This year, the main focus of International E-Waste Day, celebrated on Friday 14 October, was those small electrical devices that we no longer use but keep in drawers and cupboards or often toss in the general waste bin. Residents are encouraged to rather take any obsolete or broken devices to City drop-offs for proper disposal. In recognition of the recently celebrated International E-waste Day, the City of Cape Town is […]
The Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative received international recognition and was awarded the co-winner spot at the ECCO International Communications Network 2022 Awards, earlier this month. The initiative started in Hout Bay, Cape Town. The Re.Bag.Re.Use gives people the opportunity to put bread on their tables by using their skills to crochet products from upcycling plastic, this helps minimise the accumulation of plastic in the environment and keeps it out of landfills. "This […]
As a continued drive to raise awareness and promote road safety, Minister of Mobility, Daylin Mitchell joined the Western Cape Provincial Traffic Services during an integrated road operation on the N2 near Mossel Bay on Sunday. "My visit to the Garden Route forms part of my October Transport Month activities of participating in various Traffic law Enforcement activities and awareness campaigns, promoting safe, affordable and reliable transport systems for all road […]
Western Cape Minister of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, together with City of Cape Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, had the pleasure of meeting and interacting with the UN Habitat Executive Director Ms Maimunah Moh’d Sharif during her stay in Cape Town as part of her South African visit ahead of the Launch of the Global Action Plan on Informal Settlement and Slums. UN Habitat […]
Rapid response by an Ocean View SAPS member led to the arrest of five suspects who committed a house robbery on Saturday. The five suspects aged between 22 and 29 went to an address in Masonwabe Road, Masiphumelele at around 22:50. They forced entry and demanded money from the owner, who managed to alert the police. Constable Chadewell Makanda of Ocean View SAPS responded instantly and arrested four male suspects […]
"As part of part of the Provincial Sustainable Transport Programme (PSTP), I handed over 20 bicycles to the Ned Doman High School in Athlone this morning," said Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Daylin Mitchell This programme was initiated by the Department of Transport and Public Works to support the development and implementation of sustainable transport systems in the Western Cape. Since its inception in November 2019, the programme has distributed […]
INTERNATIONAL Palestinians in Shuafat refugee camp shave their heads to confuse Israeli soldiers and cover up a young man accused by Israel of carrying out the Shuafat checkpoint operation. Residents of Jerusalem's Shuafat refugee camp, which is under a strict Israeli siege for the second week, have shaved their heads to confuse the Israeli occupation forces. Videos have gone viral on social media showing many young Palestinians in the camp […]
In preparation for the upcoming Western Cape Summer Fire Season, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s Working on Fire (WOF) in partnership with Theewaterskloof Local Municipality on Friday, 14 October 2022, launched the 2022 Fire Awareness Campaign at Victoria Hall, in Caledon. This event also aligns with celebrating International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The multi-stakeholder launch will be followed by a series of fire awareness education drives […]
The City of Cape Town is proposing several changes to existing intersections along the M3, the most important arterial road link between suburbs in the Southern Peninsula and the city. The intention is to alleviate the bottlenecks along the M3 between Upper Hillwood Road and Newlands Avenue by removing two signalised intersections, implementing three median closures and a road closure, among others, to assist the free flow of traffic along […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
