Cape Town Calls for Greater Policing Powers Amid Rising Crime

Cape Town Calls for Greater Policing Powers Amid Rising Crime

The City of Cape Town is set to submit its comments on newly proposed draft regulations for the devolution of policing powers to provinces,...
At a meeting at the Khayelitsha local SASSA office, residents complained about constant long queues. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana

Khayelitsha residents take over SASSA meeting to voice grievances

Disgruntled residents took over a meeting at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Khayelitsha offices on Friday to complain about the grants...
DA Celebrates 25 Years with Hanover Park Blanket Drive, Steenhuisen Eyes 2026 Elections

DA Celebrates 25 Years with Hanover Park Blanket Drive, Steenhuisen Eyes...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) marked its 25th anniversary with a national blanket drive in Hanover Park, a community grappling with poverty and gang violence....
Police Arrest Suspect for Discharging Firearm in Nomzamo

Police Arrest Suspect for Discharging Firearm in Nomzamo

Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) attached to Public Order Policing successfully apprehended a suspect for discharging a firearm in Nomzamo, Strand,...
Four traders remain at the Salt River Market. Heritage Western Cape has recommended they be incorporated into the planned retail space in the new development. Photo: Matthew Hirsch

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Social housing at the Salt River Market has been on the cards for more than a decade. There have been land transfer delays,...
Raymond Vicani from the Khayelitsha Business Forum protests at the entrance of Shoprite in Khayelitsha Mall last week. Protesters blocked the entrance with trolleys. Photo: Vincent Lali

Khayelitsha businesses demand Shoprite use their services

Some business owners in Khayelitsha say they’ve managed to broker a deal with Shoprite at the local mall to use their services. This followed days...
Police Union Demands Urgent Intervention Over Unlawful Salary Deductions in Western Cape

Police Union Demands Urgent Intervention Over Unlawful Salary Deductions in Western...

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has raised alarm over alleged unlawful salary deductions affecting police officers in the Western Cape, leaving...
Drugs, Ammunition, and Cash Seized as SAPS Arrests 41-Year-Old in Athlone Bust

Drugs, Ammunition, and Cash Seized as SAPS Arrests 41-Year-Old in Athlone...

The Western Cape South African Police Service (SAPS) has reaffirmed its commitment to public safety through proactive crime-fighting operations aimed at removing illegal firearms...
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...