Cape Town Man Sentenced to Double Life Imprisonment for Murder of Two Police Officers

Cape Town Man Sentenced to Double Life Imprisonment for Murder of...

The Western Cape High Court has sentenced 36-year-old Mxoleleni Sikhahla to two life terms plus 47 years in prison for the murder of two...
Police Arrest Suspect in Avonwood Shooting, Recover Illegal Firearms

Police Arrest Suspect in Avonwood Shooting, Recover Illegal Firearms

Members of the Public Order Police and the Anti-Economic Crime Task Team swiftly responded to a shooting complaint in Avonwood, Elsies River, on Wednesday,...
Adoptive Father Sentenced to Life for Orchestrating Disabled Woman’s Murder for Insurance Payout

Adoptive Father Sentenced to Life for Orchestrating Disabled Woman’s Murder for...

The adoptive father of 23-year-old Mandisa Mafani, a disabled woman from Plettenberg Bay, has been sentenced to life in prison for masterminding her murder...
South Africa Receives First Shipment of Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccines

South Africa Receives First Shipment of Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccines

Stellenbosch, Western Cape – The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has confirmed the arrival of the first consignment of vaccines to combat Foot and Mouth...
The Theewaterskloof Municipality’s offices in Plein Street, Caledon. A political power struggle since the 2021 local government elections has left the municipality without a majority party. Photo: Steve Kretzmann

Out of the black and into the red – Theewaterskloof municipality’s...

Theewaterskloof has had five mayors and four municipal managers in under four years, largely because of political tussles since November 2021. The once...
Darling Street residents and supporters outside the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. Photo: Matthew Hirsch

Darling Street families in limbo after eviction case postponed

More than 30 residents of a dilapidated government-owned building, 104 Darling Street in Cape Town, remain in limbo as their urgent eviction case was...
Western Cape Explores Public-Private Partnerships to Combat Crime

Western Cape Explores Public-Private Partnerships to Combat Crime

Western Cape authorities convened on Wednesday to discuss the role of public-private partnerships in tackling the province’s escalating crime crisis. With five of South...
Cape Town Authorities Seek Eviction of Remaining Foreign Nationals from Occupied Sites

Cape Town Authorities Seek Eviction of Remaining Foreign Nationals from Occupied...

The City of Cape Town, in collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Public Works, has filed an application in...
Western Cape Flying Squad Seizes R290,000 Worth of Khat in Central Karoo Bust

Western Cape Flying Squad Seizes R290,000 Worth of Khat in Central...

A targeted operation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Flying Squad on major highways and secondary routes in the Western Cape has yielded...
Serial Rapist Sentenced to Six Life Terms in Cape Town High Court

Serial Rapist Sentenced to Six Life Terms in Cape Town High...

The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General (Adv.) Tembisile Patekile, has welcomed the six life sentences handed down to a serial rapist...
Justice Served: Lavender Hill Killers Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Justice Served: Lavender Hill Killers Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General (Adv) Thembisile Patekile, has commended the investigating and prosecution teams for their diligent work in securing convictions in...
Western Cape Police Arrest Suspect in Illegal Firearm Bust

Western Cape Police Arrest Suspect in Illegal Firearm Bust

The Western Cape police have reaffirmed their commitment to combating the illegal distribution of firearms, a critical threat to public safety. In a decisive operation...