Parliamentary Committees Demand Urgent Conclusion to George Building Collapse Investigation

Parliamentary Committees Demand Urgent Conclusion to George Building Collapse Investigation

A joint meeting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committees on Human Settlements and Public Works and Infrastructure has voiced significant dissatisfaction over prolonged delays in the...
Anti-Gang Unit Arrests Two in Ottery, Seizes Firearm and Drugs

Anti-Gang Unit Arrests Two in Ottery, Seizes Firearm and Drugs

A targeted operation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Gang Unit in the Grassy Park policing precinct led to the arrest of two...
Firefighter fighting fires in the Greater Overberg

Firefighter fighting fires in the Greater Overberg

Area: Bredasdorp, Overberg District. Heuningberg Mountain & Soetmuisberg Mountain and Napier Mountain range. To recap, this fire started early this morning on the Golf course,...
Senior ANC Members Defect to DA, Citing Marginalization of Coloured Communities

Senior ANC Members Defect to DA, Citing Marginalization of Coloured Communities

In a move signalling significant political shifts, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed several senior African National Congress (ANC) officials from the Western Cape,...
Life Imprisonment for Double Murder of Police Sergeant and Civilian

Life Imprisonment for Double Murder of Police Sergeant and Civilian

Thabo Ndevu, 26, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2021 murder of a police sergeant and a civilian in Mfuleni. The final...
Cross-Border Police Collaboration Leads to Arrest of Five After Wind Farm Robbery

Cross-Border Police Collaboration Leads to Arrest of Five After Wind Farm...

A coordinated operation between police forces in the Northern Cape and Western Cape culminated in the arrest of five male suspects following an armed...
Homemade Rifle and Hijacked Vehicle Recovered in Khayelitsha After Suspects Flee

Homemade Rifle and Hijacked Vehicle Recovered in Khayelitsha After Suspects Flee

A swift response by local crime fighters led to the recovery of a hijacked vehicle and a homemade firearm in Khayelitsha on Tuesday. The incident...
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...