Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube and Police Minister Senzo Mchunu have committed to making South African schools safer, stating that learning environments must no longer serve as crime scenes. The two ministers launched the Safer Schools Protocol in Cape Town on Tuesday, 24 June, following alarming statistics revealing that 28
Detectives from the Samora Machel police station are appealing to members of the public for any information that could assist in the investigation of a triple murder that shocked the community earlier this week. The bodies of three men, aged between 26 and 35, were discovered on Tuesday morning in
In a significant development for Cape Town’s transport sector, two of the Western Cape’s largest taxi associations — the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) — have finally reached a consensus on long-disputed taxi routes. Transport operations in the affected areas
Western Cape residents are being urged to brace for a significant drop in temperatures and wet weather conditions expected to begin on Wednesday. The South African Weather Service has warned that the approaching cold front may bring heavy rainfall and strong winds, particularly in low-lying areas. Authorities have cautioned that
Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, has announced significant progress on the R520 million upgrade of Louis Fourie Road in Mossel Bay. The project—currently 66% complete—is the largest provincial road investment in the Garden Route District and is expected to be finalised by mid-2026. Among the key milestones reached
A 16-year-old has been arrested and is expected to appear in the Goodwood Magistrates Court for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. The arrest forms part of ongoing crime prevention initiatives in the Ravensmead area, aimed at curbing crime and removing illegal firearms from communities in the Western
Minister of Education Siviwe Gwarube is facing mounting pressure to clarify the recently introduced guidelines linked to the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. Several trade unions, including NAPTOSA and SADTU, have voiced opposition to the guidelines, while Parliament’s Select Committee on Education has also called for greater clarity. The
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported a significant decline in formal sector employment, with 74,000 jobs lost between January and March 2025. This brings the total number of people employed in the formal sector to just over 10 million. The data, released in Stats SA’s Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)
Several refugees, many of them asylum seekers, who have been living in tented camps at two temporary sites — Paint City in Bellville and Wingfield in Maitland, Cape Town — since 2020, say they are not refusing help from authorities but are instead requesting relocation out of South Africa. This
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.
