Western Cape police have arrested two suspects allegedly linked to the murder of ANC MP Edward Njadu’s wife. Lydia Njadu, 55, was shot in her Beaufort West home on Sunday at around 10pm, said provincial police spokesperson Sgt Christopher Spies. Spies said provincial police management “assembled a team of detectives[…]
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says he’s happy with the work that the provincial Department of Education has done to prepare for the 2023 school year. 1.2 million learners in the province have returned to school today. This comes as schools in coastal provinces start the academic year. Western Cape[…]
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in the Western Cape says it is working around the clock to restore its commuter services despite extensive damage caused by vandalism and rolling blackouts. Train services on major routes have been brought to a halt since the Covid-19 pandemic started, following[…]
Two people have been arrested on fraud charges in Cape Town. Police say a 43-year-old woman and 37-year-old man were arrested in connection with a fraud case in the Western Cape. The 43-year-old woman suspect was employed at a grape farm where she allegedly made over 400 transactions from the[…]
The Western Cape government has described the planned 18.6% electricity tariff hikes by Eskom as outrageous and out of touch with the economic conditions of the citizens of the country. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), approved an 18.65% increase in electricity tariffs for the 2023/2024 financial year,[…]
Police in the Western Cape arrested a man this week for stealing copper cables worth R400,000. Provincial police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala said the cables were recovered in Chicago, Paarl east, on Wednesday. “The station received a tip-off and assembled a team of crime prevention unit members, sector managers and new[…]
A man drowned and another is missing in the Western Cape, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said on Tuesday. On Monday, rescuers recovered the body of a man who was one of two occupants of a small boat after it capsized at Maasbaai near Cape Hangklip. The second man[…]
Disaster management officials in the Western Cape are assessing flood damage in several areas of the province following heavy rainfall. The West Coast, Breede Valley, Boland, Cape Winelands and the Garden Route and Little Karoo regions have been affected. The worst-hit area is De Doorns in the Breede Valley where around[…]
LOCAL Western Cape’s MEC for Transport, Daylin Mitchell, has warned motorists against drinking and driving during the holiday season. “A high percentage of pedestrians killed on the road in earlier years who were tested for alcohol had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of more than 0.2g per 100ml of blood,[…]
LOCAL The Western Cape is set to experience a bumper summer season. Statistics for October shows significant growth across local and international flights, accommodation bookings and visitor numbers at tourism attractions. The province and the City of Cape Town say the safety of tourists is paramount for the sector’s recovery.[…]
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