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...
After years on waiting list, man builds house on sports field
Alex Kolotla is building his own brick-and-mortar house on City of Cape Town land in Dunoon. He says he has been on the housing...
Court Imposes 8-Year Sentence and R25k Fine in Drug Trafficking Case
The fight against drug trafficking in the Western Cape received a significant boost on Thursday, 2 October 2025, as the Regional Court in Ladismith...
Cape Town Mayor Confirms Construction Fraud Probe, Defends City’s Anti-Corruption Stance
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has publicly confirmed that a major police investigation into alleged municipal contract fraud, which saw raids on 26 premises...
Cape Town Mayor Demands Signal Jamming at Pollsmoor Prison to Combat...
In a direct appeal to national government, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has formally requested that cell phone signals be blocked inside Pollsmoor Prison,...
ANC Calls for Public Scrutiny of Cape Town’s Accounts Committee Amid...
The African National Congress (ANC) is demanding that the City of Cape Town's Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) be opened to the public, arguing...
61-Year-Old Man Arrested for Illegal AK-47 Possession
A multi-unit police operation led to a significant seizure on Wednesday, with the arrest of a 61-year-old man for the illegal possession of a...
National Intervention Ordered at Pollsmoor Prison Following Security Breaches
The Department of Correctional Services has deployed a national management team to take control of the Pollsmoor Correctional Facility in Tokai, following what officials...
Delayed justice: police torture trial postponed for seven months
The torture case involving three police officers has been postponed eight times since June last year.
As far as we can tell, despite...
Ammunition and Drugs Seized in Delft Police Raid, One Arrested
In a targeted operation against gang violence, the Delft Crime Combatting Unit uncovered a stash of ammunition and narcotics in Voorbrug on Saturday evening.
While...
Judge scolds EFF for repeatedly wasting courts’ time
Acting Judge Ncumisa Mayosi has scolded the EFF for the way it has treated the courts.
The EFF brought an urgent case against...
Delft police detain suspects for possession of drugs
WESTERN CAPE - Members of the Delft Crime Combatting Unit were conducting disruptive operations on Saturday evening in Voorbrug, Delft, to combat gang violence...
