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...
Sewage flows behind the new blocks of flats, past Riverside informal settlement.

These families have no toilets, but sewage from other people’s toilets...

At the edge of the neat pavements and duplex homes of Pioneer Valley estate in Parklands North in Cape Town, fetid sewage flows into...
Police Officer Accused in Kidnap-for-Ransom and Murder Case to Appear in Court

Police Officer Accused in Kidnap-for-Ransom and Murder Case to Appear in...

A 43-year-old city law enforcement officer, Thandile Khesa, is set to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court today in connection with a harrowing...
Fugitive Sought for Murder, Extortion, and Arson Arrested, Set to Appear in Court

Fugitive Sought for Murder, Extortion, and Arson Arrested, Set to Appear...

A 38-year-old suspect, wanted in connection with multiple serious crimes including murder, extortion, and arson, is set to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court...
Cape Town Opposes Public Procurement Act, Mayor Hill-Lewis Calls It Unconstitutional

Cape Town Opposes Public Procurement Act, Mayor Hill-Lewis Calls It Unconstitutional

The City of Cape Town has taken a firm stance against the newly passed Public Procurement Act, with Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis declaring that the...