Six Somerset West Taxi Routes Reopen After 30-Day Closure Following Deadly Violence

Six Somerset West Taxi Routes Reopen After 30-Day Closure Following Deadly...

The Western Cape Mobility Ministry has officially reopened six critical taxi routes in the Somerset West area, ending a 30-day closure imposed after a...
Soaring Costs and Water Shortages Push Khayelitsha Orphanage to the Brink

Soaring Costs and Water Shortages Push Khayelitsha Orphanage to the Brink

The Baphumelele Children’s Home in Khayelitsha, a vital sanctuary for abandoned, abused, and chronically ill children, is facing a severe crisis as rising food...
Cape Town Marathon Cancelled Hours Before Start Due to Destructive Winds

Cape Town Marathon Cancelled Hours Before Start Due to Destructive Winds

In a sudden and disappointing move, the highly anticipated Cape Town Marathon was cancelled this morning, leaving approximately 24,000 runners stranded after severe overnight...
Baden Powell Drive in Khayelitsha, Cape Town was closed on Thursday afternoon while police removed an Nyala which was burnt during a protest on Wednesday evening. Residents of the nearby informal settlement are demanding electricity. Photo: Vincent Lali

Police Nyala torched during Cape Town electricity protest

A police Nyala was burnt on Baden Powell Drive on Wednesday during clashes between police and protesters from Empolweni and Ethembeni informal settlements in...
Anti-Gang Unit arrests suspect with drugs worth approximately R41 700 in Valhalla Park

Anti-Gang Unit arrests suspect with drugs worth approximately R41 700 in...

On Thursday, 16 October 2025 at about 23:40, members of the Anti-Gang Unit were deployed to the Bishop Lavis policing precinct. The operations mandate...
The Union Against Hunger is demanding urgent government intervention to end child hunger. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Rampahosa must act to end hunger, activists say

More than a hundred activists marched in Cape Town on Friday, urging the government to respond to a growing hunger crisis in South Africa....
Otters’ Creek Junior School teacher Ayesha Galant presents a lesson. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Zoning problem forces Cape Town school to close

Otters’ Creek Junior School in Ottery, which caters for learners with special needs, will have to close down next month. According to the...
Stay Alert to Prevent Hijackings and Extortion

Stay Alert to Prevent Hijackings and Extortion

City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, has issued a stark warning about an escalating crime wave...
Pensioners from clubs across Cape Town participated in a tournament in Gugulethu on Wednesday. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Hundreds of pensioners take part in Gugulethu sports tournament

Hundreds of senior citizens from across Cape Town came together on Wednesday in Gugulethu to take part in games and sports including soccer and...
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...