By Kouthar Sambo Police officials in the Western Cape arrested six suspects on charges of possession of unlicensed prohibited firearms and ammunition in isolated incidents yesterday. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi further highlighted additional criminal activities that took place yesterday in another area. “The Boland K9 police members[…]
Eleven people are confirmed dead due to a severe weather system, that hit the Western Cape. According to police reports four of the victims were children aged between 7 and 12 years old. With heavy rains and strong winds subsiding, clean up assessments and repairs are under way across in the province. […]
By Kouthar Sambo Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape celebrated World Lung Day yesterday to promote awareness about the importance of lung health and how to prevent, diagnose, and treat lung conditions. The theme was about making prevention and treatment accessible to everyone, therefore emphasizing the importance of preventing and[…]
Some members of the construction industry say more than R100 billion has been lost due to extortion. This emerged at the annual Master Builders South Africa 2023 Congress in Cape Town. The industry says it is grappling with a number of factors such as the decline in economic growth in[…]
By Daanyaal Matthews The recently released Quarterly Crime Statistics have indicated a significant decrease in crime across the Western Cape with the region experiencing a decrease in reported murder, however, while the overall crime decrease in the Western Cape have been welcomed crime ‘hotspots’, primarily those within the Cape Flats,[…]
The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) in the Western Cape has announced the end of its stayaway, a week after it withdrew all minibus taxis operating in the province. The stayaway left tens of thousands of commuters, including schoolchildren, stranded. There was also violence and damage to property. At least[…]
Civil society organisation Equal Education in the Western Cape has expressed concern over the ongoing taxi strike which has disrupted school attendance in the province. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) withdrew its services in the province last Thursday, in protest over the impounding of some of its taxis.[…]
Icy conditions are being experienced in the Western Cape as another cold front has made landfall. The extremely cold weather is expected to continue over most parts of the province, with heavy rainfall being experienced in several areas. Authorities have warned of damaging winds expected in places together with very low temperatures[…]
Much needed health services are being brought closer to the farming and peri-urban areas of the Western Cape, through a multi-million-rand mobile clinic launched by the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The University’s Faculty of Community and Health Sciences says the state-of-the-art mobile clinic will at the same time[…]
Disaster risk management officials across the Western and Southern Cape have been placed on high alert, as yet another cold front is expected to make landfall this weekend. The South African Weather Service has also issued a warning of a cold front accompanied by heavy rainfall for entire province of[…]
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