian Neilsen says he’s not worried about a spate of resignations from councillors within the City[…]
The Cape Town City council was scheduled on Thursday to announce its decision on the sale of City-owned land to housing non-profit organisation Communicare for redevelopment for social housing, GroundUp has reported. But the decision was pushed back to the next council meeting because “the DA caucus has some queries around[…]
Commuters in Cape Town faced more disruptions on Monday morning, as MyCiti bus drivers in Cape Town embarked on a so-called “illegal or wildcat strike.” Some of the bus drivers who are employed by the Vehicle Operating Companies (VOCs) operating the MyCiTi bus routes embarked on an illegal strike at[…]
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