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...
Violent crime on Table Mountain is on the increase, volunteer groups have warned. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Violent crime on Table Mountain crime is increasing, volunteers warn

Volunteer groups have signed a petition calling on SANParks to tackle crime on Table Mountain. Signatories to the #SaveTableMountain petition, driven by Friends...
Muizenberg Reels After Dual Mass Shootings as Gang Violence Escalates

Muizenberg Reels After Dual Mass Shootings as Gang Violence Escalates

The quiet streets of this coastal community have become the latest epicenter of Cape Town’s spiraling gang wars, with eight people dead and 14...