This tent at Wingfield in Maitland is home to about 160 people. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Eviction case for hundreds of refugees to be heard in April

An application to evict hundreds of refugees from emergency accommodation at Wingfield in Maitland and Paint City in Bellville has been set down for...
A march led by PAGAD G-force saw hundreds of Hanover Park residents gather outside the homes of alleged gangsters, demanding an end to violence. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Hanover Park residents threaten gangsters outside their homes

Hundreds of Hanover Park residents marched to the homes of alleged drug dealers and gangsters on Sunday afternoon. The march was organised by PAGAD...
These blocks of flats in Kalk Bay, built in the 1940s, have been inhabited by generations of fishing families. The families are concerned that high water bills are threatening their ability to keep living here. Photo: Liezl Human

We’re being pushed out, say Kalk Bay fishing families

Fishing families who have lived in blocks of council flats in Kalk Bay for generations say they are being forced out of the...
Residents protested on Saxondown Road in Mfuleni, Cape Town on Friday in a bid to stop their court-ordered eviction from land owned by Shoprite. Photo: Vincent Lali

Hundreds of people to be evicted from land owned by Shoprite

Protesters blocked the busy Saxondown Road in Mfuleni with charred debris and large stones to prevent anti-land invasion officials from evicting them from Sqawunqawu...
SAPS members detain suspects for possession of presumed stolen property and drugs

SAPS members detain suspects for possession of presumed stolen property and...

WESTERN CAPE - Members of the Maitland Flying Squad followed up information on Friday, 10 October 2025, about a grey Volkswagen Polo that is...
Senior Suspect Arrested at Cape Town Airport with R10,000 of Khat

Senior Suspect Arrested at Cape Town Airport with R10,000 of Khat

In a coordinated operation on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, law enforcement authorities arrested a 69-year-old suspected drug mule at Cape Town International Airport. The...
Four-Year-Old Boy Shot in Hanover Park Gang Crossfire, Two Teens Arrested

Four-Year-Old Boy Shot in Hanover Park Gang Crossfire, Two Teens Arrested

The Western Cape police management has issued a strong condemnation of the "ruthless and reckless conduct of criminals" following a shooting incident in Hanover...
Police Officer Arrested for Possession of Explosives

Police Officer Arrested for Possession of Explosives

The Acting Western Cape Provincial Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Brigadier Ramovha, has commended the arrest of a police officer on...
COSATU Marches in Cape Town, Demands Job Action and Lower Tariffs, Backed by Palestinian Solidarity

COSATU Marches in Cape Town, Demands Job Action and Lower Tariffs,...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Western Cape led a march to the provincial parliament and the Cape Town Civic...
Police Seize Over 10,000kg of Dagga in Prince Albert Bus Bust

Police Seize Over 10,000kg of Dagga in Prince Albert Bus Bust

In a series of coordinated law enforcement actions across the Western Cape on Tuesday, 07 October 2025, police confiscated a substantial quantity of dagga...
Hijacking of Aid Workers in Khayelitsha Highlights Spiraling Crime Crisis

Hijacking of Aid Workers in Khayelitsha Highlights Spiraling Crime Crisis

A humanitarian team from the Gift of the Givers organization was hijacked at gunpoint and held captive for nearly an hour in Khayelitsha on...
Western Cape MEC for Mobility Isaac Sileku

Western Cape tackles traffic gridlock as Mobility Month kicks off

With Cape Town now ranked the ninth most congested city in the world, Western Cape MEC for Mobility Isaac Sileku has warned that traffic...