Triple Homicide in Cape Town as Taxi Violence Erupts in Philippi East and Khayelitsha

Triple Homicide in Cape Town as Taxi Violence Erupts in Philippi...

The Provincial Detectives' Serious and Violent Crimes Taxi Unit has launched an investigation into two separate, brazen shooting incidents that left three people dead...
Shock and Grief in Bloekombos After Infants Found Discarded, As Abandonment Cases Spike

Shock and Grief in Bloekombos After Infants Found Discarded, As Abandonment...

The community of Bloekombos in Kraaifontein is grappling with horror and anguish following the discovery of two deceased infants discarded in the area, incidents...
Hundreds of people protested outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Monday. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsala

Disability organisations protest against Dial-a-Ride cuts

Disability organisations held a picket outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Monday against the City of Cape Town’s planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride...
Tim Harris, Mission for Inner City Cape Town co-founder

Cape Town represented at global urbanism conference in Barcelon

Cape Town’s Inner City regeneration efforts are gaining momentum with Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis invited as a speaker at Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Barcelona from...
Anti-Gang Unit Faces Criminal Charges for Alleged Assault on Community Patroller

Anti-Gang Unit Faces Criminal Charges for Alleged Assault on Community Patroller

The police's Anti-Gang Unit, a specialized force deployed to combat rampant gangsterism in the Western Cape, is now the subject of a criminal investigation...
Outrage in Cape Flats as Three-Month-Old Baby Killed in Suspected Gang Crossfire

Outrage in Cape Flats as Three-Month-Old Baby Killed in Suspected Gang...

A wave of anger and grief has swept through the Cape Flats community of Bonteheuwel following the death of a three-month-old baby boy, who...
Victims of George Bus Bombing Demand Justice and Compensation Amid Ongoing Struggle

Victims of George Bus Bombing Demand Justice and Compensation Amid Ongoing...

More than a year after a petrol bomb attack on a Go George bus left 11 people with severe physical and psychological wounds, the...
Bribery Attempt Fails as Police Uncover R350k Drug Stash in Knysna

Bribery Attempt Fails as Police Uncover R350k Drug Stash in Knysna

A targeted police operation on Thursday evening led to the significant disruption of a local drug trade network, resulting in the seizure of narcotics...
Task team set up in Knoflokskraal land occupation matter

Task team set up in Knoflokskraal land occupation matter

A task team has been established to ensure that a lasting solution is found to resolve the Knoflokskraal land occupation in the Theewaterskloof municipality...
Protesters block Swartklip Road with burning tyres after Eskom and law enforcement officials remove illegal electricity connections from a substation in New Monwabisi Park, Khayelitsha. Photo: Vincent Lali

Khayelitsha residents protest removal of illegal connections by Eskom

Protesters continued to block Swartklip Road in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, with burning tyres on Friday. The protests started on Wednesday after Eskom and law...
An artist rendering of the proposed social housing development at the “Fruit and Veg” site between Kent and Bloemhof Streets. Image: City of Cape Town

Cape Town council approves social housing at ‘Fruit and Veg’ site

The Cape Town City Council has approved the sale of the “Fruit and Veg” site in the city centre for social housing. This comes eight...
Life Sentence for Gunman in Brazen Wynberg Court Assassination

Life Sentence for Gunman in Brazen Wynberg Court Assassination

The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday handed down a life imprisonment sentence to Mandisi Mofu (27) for the execution-style murder of Christine Gumira...