The City of Cape Town says it was shocked after firefighters were shot at in two separate incidents this week. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says they responded to a structural fire at Uitsig where they were also stoned. He says a crew also came under[…]
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The City of Cape Town’s [COCT] waste collection department has suspended services in several township areas due to extortion and attacks on workers. Gugulethu is the latest area where the city had to withdraw refuse collection staff due to threats of attack unless the city pays[…]
LOCAL As if rolling black outs weren’t enough, communities across the Cape Flats continue to be left in the dark for extended periods due to ongoing vandalism and theft of infrastructure. According to the City of Cape Town (COCT) between May and August, its electricity teams received more than 3,000[…]
By Kouthar Sambo The City of Cape Town (COCT) said contingency measures are in place to ensure minimal delays to refuse collection services in Lavender Hill. This comes after a refuse compactor truck was involved in an incident where a section of the road gave way while it was driving[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Amidst a week smeared in strife, the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) has declared an extension of the ongoing taxi stay-away for an additional 48 hours. The move follows SANTACO’s pursuit of an interdict against the City of Cape Town (COCT) and the Western Cape Department[…]
There’s still no end in sight to the current taxi strike in Cape Town. This is as Santaco provincial leaders say there hasn’t been any positive progress on talks between them and the City of Cape Town. In the meantime, a political bun fight erupted between the African National Congress[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Following the instatement of the amended 2021 City of Cape Town Traffic by-law, an increase in taxi impoundments has taken place over the past few days causing an uproar within the taxi industry. Thus, SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO) met with local government to raise their[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis As cold fronts continue to batter the Western Cape, the SA Weather Service issued an advisory for level five damaging winds for Monday. The gale-force winds can potentially cause damage to formal and informal housing structures, electrical and communication infrastructure and uprooting of trees. According to[…]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Over the weekend, Cape Town and the Western Cape were greeted with a chilly and rainy spell, turning the mother city into a cold and wet haven. In an interview with VOC Breakfast on Monday, COCT Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, Charlotte Powell, discussed the impact of bad[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Situated in the heart of Wynberg, the sixth oldest mosque in the country, Yusufeyyah Masjied is being desecrated daily after a group of homeless people have erected informal structures on the perimeter of the mosque. This is according to the secretary of the Yusufeyyah Masjid, Yunus[…]
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