Waste pickers snubbed by City and Province
On Thursday about 20 members of Waste Pickers Movement of the Western Cape picketed outside the Civic Centre to mark International Waste Pickers’ Day....
Charges dropped against UWC students after 16 months
After 16 months of delays in court proceedings, charges have been dropped against a group of 23 students from the University of the Western...
Here is the status of Cape Town’s water supply projects
Although seven of the City of Cape Town’s eight alternative water source projects are running behind schedule, six of them will be feeding water...
Woman arrested with illegal firearm, Wetton
On 27 February 2018 at about 13:30, the Lansdowne SAPS Crime Prevention Team acted on information regarding a firearm stored at a premise in...
Life sentence for sexually abusing child (14), Worcester
The recent sentence handed down to 41 year old rape accused Johan Dowes, is an indication of the seriousness and focus that we place...
Man shot in the head left critically injured, Goodwood
A man, believed to be in his 20s, was left critically injured after he was shot in the head on Dingle Road in Goodwood...
Firearm recovered, man arrested, Mitchell’s Plain
On Monday 26 February 2018 at about 14:00, Mitchell's Plain SAPS members received information about a firearm being kept on a premises at...
Xhosa in 26 000 schools in the Western Cape
As soon as the second term of the school year commences, Xhosa will be taught as the mother tongue for more than 250 000...
Stop the drought conspiracy theories
For weeks two opposing conspiracy theories about Cape Town’s drought have been circulating. One appears to have traction in the Muslim community, and the...
Police maintain a strong presence in Gugulethu
Public Order Police members are currently monitoring a group of about 100 community members protesting along NY6 in Gugulethu.
Four suspects were subsequently arrested...
Protest, police do nothing, Ramaphosa has had no impact, Gugulethu
Nothing has changed since Cyril Ramaphosa took over as head of state, says political analysts.
Police and farmers are being shot dead, buildings are burned...
Taxi association member shot dead, man arrested, Philippi East
The swift response of SAPS, following the murder of a 40 year old male, with links to the taxi industry late on the afternoon...
