NSFAS Maladministration Crisis: Over 40,000 Students Improperly Funded to the Tune of R5.1 Billion, OUTA Warns

NSFAS Maladministration Crisis: Over 40,000 Students Improperly Funded to the Tune...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape — A deepening NSFAS maladministration crisis has left more than 40,000 students across 76 higher education institutions improperly funded to...
Operation Lockdown III Leads to Firearm Seizure and Arrest in Hanover Park

Operation Lockdown III Leads to Firearm Seizure and Arrest in Hanover...

WESTERN CAPE – Members of Operation Lockdown III successfully executed an intelligence-driven operation in Hanover Park, resulting in the seizure of a prohibited firearm...
Robertson Farm Standoff Ends in Gunman’s Death After Gun Battle Injures Police Officer

Robertson Farm Standoff Ends in Gunman’s Death After Gun Battle Injures...

WESTERN CAPE – A prolonged Robertson farm standoff that began on Sunday evening, 16 August 2026, concluded on Monday with the death of a...
Cape Town Accelerates Affordable Housing Investment to Tackle 600,000-Unit Backlog

Cape Town Accelerates Affordable Housing Investment to Tackle 600,000-Unit Backlog

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape — Stakeholders and municipal leaders gathered at the Housing Investment Connect Conference in Cape Town to champion a decisive wave...
DA Requests SIU Investigation Into PIC Unlisted Investments to Protect Public Pensions

DA Requests SIU Investigation Into PIC Unlisted Investments to Protect Public...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape — The Democratic Alliance (DA) has formally requested President Cyril Ramaphosa to mandate a Special Investigation Unit (SIU) investigation into...
Malmesbury Teen Arrested in Major Crackdown on International Child Exploitation Network

Malmesbury Teen Arrested in Major Crackdown on International Child Exploitation Network

WESTERN CAPE – A Malmesbury teen has been arrested in connection with an international child exploitation network, marking a significant collaborative victory for local...
South Africa’s Rare Succulents Face Extinction Threat from Illegal Poaching Trade

South Africa’s Rare Succulents Face Extinction Threat from Illegal Poaching Trade

WESTERN CAPE, South Africa — South Africa’s rare succulents are facing a severe extinction threat driven by an escalating illegal poaching trade. According to...
Western Cape Police Arrest Relatives in Murder of Five-Year-Old Girl in Samora Machel

Western Cape Police Arrest Relatives in Murder of Five-Year-Old Girl in...

WESTERN CAPE — Provincial Serious Violent Crime Detectives in the Western Cape have arrested two relatives in connection with the murder of a five-year-old...
Western Cape Employment Decline: Province Sheds 48,000 Jobs Amid National Economic Struggles

Western Cape Employment Decline: Province Sheds 48,000 Jobs Amid National Economic...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape — The Western Cape employment decline has registered as the steepest quarter-on-quarter drop in South Africa, according to the latest Quarterly...
Operation Prosper Funding Crisis: Unpaid SANDF Troops Face Dire Conditions in Western Cape Deployment

Operation Prosper Funding Crisis: Unpaid SANDF Troops Face Dire Conditions in...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape — A deepening funding and logistical crisis threatens to derail Operation Prosper, the controversial SANDF deployment aimed at combating gang violence...
NSFAS High Court Ruling Vindicates EFF, Sparks Calls for Minister Buti Manamela to Resign

NSFAS High Court Ruling Vindicates EFF, Sparks Calls for Minister Buti...

CAPE TOWN — The recent NSFAS High Court ruling that suspended the appointment of administrator Prof. Hlengi Mathebula and ordered the reinstatement of the...
NSFAS Leadership Crisis: Equal Education Warns Court Ruling Won't Fix Systemic Student Woes

NSFAS Leadership Crisis: Equal Education Warns Court Ruling Won’t Fix Systemic...

CAPE TOWN, Western Cape — The ongoing NSFAS leadership crisis has sparked urgent calls for institutional stability, with Equal Education warning that a recent...