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...
Residents of Phillippi Decry Collapsed Services, Citing Neglect and Political Bias
Residents of Phillippi are reporting a complete collapse of basic service delivery, with years of complaints about burst sewage pipes and uncollected rubbish yielding...
Community Leader Calls for Army Deployment and National Probe to Quell...
A community safety leader has issued a urgent plea for the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to the Cape Flats,...
Hundreds of unique Cederberg place names rescued from potential extinction
‘What’s in a name?’ Shakespeare had his heroine ask in Romeo and Juliet. In a new book, local cartographer Peter Slingsby explains that vernacular...



















