A jogger runs past a rubbish dump and a polluted stream in Siyahlala informal settlement. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso

City of Cape Town contractors mess up

Rubbish is piling up in some of Cape Town’s townships because contractors are not meeting their obligations, according to the City of Cape Town. Contractors...
Gcobani Caphu, a grade 10 learner, said this sink hole occurred in his shack on Saturday night. Photo: Vincent Lali

Sink holes open up again beneath shacks in Khayelitsha

Families have had to vacate their homes in SST section of Town Two, Khayelitsha, as the ground beneath them has collapsed. When the ground...
ANC Disbands Western Cape Leadership, Appoints Ebrahim Rasool to Head Task Team

ANC Disbands Western Cape Leadership, Appoints Ebrahim Rasool to Head Task...

In a significant move to revitalize its structures, the African National Congress (ANC) has disbanded its Western Cape Provincial Executive Committee (PEC), replacing it...
23-Year-Old Sentenced to 30 Years in Kraaifontein Murder Case

23-Year-Old Sentenced to 30 Years in Kraaifontein Murder Case

The South African Police Service (SAPS) management in the Western Cape has welcomed the substantial prison sentence handed down to 23-year-old Calvin Charles for...
FOUR PAWS’ Fiona Miles Named Finalist in Good Hope FM Warrior Women Awards 2025

FOUR PAWS’ Fiona Miles Named Finalist in Good Hope FM Warrior...

Leading with purpose, how Fiona Miles and her team are redefining animal welfare in South Africa. Cape Town, 29 October 2025 – FOUR PAWS South...
GOOD Party Files Criminal Complaint Over Allegedly 'Rigged' Western Cape Budget

GOOD Party Files Criminal Complaint Over Allegedly ‘Rigged’ Western Cape Budget

The GOOD Party has laid criminal charges against former Western Cape Finance MEC Mireille Wenger and former Education MEC David Maynier, accusing them of...
A seven-year-old boy drowned while playing in this dam in Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East on Thursday. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso

Seven-year-old drowns in dam in Cape Town informal settlement

Police have opened an inquest docket after the drowning of seven-year-old Likhanye Cwethu in a dam in Marikana informal settlement, Philippi East, on Thursday...
Gang Violence Claims Hundreds of Lives, With Children as Innocent Victims, Experts Warn

Gang Violence Claims Hundreds of Lives, With Children as Innocent Victims,...

A recent discussion with community activists and researchers has shed light on the devastating human toll behind the latest crime statistics, revealing that over...
High Court Hears Challenge to UCT's Academic Boycott of Israeli Defence Force-Affiliated Institutions

High Court Hears Challenge to UCT’s Academic Boycott of Israeli Defence...

A full bench of the Western Cape High Court is presiding over a landmark case pitting a University of Cape Town professor against the...
Trio Sentenced to Collective 42 Years for Illegal Firearm Possession

Trio Sentenced to Collective 42 Years for Illegal Firearm Possession

The Bluedowns Regional Court has handed down significant prison sentences to three individuals convicted on charges of possessing illegal firearms and ammunition. On Friday,...
Eight Pupils Suspended Following Violent Assault at Milnerton High School

Eight Pupils Suspended Following Violent Assault at Milnerton High School

Eight learners from Milnerton High School have been suspended in connection with a violent assault on a fellow pupil, an incident captured on video...
Suspect Arrested After Fleeing Police in Ottery, Firearm Seized

Suspect Arrested After Fleeing Police in Ottery, Firearm Seized

A 29-year-old man was arrested in Ottery on Friday morning after his suspicious behaviour prompted a chase and led to the discovery of an...