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...
Ramaphosa Calls for Private Sector to Quadruple Infrastructure Investment to R4 Trillion

Ramaphosa Calls for Private Sector to Quadruple Infrastructure Investment to R4...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the private sector to help quadruple South Africa’s infrastructure investment to R4 trillion, as the government commits R1 trillion...
Fire at Mikeva Hyper in Mossel Bay

Fire Guts Mikeva Hyper in Mossel Bay

A significant structure fire broke out at Mikeva Hyper in Mossel Bay earlier this morning, shortly after 10:00. Chief Fire Officer Joseph Johnston confirmed...
Teen Killed in Suspected Gang Ambush on Steenberg Rooftop

Teen Killed in Suspected Gang Ambush on Steenberg Rooftop

A 19-year-old was gunned down on a Steenberg rooftop Saturday in a suspected gang attack, adding to the Western Cape’s relentless firearm violence. Police spokesperson...