An early morning fire in Mfuleni has claimed the life of one person and left another injured. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service says firefighters responded to reports of informal structures on fire in Main Road, Mfuleni. Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says crews managed to contain the blaze, but one person died in the incident. “Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 07:40. Two informal structures and
New report outlines financial decay of SA’s municipalities, with the exception of the Western Cape
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Most South African municipalities are becoming increasingly financially unsustainable, with worsening service delivery, crumbling infrastructure and mounting debt, according to the latest Municipal Financial Sustainability Index (MFSI) released by Ratings Afrika. The independent governance ratings agency assessed the financial performance of South Africa’s 120 largest local municipalities and eight metropolitan municipalities, using financial results for the year ending June 2025. Its findings paint a stark picture: the average score for local municipalities
Some songs have a funny way of sticking around. You hear them once… and suddenly they’re playing on repeat in your head for the rest of the day. This weekend, Smile FM is counting down The Top 200 Earworm Wonders — the unforgettable songs with irresistible hooks, catchy choruses and melodies you simply can’t stop singing. They’re the tunes you’ll hum in the car, whistle at work and belt out in the shower
Major drug bust in Grabouw
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There’s been a major drug bust in Grabouw. Officers discovered mandrax with a street value of over R2 million after routinely checking a car on the N2 Highway in Grabouw. There’s been a major drug bust in Grabouw According to the Hawks, members of a multi-disciplinary team took part in the operation on 09 July 2026. Officers from the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB), Provincial Traffic based in Caledon and the Cape
A local Pastor has been identified as the victim of a stabbing attack while out for his early morning run on Table Mountain in the Deer Park area earlier this week. The 61-year-old Roger Pearce was attacked by three unknown male suspects in the Deadman’s Tree area, near Tafelberg Road, between 7:15 am and 7:30 am on Wednesday. Pearce, who is attached to the Every Nation Church, posted on Facebook that he
