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Police probe Hout Bay shooting after 3 foreign nationals killed

By Ragheema Mclean Police are currently investigating a shooting incident at the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement in Hout Bay on Friday evening, which resulted in the deaths of three Somali nationals and left six others critically injured. The incident occurred around 19:30 when unknown gunmen opened fire on three spaza shops located on Molokwane Street. SAPS Colonel Andrè Traut confirmed the fatalities and reported that the injured victims were swiftly […]

18 August 2024

Local

Giving VHS tapes a second lease on life.

The Re.Bag.Re.UseTM team, crochets beautiful multifunctional items from the tape itself. Going a step further to use the entire VHS tape, the Re.Bag.Re.Use team has found a way to use the empty video tapes as well. VHS and cassette tapes are in most cases non-recyclable or not accepted by recyclers, therefore repurposing this material is the next best sustainable option. “For quite some time I have been worrying about all the […]

4 November 2022

News

Volunteer ambulance service in Hout Bay faster than State-run Service

By: Ebraheem Fredericks State-run ambulance services are often under strain due to the avalanche of calls that they receive and the distance they must cover to respond to callers outside of the city or in informal areas. A sustainable, effective solution to this however is the use of Voluntary Emergency Services set inside difficult to access communities. This was proven in a study conducted by Researchers from the University of […]

6 September 2022

Local

Cape Town police bomb squad attends to explosive device found on dumping site

LOCAL The Hout Bay municipal recycling and dumping site in Cape Town was closed yesterday by the police due to a suspected explosive device that was dumped there and reported by the community. A police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, says the Bomb Disposal Unit and Dog Unit attended to the scene, "On Wednesday (2022-01-05) at about 15:35 members of the K9 Unit attached to the Provincial Extortion Task Team were […]

6 January 2022

Local

Search for missing 3-year-old Hout Bay boy continues

The search for a missing three-year-old boy from Hout Bay in Cape Town is continuing, with community members and a dog unit assisting police in its efforts. Anothando Mhlobo went missing on Monday at around 13:00 in Imizamo Yethu. Before his disappearance, he was seen playing outside with other children. He was wearing a navy blue, red and white jacket paired with a red and navy blue tracksuit pants, as […]

13 August 2020

Local

Hout Bay community prays for ten men missing at sea

The community of Hout Bay is reeling from a string of tragedies that unfolded at sea this week. Six fishermen have been missing since Thursday when a rubber duck with thirteen men on board capsized near Oudekraal. Two men managed to swim ashore, two others are recovering in hospital and one body has been recovered Rascoe Jacobs is a relative of one of the missing men. He said all the […]

1 March 2020

News

Presidency responds to Hangberg youth activist on hunger strike

The presidency on Saturday responded to Hangberg resident and youth activist, Roscoe Jacobs, who has recently embarked on a Hunger Strike to raise awareness about the housing needs in his community. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to respond to his open letter, which was sent on June 17 this year, in which he outlined the struggle for land and adequate housing by residents in Hout Bay. Only surviving on […]

7 July 2018

News

Mandela Park fire claims the life of a minor

A female minor has died in a fire in Mandela Park in Hout Bay. The City's Fire and Rescue Service responded to the blaze at 12h14 on Monday afternoon. Spokesperson Theo Layne said between ten and 15 informal structures were affected by the fire. “Four Fire Engines, four Water Tankers and one Rescue vehicle with 30 Firefighters are on scene,” Layne stated. The fire was contained as of 12h45. Layne […]

2 July 2018

Local

Hout Bay fisherfolk want their fishing rights back

A group of Hout Bay fishermen pleaded with residents of the town on Thursday to join them in their challenge to the government to get their fishing rights back. "If you want to help us, don't be scared," said Neil Williams to about 100 protesters who met at the harbour at sunset for a peaceful protest and to explain their issues to a community shocked by the violent clashes with […]

22 September 2017

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