Nomakhwezi Zitha, a 56-year-old woman from Delft, was found tied up and severely tortured at a house in Samora Machel after leaving home for work and never returning, according to Western Cape police. Following her disappearance, Zitha had reportedly been house hunting, and family statements shared on social media indicated she had been in contact … Read more
The South African Police Service (SAPS) 10111 emergency number experienced an outage in Cape Town starting at 16:00 on Tuesday, forcing call operators to rely on backup phones while technicians worked to restore the system. Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi confirmed that teams from Telkom and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) … Read more
A 16-year-old Malmesbury teenager arrested in an FBI-tipped raid faces 11 charges linked to the violent extremist network known as “764,” following an international investigation into online child exploitation and coercion, according to court and police records. National police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda van Wyk stated that the operation followed intelligence from the FBI, the US … Read more
A second-hand 2021 Haval H6 2.0T Premium purchased for R359,000 in cash has spent 162 days in repair workshops, according to owner Mario Angrisano, after a cascading series of electrical and mechanical failures culminated in a total engine collapse. The Brackenfell resident, 54, bought the luxury SUV from Kia Tyger Valley on December 29, 2023, … Read more
A toddler has died following a drowning incident in a stormwater pond in New Horizons, Plettenberg Bay, on Friday. The child, who was in the care of his grandmother at the time, fell into the muddy water while playing with two other children. Police have opened an inquest docket to investigate the circumstances of the … Read more
An Elsies River family has successfully reunited a pensioner with R2 000 in cash after he accidentally left the money behind at an Absa ATM. The incident, which occurred on 2 July at a machine on Halt Road, was resolved after a two-week search conducted via social media by resident Nadine Witbooi and her uncle, … Read more
Nyanga police have opened an inquest after EPWP workers discovered the body of a newborn baby wrapped in a plastic bag on Friday morning, July 10, 2026. The body was found at approximately 9 a.m. near the corner of New Eisleben Road and Miller Street in Cape Town, according to Western Cape police spokeswoman Constable … Read more
Justin “Bemors” Williams, a 28-year-old professional spinner from Ravensmead, died on Monday evening following a single-vehicle accident in Paarl. According to police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk, the vehicle Williams was driving overturned after he reportedly lost control, and he later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital at 9:07 p.m. Background and Professional Legacy … Read more
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has launched a series of operational interventions in the Western Cape to address mounting pressure on service centres and improve beneficiary access. Following a meeting on Thursday between SASSA provincial leadership and Western Cape Social Development MEC Jaco Londt, the agency committed to accelerating digital transformation and reducing … Read more
The Constitutional Court has declared the 2015 sale of the Tafelberg property in Sea Point unlawful, ruling that the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town failed to meet their constitutional obligations regarding the provision of adequate housing. The court’s judgment, handed down on Thursday, mandates that the provincial government must now report … Read more