Countries Cops under fire for allowing civilian use of police car Cape Town – Two police officers in the Western Cape are facing disciplinary action for allegedly lending a police... Read more 21 Dec, 2023
Countries Concern in Western Cape as 115 drunk drivers arrested, 93 accidents recorded Cape Town — Authorities in the Western Cape have become concerned over the number of fatalities since the start... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
Countries No relief in sight: WC govt excluded from national disaster funds for floods Cape Town — Despite the declaration of the June and September floods as national disasters, the Western Cape government... Read more 29 Nov, 2023
Countries Spoekiesdorp families haunted by past evictions and uncertain future Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks Spoekiesdorp informal settlement is prone to flooding, lacks access to toilets... Read more 17 Nov, 2023
Countries Activists doorstop police to demand answers for brutal barbershop assault Reverend Alan Storey of the Central Methodist Church and activist Zackie Achmat met the station commander at the Mowbray... Read more 16 Nov, 2023
Countries Tertuis Simmers elected DA Western Cape leader Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has elected Tertuis Simmers as its leader in the Western Cape, a... Read more 11 Nov, 2023
Countries Fatal diphtheria outbreak claims life at Western Cape prison Cape Town – An outbreak of diphtheria has been reported at the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre in the Western Cape,... Read more 10 Nov, 2023
Countries Court issues scathing order against PRASA over passenger safety Four years after the Western Cape High Court put PRASA on terms to provide proper security for rail commuters,... Read more 6 Nov, 2023
Countries Small-scale farmers suffer devastating losses after Western Cape floods Johannes Arendse said damages at the communal farm in Genadendal will run into hundreds of thousands of rands. Text... Read more 5 Oct, 2023
Countries Hundreds flee flooded homes as storms batter Western Cape Thembisa Thuba and Yandisa Sono outside Sono’s shack in Mfuleni. Photo: Vincent Lali By Vincent Lali and Peter Luhanga... Read more 26 Sep, 2023