Hawks Collaborate with Home Affairs and NGO to Arrest Two for Human Trafficking in Goodwood

Hawks Collaborate with Home Affairs and NGO to Arrest Two for...

In a coordinated operation, the Hawks from Bellville and George, working alongside the Department of Home Affairs Immigration and the non-governmental organization A21, arrested...
Farm Attack on R45 in Franschhoek Leaves Two Injured

Farm Attack on R45 in Franschhoek Leaves Two Injured

Franschhoek, Western Cape – A farm attack occurred on a private farm along the R45 in Franschhoek, leaving two individuals with minor to moderate...
Western Cape Aims for Energy Independence from Eskom by 2035

Western Cape Aims for Energy Independence from Eskom by 2035

Cape Town, South Africa – The Western Cape government has announced that it is on track to achieve energy independence from Eskom by 2035, with...
Wandering Elephant Seal "Gordy" Captivates Cape Town Residents

Wandering Elephant Seal “Gordy” Captivates Cape Town Residents

A young male elephant seal, affectionately nicknamed "Gordy" by locals, has become an unlikely celebrity along the False Bay coastline after repeatedly making his...
MyCiTi Progress Signboards Spark Debate in AZ Berman Drive

MyCiTi Progress Signboards Spark Debate in AZ Berman Drive

The installation of progress signboards for the MyCiTi bus project along AZ Berman Drive has stirred mixed reactions among residents. The project, now 31%...
Strand Man Arrested for Impersonating US Official in Facebook Scam

Strand Man Arrested for Impersonating US Official in Facebook Scam

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Strand for allegedly impersonating a US government official in a Facebook scam. The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation...
City of Cape Town Launches Campaign to Combat R62 Million Power Theft

City of Cape Town Launches Campaign to Combat R62 Million Power...

The City of Cape Town has launched the Let’s Act: Protect Your Power campaign in response to rampant electricity infrastructure theft, which has cost the metro...
Premier Challenges Business Leaders to Tackle Youth Unemployment

Premier Challenges Business Leaders to Tackle Youth Unemployment

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has called on private sector leaders to take bold action in addressing youth unemployment. Speaking at the Youth Futures CEO...
Construction of a hotel on a vacant plot next to the Auwal Masjid in Bo-Kaap in Cape Town is to go ahead. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch

Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel

Construction of a hotel on a vacant plot in the Bo-Kaap in Cape Town is to go ahead, but it will be three storeys...
High Court Hands Down Life Sentences in Joshlin Smith Human Trafficking Case

High Court Hands Down Life Sentences in Joshlin Smith Human Trafficking...

The Western Cape High Court in Saldanha Bay has sentenced three individuals, including the mother of six-year-old Joshlin Smith, to life imprisonment for human...
Trains Return to Cape Town’s Central Line After Six-Year Hiatus

Trains Return to Cape Town’s Central Line After Six-Year Hiatus

After nearly six years of disruption due to rampant theft and vandalism, trains are finally running again on Cape Town’s Central Line. The vital...
Lawyers Plead for Lenient Sentences in Joshlin Smith Kidnapping and Trafficking Case

Lawyers Plead for Lenient Sentences in Joshlin Smith Kidnapping and Trafficking...

As the Western Cape High Court in Saldanha prepares to deliver sentencing in the harrowing case of six-year-old Joshlin Smith’s kidnapping and trafficking, the...