DairyBelle hostel in Gugulethu is home to about 300 tenants. The building is in a bad state with broken windows, stagnant water and litter strewn everywhere. The City of Cape Town says it proposed a plan to upgrade hostels like this but it needs funding. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

No money to upgrade Cape Town’s rundown hostels

Living conditions in Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels are appalling. Many are overcrowded and falling apart. Some receive no waste management and sanitation services from...
R18 Million Cocaine Bust: Cape Town Cops Nab Suspect with AK-47, Uzi, and 15kg of Drugs

R18 Million Cocaine Bust: Cape Town Cops Nab Suspect with AK-47,...

A high-profile intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest of a 40-year-old suspect for drug dealing and the unlawful possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition...
Before: Thandabantu Park in Dunoon, in Cape Town, has been a dumping ground for years. Archive photo: Peter Luhanga

Rotten rat park gets rescued

A public park in Dunoon, that for years stood as a symbol of municipal neglect, is undergoing a long-awaited upgrade thanks to a private...
Five Killed in Cape Town Taxi Violence, Rank Closed Amid Police Deployment

Five Killed in Cape Town Taxi Violence, Rank Closed Amid Police...

At least five people have been killed and several others wounded in a fresh outbreak of taxi-related violence in Somerset West, prompting authorities to...
Multi-Disciplinary Operation Leads to Arrest in Kidnapping, Extortion, and Murder Case

Multi-Disciplinary Operation Leads to Arrest in Kidnapping, Extortion, and Murder Case

A 43-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a kidnapping, extortion, and murder case following a coordinated operation by the Hawks, Provincial Anti-Kidnapping...
Search Continues for Missing Woman Swept Away in Slanghoek Flood Waters

Search Continues for Missing Woman Swept Away in Slanghoek Flood Waters

A desperate search is ongoing in the Slanghoek area of the Western Cape after a young woman was swept away by floodwaters during severe...
ANC Eyes Western Cape Municipal Takeover as DA Defector Rejoins Party

ANC Eyes Western Cape Municipal Takeover as DA Defector Rejoins Party

The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape has signaled its intention to make significant political moves in municipalities across the province in...
Western Cape on High Alert as Disruptive Rains Wreak Havoc in Informal Settlements

Western Cape on High Alert as Disruptive Rains Wreak Havoc in...

Strand, Western Cape – Disaster Risk Management officials in the Western Cape are on high alert following a Level 4 weather warning issued by the...
Minister Majodina Warns Against Water Infrastructure Vandalism as R113 Million Tulbagh Project Launches

Minister Majodina Warns Against Water Infrastructure Vandalism as R113 Million Tulbagh...

Tulbagh, Western Cape – Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has issued a stern warning against the vandalism of water infrastructure by so-called "water mafias,"...
Manhunt Underway After Deadly Taxi Rank Shooting in Mfuleni Leaves Four Dead

Manhunt Underway After Deadly Taxi Rank Shooting in Mfuleni Leaves Four...

Police have launched a massive manhunt for suspects involved in a brazen shooting at the Mfuleni Taxi Rank on Friday morning, which left four...
Four Killed, Three Injured in Mfuleni Taxi Rank Shooting

Four Killed, Three Injured in Mfuleni Taxi Rank Shooting

Four people were killed and three others injured in a brazen early-morning shooting at the Mfuleni taxi rank near Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. According...
Deadly Shooting at Mfuleni Taxi Rank Leaves Four Dead, Three Injured

Deadly Shooting at Mfuleni Taxi Rank Leaves Four Dead, Three Injured

A violent shooting at the Mfuleni taxi rank on Friday morning has left four people dead and three others wounded, marking another grim episode...