Despite an agreement with local government, the Cape Minstrel fraternity is again plagued by political wrangling, with the Cape District Minstrel Board accusing the City of Cape Town of “deliberately jeopardising” the annual minstrels festival. For the fourth year running, the CDMB applied for a permit to secure the Florida[…]
The ANC has paid over R2.2 million to secure the Cape Town Stadium as a venue for its 103rd birthday event, City Press reported on Sunday. The ANC would use the stadium for its annual January 8 celebrations. City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for tourism, events and economic development,[…]
With the festive season approaching, statistics show that thousands of South Africans are likely to have their lives cut short on the country’s roads, as a result of drunk driving. During the same period last year, the South Africans against Drunk Driving noted a total of 1376 road casualties, most[…]
In preparation for the festive season, the City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate conducted an integrated public awareness operation on the M5 yesterday morning. Within five minutes of the operation, two motorists had already been pulled over and arrested for outstanding fines. Metro Police, Disaster Risk Management and[…]
Despite the 16 Days of Activism campaign drawing to an imminent close, the City of Cape Town has reaffirmed its hopes of tackling the scourge of domestic violence. Since 2011, the City has been conducting several awareness initiatives, with the hope of combating the issue through developmental means. The initiatives[…]
Over 100 people were displaced on Sunday, when a fire ravaged shacks in Du Noon, the city of Cape Town. “It happened in the early hours of this morning. Thirty-eight shacks were burnt, 152 [people] were displaced,” said spokesman Wilfred Solomons-Johannes. No injuries or fatalities were reported. Many of the shacks[…]
The Kensington Factreton Residents and Ratepayers Association (KFRRA) has no objection to residents of Du Noon being relocated to Transnet land in Kensington, as long as the needs of the people already living in the area are met. This was according to KFRRA chairperson Dawood Essack on Wednesday after concerned[…]
The City of Cape Town has launched its festive season operational plan to ensure all residents and visitors have are safe during this busy period. At a media briefing at the Traffic Management Centre in Goodwood on Wednesday, Mayor Patricia De Lille along with three city officials said authorities had[…]
The City of Cape Town’s online housing database has gone live and qualifying residents can now apply online to be registered on this database. The facility is considered a quick, convenient and safe way forresidents who qualify in terms of the subsidy criteria to access this City service – including with[…]
The City of Cape Town has dropped all charges against city councillor Ganief Hendricks related to statements he made on the controversial Open Mosque in Wynberg. The City Speaker, Alderman Dirk Smit requested the Al Jama-ah party leader provide a letter, giving reasons why he should not be charged “for[…]
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