By Anees Teladia The City council has given their stamp of approval to have Bo-Kaap included in the Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ). According to some, this means Bo-Kaap residents have achieved their goal of having the area protected. The vice chairperson of the Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association, Fowzia[…]
Cape Town – Golden Arrow Bus Services (Gabs) has expressed concern after passengers on a bus en route to Bellville were robbed yesterday. Gabs spokesperson Bronwen Dyke-Beyer said: “Golden Arrow can confirm an incident which occurred on a bus travelling from Town Centre (Mitchells Plain) to Bellville. “According to witnesses,[…]
By Anees Teladia With many Cape Town residents experiencing increases in their valuations and the accompanying rise in rates, a sense of distress has taken hold of many property owners. People already struggling to pay outstanding rates owed to the City of Cape Town will have even lighter pockets when[…]
Cape Town pastor Keith Bird was sentenced to an effective 50 years’ imprisonment on multiple murder and rape charges. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Bird, of Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, faced two counts of murder, seven counts of rape, four counts of crimen injuria and one count of theft[…]
By Anees Teladia Dial-A-Ride passengers are dissatisfied and distressed at the quality of service they are receiving. Many users have faced situations where they have been left stranded, whilst others complain of the service showing up despite cancellations by users. Member of the Dial-A-Ride forum and an employee of Disabled[…]
A 55-year-old man died on Saturday while on a fishing trip with his friend near Noordhoek. According to Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, a rescue team was dispatched at 10:47 on Saturday following reports of a fisherman in difficulty among rocks in the surf at Lookout near to[…]
Police in the Western Cape on Monday were able to render services without hindrance despite unprecedented levels of absenteeism, provincial management has said. Nevertheless, those who “stayed away” were urged to return to work to “prevent this continued action from impacting on service delivery in future”, spokesperson Novela Potelwa told[…]
By Anees Teladia With elections approaching in both South Africa and Israel, South Africans concerned with the occupation in Palestine and the stability in the Middle Eastern region need to be cognisant of their electoral choices. A 2018 report by Freedom House – an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the[…]
Controversial former ministers Faith Muthambi, Nathi Nhleko and Des Van Rooyen, whose role as finance minister lasted only a weekend, have been left out in the cold as the ANC seeks to make room for new members in its parliamentary caucus. This is according to a list submitted by the[…]
Western Cape authorities confirmed that four suspects were arrested on Tuesday for being in possession of an illegal firearm as well as live rounds of ammunition in Delft South. Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said vigilant members attached to Western Cape Flying Squad reacted on information and arrested four[…]
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