A storage room at Town Two clinic was set alight on Monday night. Photo: Vincent Lali

Room at clinic torched after electric wires confiscated in Khayelitsha

Residents of Marikana informal settlement set fire to a storage room at Town Two Clinic, Khayelitsha, on Monday night after police stopped them from...
Joint Law Enforcement Operation Near Robben Island Leads to Nine Arrests for Poaching

Joint Law Enforcement Operation Near Robben Island Leads to Nine Arrests...

A multi-agency operation culminated in the arrest of nine suspects on Tuesday morning in the waters near Robben Island. The successful operation involved the...
SAPS drone unit and divers assist in the arrest of suspected poachers

SAPS drone unit and divers assist in the arrest of suspected...

An integrated operation involving the SAPS Drone Unit, SAPS Divers, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, and other law enforcement agencies resulted...
Two Arrested After Truck Carrying R3.3 Million in Abalone Stopped at N1 Weighbridge

Two Arrested After Truck Carrying R3.3 Million in Abalone Stopped at...

A joint intelligence operation between the Breederiver K9 Unit and Sea Fisheries authorities resulted in the seizure of over 13,000 units of abalone and...
Murder Case of Elsies River Teenager Postponed, Suspect Abandons Bail

Murder Case of Elsies River Teenager Postponed, Suspect Abandons Bail

The case against the sole suspect in the murder of a 14-year-old boy in Elsies River has been postponed to 28 October by the...
Stellenbosch, South Africa. Stunning Mountain Landscape with Yellow Flowers

Stellenbosch, Transformation, and the Unfinished Business of Belonging

A shaky video clip, leaked from Stellenbosch Municipality, has set off a storm. In it, senior HR manager Alexander Kannemeyer appears to question why...
ANC Leadership Urges Western Cape Councillors to Intensify Efforts Ahead of Local Elections

ANC Leadership Urges Western Cape Councillors to Intensify Efforts Ahead of...

ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has issued a direct challenge to the party’s councillors in the Western Cape, telling them they must "pick up...
ANC Chair Defends President’s Praise for DA-Led Municipalities, Points to Audit Outcomes

ANC Chair Defends President’s Praise for DA-Led Municipalities, Points to Audit...

African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe has publicly defended President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent acknowledgment that some of the country's best-run municipalities are...
Police Nab Six in Early Morning Raid on Alleged Extortion Ring

Police Nab Six in Early Morning Raid on Alleged Extortion Ring

In a pre-dawn operation on Thursday, 18 September 2025, a multi-unit police task force arrested six men allegedly linked to a violent extortion syndicate...
Commuters in Makhaza pile into a full bus headed for Somerset Mall. Photo: Vincent Lali

Commuters scramble as 30-day taxi shutdown begins

A 30-day suspension of taxi routes running from Khayelitsha to Somerset West came into effect on Wednesday. This comes after eight people have...
Athenkosi Zenzile stands in front of his damaged shack at Gushindoda informal settlement near Symphony Way in Delft. A police van crashed into it earlier this month. He and his partner were both injured in the incident. They say it has left them homeless, and no help has been forthcoming from the police. Photo: Phumeza Halonisi

Police van crashes into shacks, injures two, and leaves families homeless

Two families from Gushindoda informal settlement near Symphony Way in Delft, Cape Town, have been left homeless after a police van crashed into...
Police Arrest 54-Year-Old Man in R900,000 Drug Bust

Police Arrest 54-Year-Old Man in R900,000 Drug Bust

A swift and intelligence-driven operation by members of the Milnerton South African Police Service (SAPS) has resulted in the arrest of a 54-year-old suspect...