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Mop-up operations continue around WC amid adverse weather conditions

By Aneeqa du Plessis As cold fronts continue to batter the Western Cape, the SA Weather Service issued an advisory for level five damaging winds for Monday. The gale-force winds can potentially cause damage to formal and informal housing structures, electrical and communication infrastructure and uprooting of trees. According to the City of Cape Town’s (COCT) Charlotte Powell, additional reports of flooded roadways in Uitsig and Silversands, as well as […]

19 June 2023

Local

Parts of Western Cape still underwater following floods

The Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, says there has been no fatalities reported in the City, amid reports of two lives lost due to flooding in the Western Cape province. Parts of the province are still underwater following days of torrential downpours, coupled with harsh winds – with flooding reported in several areas. Mop up operations are continuing. Hill-Lewis says rescue workers have had to pull affected people out in […]

19 June 2023

Local

Gift of the Givers on flood in Western Cape

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Gift of the Givers Western Cape spokesperson Ali Sablay recently discussed the devastating floods that have struck the Western Cape during an interview on Sunday Live. While certain areas like Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Mitchell's Plain, and Strand are accustomed to flooding this time of year, the heavy rains on June 14 caused extensive damage throughout the entire metropole, reaching as far as Citrusdal along the N1 highway. The floods have affected over 10 000 people, resulting […]

18 June 2023

Local

“There are more drug houses in the Western Cape now than there are schools”

By Kouthar Sambo Speaking on Voice of the Cape’s (VOC) breakfast show on Monday morning, Criminologist Dr. Simon Howell cited some of the latest crimes committed in the Western Cape over the weekend. “The Strandfontein businessman who was shot at Lansdowne, four people were shot in Manenberg along with the two people wounded in Manenberg, two shot in Mitchells Plain, and three bodies were discovered in Macassar in one week,” […]

6 June 2023

Local

Agriculture Department quarantines farms in Western Cape due to Avian Influenza

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the Western Cape has compelled the Department of Agriculture to quarantine many farms, preventing the movement of live animals or eggs. Over 500 000 chickens have been culled as a result of the outbreak, and eggs have been destroyed to prevent the sickness from spreading further. The move will cause a shortage of both eggs and chickens and subsequently push up prices […]

6 June 2023

Local

Weather Service issues yellow Level 2 warning for Western Cape

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued two yellow Level 2 warnings for damaging winds in parts of the Western Cape this weekend. This as a series of cold fronts are expected to make landfall on Friday evening, which could cause localised flooding in low-lying areas. Damaging winds are expected along the coast between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas from this evening and will spread to the south coast […]

2 June 2023

Local

Western Cape adds another psychiatric unit as drug abuse puts pressure on mental health services

Mental healthcare services in the Western Cape public health sector will be boosted by a new psychiatric wing being built by the provincial government in one of the overburdened regions. Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo, who visited the construction site of the R86m Eerste River Acute Psychiatric Unit on Friday, said the 30-bed wing is expected to be ready by the end of 2024. The 30 beds will bring some relief […]

22 April 2023

Local

Three arrested for drug dealing in Western Cape, while another nabbed on firearm charges

Three men have been arrested for drug dealing in the Western Cape, while a fourth has been charged with possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. “On Friday, a 30-year-old man was arrested for drug dealing after police received a tip-off and searched premises in New Rest, Gugulethu. They confiscated a consignment of drugs and detained the man,” said provincial police spokesperson W/O Joseph Swartbooi. In a separate incident in Shukushukuma informal […]

10 April 2023

News

Government Gazette triggers vitriol reaction from civil society

By Daanyaal Matthews Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana | Source: GovernmentZA via Flickr A Government Gazette has sparked discontent across the Republic as Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has exempted Eskom from reporting any irregular expenditure, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, that occurs from now until the financial year of 2024/2025. This exemption, which directly contravenes Section 55(2)(b)(i) of the Act and Treasury Regulation 28.2.1, has been criticized by trade […]

4 April 2023

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