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The Western Cape’s school admissions system is facing renewed scrutiny following findings that some schools continue to use exclusionary admission criteria, including academic performance, interviews, tests and scoresheets, as well as requirements for proof of parental employment and abridged birth certificates. These practices have raised constitutional concerns, particularly following a

By Oyisa George The Mowbray Muslim Cemetery Board election will go ahead this Sunday, with 53 candidates cleared to contest 11 positions under court oversight. The election follows a lengthy legal dispute over the governance of the cemetery and is being overseen by an independent panel appointed by the court.

The Alliance of Citizens for Change (A.C.C.) says the killing of a sitting councillor and a former councillor within such a short period cannot be treated as routine criminal activity, and the situation in Knysna requires urgent and coordinated intervention by the State. Former Knysna Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa (48), a

Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old, grade 11 learner from Strand Secondary School who died during school hours on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says a post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death. “Strand police registered an inquest for investigation following the death of a

Police have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of a shooting incident that left two ANC members dead in Knysna on Thursday evening. The killings come almost 24 hours after Ward 8 councillor and former mayor Aubrey Tsengwa was also shot dead on Wednesday night. Two ANC members killed on

By Ragheema Mclean Western Cape police are offering a cash reward of up to R100,000 per case for information that could lead to the successful arrest and conviction of suspects linked to multiple murders in Gugulethu, Langa and Lingelethu West. The reward comes as detectives continue investigating a series of