Following growing reports about firearms being smuggled into the Western Cape from beyond our borders, the City’s enforcement agencies have confiscated nine firearms over the past three months, with serial numbers that do not appear anywhere on the South African Police Service (SAPS) Central Firearms Control Registry. “Under South Africa’s
Cape Town plans to spend R114 million on safety improvements along a 9km stretch of the N2, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said at Thursday’s council meeting. The initiative aims to reduce pedestrian and commuter accidents and improve conditions for communities adjacent to the highway. The project includes repairing safety barriers, adding
President Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to establish a special investigations task team to probe claims referred by the Madlanga Commission. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System was set up in
A 35-year-old man is expected to appear in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court on Thursday following a fire at Paarl Hospital earlier this week. Police said the man was arrested after the fire broke out on Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of patients and staff. Paarl detectives are investigating the incident as
Members of South Africa’s film and television sector protested outside Parliament on Wednesday, citing delays in the processing of production incentives by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Industry organisations said administrative backlogs have caused job losses, stalled productions, and reduced investment. They handed over a memorandum calling for
The City’s Fire and Rescue Service reported that crews are on site attending to slopes alight between Hout Bay and Camps Bay. “The first incident was reported as vegetation alight at around 13:15 at the corner of Park Avenue and Valley Road in Hout Bay. Later, calls were received of
By Mogamaat Ameen Strydom The Special Action Committee – Education (SAC-E) has strongly condemned the Western Cape Education Department (WCED), accusing it of sustained political persecution following its handling of the case involving Heathfield High School principal Wesley Neumann. Speaking on behalf of SAC-E, committee member Colleen Titus said
A fire broke out at Paarl Hospital on Tuesday, affecting a small section of the building. The blaze was quickly brought under control, and no injuries were reported. Smoke from the fire led to the full evacuation of patients and staff. Clinical areas are being reopened in phases once they
Five suspects appeared at Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday following a Hawks operation targeting fraud, theft, and money laundering across the Western Cape. Faris Monan (37), Sihaam Tifloen (37), and Nicholas Cloete (46) were released on R50 000 bail each, while Edward (59) and Anthea Marais (48) were remanded in
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.
