Bail Granted in High-Profile Baby Kidnapping Case Amid Outcry

Bail Granted in High-Profile Baby Kidnapping Case Amid Outcry

A 37-year-old woman accused of kidnapping a 9-day-old baby has been granted R4,000 bail under strict conditions, sparking outrage from the victim’s family and...
EFF Urged to Reconsider Stance on Foreigners and 'Kill the Boer' Chant Ahead of 2026 Elections

EFF Urged to Reconsider Stance on Foreigners and ‘Kill the Boer’...

As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrated their 12th anniversary with a packed rally at the Khayelitsha Rugby Stadium this weekend, political analysts have...
Philippi Mass Shooting Highlights Ongoing Gun Violence Crisis in Cape Town

Philippi Mass Shooting Highlights Ongoing Gun Violence Crisis in Cape Town

Another deadly mass shooting has shaken Cape Town, with three people killed in Philippi in the early hours of Saturday. Unknown gunmen ambushed the...
Nyanga Community Demands Justice for Zenande Tshazibane Amid Rising Gender-Based Violence

Nyanga Community Demands Justice for Zenande Tshazibane Amid Rising Gender-Based Violence

As the country prepares to observe Women’s Month, the community of Nyanga and surrounding areas have taken to the streets to demand justice for...
EFF Marks 12 Years with Race-Focused Rhetoric, But Analysts Question Electoral Impact

EFF Marks 12 Years with Race-Focused Rhetoric, But Analysts Question Electoral...

As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrated their 12th anniversary in Khayelitsha, Western Cape, political analysts dissected the party’s messaging and the broader implications...
Police Intensify Search for Missing Joshlin Smith in Saldanha Bay

Police Intensify Search for Missing Joshlin Smith in Saldanha Bay

Western Cape police conducted a targeted operation in the Middelpos informal settlement in Saldanha Bay on Friday afternoon, acting on emerging information in the...
Police Investigate Triple Murder and Attempted Murder in Philippi East Shooting

Police Investigate Triple Murder and Attempted Murder in Philippi East Shooting

Detectives from the Serious and Violent Crime Unit have opened an investigation into three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder following...
Two Arrested for Rape and Murder of 7-Year-Old Girl in Khayelitsha, Case Postponed

Two Arrested for Rape and Murder of 7-Year-Old Girl in Khayelitsha,...

Two suspects accused of the rape and murder of seven-year-old Lilitha Kowa made a brief appearance in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The...
Founders Garden is next to the Artscape theatre complex, previously used by ZipZap Circus School. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Artscape social housing development moves ahead

Six years after Founders Garden in Cape Town’s city centre was approved for social housing, the Western Cape Government has started the process of...
Cape Town Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Kidnapping and Killing Woman

Cape Town Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Kidnapping and Killing...

The Khayelitsha Priority Court has handed down a 23-year prison sentence to Charles Williams, 51, for the kidnapping, murder, and obstruction of justice in...
Some residents in Avonwood’s May Street have been without electricity since 12 July as Eskom struggles with a backlog of fault fixing. Other streets affected include Betty’s and Norwood streets. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Elsies River residents in the dark for weeks due to Eskom...

Residents of Avonwood in Elsies River, Cape Town, have been without power for almost two weeks as Eskom struggles to fix electricity faults. About a...
Hout Bay resident Joana Mnisi is part of the Re.Bag.Re.Use community project which uses plastic bags to crochet colourful reusable bags. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Hout Bay women turn plastic waste into colourful bags

Bags, sun hats, placemats and footstools. These are just some of the products that Re.Bag.Re.Use, a Hout Bay community initiative, makes with recycled plastic...