Two arrested with mandrax tablets valued at R800 K, Belhar
With our sights on crime generating factors in this province, members of the Western Cape Flying Squad reacted on intelligence and apprehended two suspects...
Credit regulator to investigate moneylender
The National Credit Regulator (NCR) is investigating XY Money Loans in Somerset West following complaints by social grant beneficiaries who accused the company of...
Fees Must Fall protesters disrupt UCT exam
A few hundred Fees Must Fall protesters attempted to shut down the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Wednesday. They marched from building to...
Farmer dies after farm attack near Klapmuts
A farmer and father of two, Joubert Conradie (47) was shot on his farm outside Klapmuts, situated between Stellenbosch and Paarl on 24 October...
University of Cape Town disrupted
More than 1,000 students disrupted classes at the University of Cape Town with their demand for free higher education.
Lectures were disrupted by the supposed...
2 arrested after business robbery, Sir Lowry’s Pass
Shortly after two suspects perpetrated a business robbery in Sir Lowry’s Pass, they were arrested when two vigilant members responded to the incident.
At...
Airbnb and Cape Town’s rising rents: an interview with Chris Lehane
Access to housing is under pressure in Cape Town. There is a shortage of at least 100,000 housing units, according to recent statistics. There...
Video: Travelling on top of train carriages has become normal
The video shows a Cape Town-headed Train 99 with only six carriages arriving at platform 1 at Nyanga Junction. Many people were unable to...
Call for UCT fees to be frozen
On Tuesday over 1,000 University of Cape Town students gathered in Jameson Hall to meet about the proposed increase in UCT fees for 2018....
More ammunition and drugs in Hanover park, 2 arrested
To create a safe and secure environment for the communities of this province, members attached to Philippi police conducted intelligence driven operations in Hanover...
Order collapses at Metrorail station
On 20 October, a Friday, GroundUp witnessed Metrorail passengers fleeing Esplanade Station in Cape Town. Commuters were avoiding paying for tickets. Officials failed to...
False alarm sets off protest at Cape Town’s biggest social housing...
On Monday morning about 70 tenants from Cape Town’s largest affordable housing complex, Steenvilla, blocked Military Road. They sat in the middle of the...
