The community of Lavender Hill has been left reeling after two separate fatal shootings—both believed to be gang-related—shook the area on Monday morning, 12 May. Police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk confirmed that investigations are underway following the deaths of two men in unrelated incidents that occurred in the early
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has officially appointed Cape Town native Shukri Conrad (58) as the Proteas Men’s all-format head coach—cementing his leadership across all three formats of the game. The announcement was made on Friday, 9 May, with CSA confirming that Conrad, who has been in charge of the Test
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has praised progress made in improving school infrastructure, announcing that all mud and asbestos schools in South Africa have been eradicated—marking what it calls a major milestone in creating safer learning environments. During a briefing to Parliament’s Basic Education Portfolio Committee last week, Minister
Despite the cold and wet weather conditions experienced in Cape Town over the weekend, the City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) said it was pleased that no damage to property or vehicle-related incidents were reported. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) had issued a Yellow Level 4
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has called on the public to support and encourage those who will be writing the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations from Monday. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond said 25,615 candidates will be writing one or more matric exam subjects to improve or complete subjects they
By Daanyaal Matthews The Constitutional Court has ruled against key provisions of the South African Citizenship Act that allowed South Africans to lose their citizenship upon acquiring citizenship of another country. The court further ruled that this decision applies retroactively, meaning those affected by the Act have not, in fact,
As gun violence continues to plague communities across the Cape Flats, the community of Lentegeur has been rocked by ongoing gang-related crimes and murders, prompting renewed calls for intervention. In the latest incident a 42-year-old man was killed and a woman wounded in a deadly shooting on Wednesday night (7
Amid rising gun violence in Mitchells Plain and surrounding areas, two suspects were arrested in separate incidents in Tafelsig on Wednesday night, 07 May 2025. Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi confirmed that members of the Mitchells Plain Crime Prevention Unit arrested an adult male on Fortuin Street after he was found
The office of the African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General is under scrutiny for failing to convene an emergency meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to address growing tensions with the Democratic Alliance (DA), despite increasing concern among members of the National Working Committee (NWC). Reports suggest that a
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.
