Crackdown on water wasters, stricter measures

Michael Nkalane|Published

THE City has identified 20 000 water wasters, mostly from informal settlements, who are responsible for over R250 million in additional tariffs and the implementation ...

Mom killed in heist shooting

Michael Nkalane|Published

A DOUBLE tragedy has befallen a Sweet Home Farm family in Philippi after a mother was shot and killed in a suspected robbery which has left her 6-month-old baby ...

DA six yet to face the party's music

Michael Nkalane|Published

THE suspension of six DA councillors who defied the party’s instruction by electing their subcouncil chairperson has been lifted, but the party’s federal legal commission ...

Khayelitsha residents raise roof on veggies

Michael Nkalane|Published

WITH the aim of feeding a community with fresh vegetables while also reviving a culture of ploughing, a group of Khayelitsha women established Ekhaya Ekasi Rooftop ...

Pupils walk almost 6km to get to school – principal

Michael Nkalane|Published

Pupils at a school in Grabouw have not been attending school as the Western Cape Education Department has not provided scholar transport, the principal said.

4 dead, 2 wounded in 5 days of gang violence

Michael Nkalane|Published

SIX people have been shot – four dead and two police officers wounded – in five days of alleged gang violence in Hanover Park.

Fires contained as city gauges R50m damage

Michael Nkalane|Published

MORE than 100 fires that engulfed large parts of the Western Cape this week have caused damage estimated at R50 million.

Luxury lodge gutted as blazes rage

Michael Nkalane|Published

WESTERN Cape firefighters had their hands full as they battled 106 bush and grass fires in one day alone.

Beach best way to escape heat

Michael Nkalane|Published

Camps Bay beach was full as beachgoers went to escape the 30 degree Celcius heat yesterday.

Weaving initiative aims to preserve heritage

Michael Nkalane|Published

A group of women from Dunoon are making unique traditional artefacts from grass as part of the government's Vukuzenzele initiative.

Anger at Sea Point eviction threat

Michael Nkalane|Published

PROTESTERS in Sea Point have picketed outside the luxury flat of a woman whose family trust is threatening to forcibly evict a domestic worker from her basement ...

Mixed feelings on new bus fares

Michael Nkalane|Published

COMMUTERS have mixed feelings on Golden Arrow’s 4. 45 percent fare increase from December 26.

Disabled residents march over 'misery'

Michael Nkalane|Published

People with disabilities marched through the streets of Gugulethu on Monday to raise awareness of their plight before handing memorandums at the township’s hospital ...

Memorial service for slain pupil

Michael Nkalane|Published

FAMILY and friends of Ntokozo Mkhize, 17, paid their last respects to the slain Rhodes High School pupil at a memorial service held 
at the Langa Methodist Church ...

Deadliest place for police officers

Michael Nkalane|Published

ACCORDING to their statistics, the Western Cape has the most police attacks.

SA's top trending 
questions for Google

Michael Nkalane|Published

South Africans were pondering how to borrow airtime, the size of the supermoon and Mick Jagger’s age last week.

Child obesity study slated

Michael Nkalane|Published

THE Tim Noakes Foundation (TNF) has slated a recent health study for failing to provide facts on how children who eat excessive amounts of fatty foods will not only ...

R5. 3m bust 'a blow to underworld syndicates'

Michael Nkalane|Published

Community Policing Forums (CPFs) have hailed the Department of Transport and Hawks’ bust of R5. 3 million cash, ID documents and two vehicles as a deterrent to underworld ...

Philippi march against rape

Michael Nkalane|Published

PHILIPPI residents took to the streets yesterday over the escalation in crime directed at women in the area, where police say more than 60 cases of rape get reported ...

Screams of kids trapped in fire still haunt rescuer

Michael Nkalane|Published

THEIR shrill screams pierced through the sound of roaring flames as the blaze engulfed their shack in Fisantekraal informal settlement.

Minors killed in shack fire

Michael Nkalane|Published

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Teacher union slams test disruption

Michael Nkalane|Published

THE provincial South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has distanced itself from recent disruptions aimed at preventing pupils from writing systemic tests. ...

Gang killings on the rise – and could worsen

Michael Nkalane|Published

GANG-RELATED deaths have soared in townships across the Western Cape – and authorities are warning that an even bigger spike in killings can be expected as the holiday ...

Sewage making life unbearable in Masi

Michael Nkalane|Published

FOR the last three years, residents from Makhaya-S Ngoku in Masiphumelele have woken to the smell of spilling sewage.