SANParks doing aerial surveilance after devastating fires in Silvermine region
SANParks will on Thursday morning conduct an aerial survey of the fire damage to Silvermine and confirm the extent of the damage to trails.
Residents...
In photos: Aftermath of Silvermine fire
Some of the five burnt out vehicles at Silvermine. These photos were taken on Monday.
Earlier we published David Harrison’s photos taken on Sunday of...
In photos: Wildfire scorches Cape Town’s Silvermine reserve
One firefighter is being treated in hospital and about 198 homes, including a frail care centre, have been evacuated as a fire continues to...
Alarming increase in attacks on social workers
Attacks on social workers in the Western Cape are on the rise, with seven hijackings, five attempted hijackings, and eight attacks on child and...
Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court
Equal Education wants the Western Cape High Court to declare the Western Cape Education Department’s school admissions policy unconstitutional.
The organisation says the...
SAPS apprehends two suspects with huge amount of cash and presumed...
Through proactive policing, SAPS members brought two suspects to book who were found in possession of a large sum of cash, dangerous weapon, house...
SAPS takes action against crime and arrests four suspects
The Western Cape police remain devoted in fighting crime and protecting our communities, as demonstrated with the recent arrest of four suspects who were...
Suspects face charges for armed robbery and illegal possession of a...
On Monday, 21 April 2025, members of Maitland Flying Squad were stopped by community members on the corner of Viking Way and Gunner Circle...
Central Karoo Easter weekend operations leads to confiscation of drugs estimated...
Easter Weekend Crime Combatting operations in the Central Karoo District yielded excellent results with the confiscation of drugs with an estimated street value of...
Police can’t say why they let an alleged rapist off the...
A woman reported being raped to the Makhaza Police Station.
The alleged rapist was apprehended by a crowd, beaten up, and then handed...
Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that no houses can be built until the legality of environmental authorisation for a planned 77-unit...
SAPS detains two Nigerian nationals for dealing in drugs
Police members of the Anti-Economic Crimes Task Team conducted an intelligence driven operation on Tuesday, 16 April 2025 and in the process detained two...
