Imizamo Yethu fire victims pick up the pieces
Over 200 people have been left destitute after a fire tore through a section of the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement…
Category: Social
WC heads to court over striking health workers
Khayelitsha is the main district affected by the health care workers’ strike. Western Cape Health Department spokesperson, Mark van der…
Mass murder in Wallacedene
The search continues for the killers of four men in Wallacedene, in Kraaifontein. Their bodies were found with gunshot wounds…
CoCT’s refusal to release tender forensic report questioned
Government and its entities have a historical tendency to suppress the outcomes of investigative reports into serious allegations. Corruption Watch…
Allison Plaatjies: victims urged to speak up on GBV
Families have been reminded to take interest in each other’s lives. This as slain Clanwilliam teacher, Allison Plaatjies did not…
M Plain missing girl case opened after 21 years
A cold case involving the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl has been re-opened. She disappeared while playing in a Athlone…
From scandal-to-scandal; What more for the MJC?
Imraahn Mukaddam writes The Clergy has a role in our lives, they should be our moral compass, our guides who…
Gqeberha mass shooting kills 8
A birthday party took a deadly turn at a residence in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Eight people were killed…
Agri task team to monitor load sheddings impact
A task team is being set up to keep a watchful eye over the impact of the crippling rolling blackouts…
Almost R1m ‘mismanaged’ at MJC, potential fraud found
The Muslim Judicial Council’s executive (MJC) stands accused of financial mismanagement and control failures. A four-member commission of inquiry reached…
Pitbull rips skin from woman’s head during CT attack
There has been yet another pitbull mauling. A woman was seriously injured in an attack in Penhill Estate in Cape…
Western Cape beams with pride over 81.4% matric pass mark
The Western Cape is celebrating the 81.4% matric pass mark with Education MEC David Maynier noting that it’s an outstanding…
Police crack Gauteng kidnapping syndicate
Six men believed to be part of a kidnapping syndicate terrorising business owners in Gauteng have been apprehended. A multidisciplinary…
Ramaphosa to discuss energy troubles with other spheres of govt
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to engage with premiers and local government on the deepening energy crisis. Western Cape Premier…
State wants harsh sentence for “monster” Moehydien Pangaker
A monster who cannot be tolerated in a civilised community. That’s how the senior state prosecutor, Advocate Lenro Badenhorst described…
Govt calls for calm as frustration boils
The sporadic protests that have been witnessed in parts of South Africa in recent days have rattled government. In a…
Thousands of WC learners still need to find a school
Parents are still battling to place their children in a classroom. The Western Cape Education Department is dealing with 25…
Attempted robbery at Gauteng mosque turns deadly
At least two men have been shot dead and two other people wounded at a mosque in Kensington, Gauteng. It’s…
Coastal schools reopen
Hundreds of thousands of learners on the coast are starting the new academic year. Schools reopened this morning after a…