Cape Town

The City of Cape Town is set to auction around 50 municipal properties across the metro on Thursday, 26 February, including residential, commercial and industrial sites, as well as the Good Hope Centre. The Good Hope Centre will be offered for redevelopment, with heritage elements such as the dome retained.

More than 450 cattle were vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Sunday in Fisantekraal as the Western Cape Government intensified efforts to protect the provincial herd. The drive was overseen by Premier Alan Winde, alongside Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen and provincial ministers Ivan Meyer and Anton Bredell. “This vaccination drive

Cape Town’s Driving Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) have introduced a digital system for learner’s licence tests, replacing the manual, booklet-based format. The move, implemented in partnership with the Road Traffic Management Corporation and the Western Cape Government, was rolled out in 2025. The system allows applicants to complete a randomly

Services at the Town Two Clinic in Khayelitsha have been temporarily suspended following threats made against security personnel, the City of Cape Town has confirmed. The incident has been reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS). The City said the closure was necessary to allow for safety assessments and

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support SAPS in gang crime hotspots, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement at Thursday’s State of the Nation Address. “Any short-term relief for families in gang-impacted communities is most welcome, and our City

Civil society groups and opposition leaders are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) translates into real improvements in the lives of South Africans. The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) says ordinary citizens will have little to celebrate if the president’s announcements are