Tauhierah Salie

The hotly contested National State of Disaster has been extended until 15 February 2022. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma gazette the prolongment yesterday. It comes despite several industry experts calling for it to be scrapped, saying the limited regulations are no longer needed to manage Covid-19. The Western Cape government has been at the forefront of this demand, with Premier Alan Winde saying the ‘pandemic’ […]

Four kidnapping and extortion suspects are expected to apply for bail at the Bishop Lavis Magistrate court this week. A joint operation led to their arrest last Friday. The group is alleged to have held a 26-year-old man captive, demanding a ransom for his release. Video footage outside his store near Bishop Lavis depicts an intense struggle before the man is forced inside a vehicle. Police say the integrated strategy […]

City of Cape Town Metro Police officers arrested a 49-year-old murder suspect in Mitchell's Plain last night. He was later linked to two rape cases as well, in Manenberg and Mitchell's Plain respectively. Spokesperson Ruth Solomons says members attached to the Gang and Drug Task Team responded to a tip off regarding the suspect implicated in a murder that took place in Manenberg last Saturday. The suspect reportedly attempted to […]

South Africa’s health department says the country’s Covid-19 test positivity rate remains low at 13-percent. The department recorded 5 244 new cases in the last 24 hours. The provinces with the most new cases remain the Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. The department says there are 100 861 active cases, with a recovery rate of 94.5 percent. Meanwhile, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says due […]

LOCAL Cape Town residents have called on the City to accelerate the provision of housing for the poor and adequate facilities for the homeless. Housing delivery in the City of Cape Town remains at a snail’s pace with over 350 000 citizens still on the waiting list. The City says extreme urban growth, which sees more than 14 000 migrants each year, is exacerbating the situation. The City has also […]

In a bid to curb rampant vandalism and theft of infrastructure, the City of Cape Town is offering a R5 000 reward for information that could lead to breakthroughs. Water and sanitation Mayco member Zahid Badroodien says attending to sewage blockage complaints has become increasingly volatile. Illegal connections are also believed to be on the rise. The latest incident affected sewage pipes in Delft, allegedly perpetrated by streetside traders and […]