The anti-crime organisation known as PAGAD (People Against Gangsterism and Drugs) has called for the US Marines to be sent home, describing their presence in Cape Town as a threat to national sovereignty. This is after members of the US Marine Corps were recently seen training alongside metro police cadets in Muizenberg. The City of Cape Town has maintained that the engagement was an informal fitness exercise aimed at boosting morale and fitness standards. READ MORE: City defends “informal”
Serious safety concerns have been raised by the Western Cape Mobility Department as it relates to scholar transport. 17 vehicles were impounded for un-roadworthiness, overloading and expired permits, while more than 250 fines were issued when schools reopened last week. During an operation with City of Cape Town Traffic Services at a school in Mitchells Plain, MEC Isaac Sileku said officials found drivers and learners not wearing seat belts, children being transported in delivery
Reaction is still pouring in from around the world after Donald Trump’s latest unhinged rhetoric, this time his attack on Pope Leo in a rambling Truth Social post. On Sunday, Trump called Pope Leo weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy. It comes after the Pope on Saturday denounced wars and called for dialogue to end conflict. He had previously declared the war in Iran as unjust, branding Trump’s threat to
Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC, Anroux Marais, has called for the current deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in gang-affected areas to be fully maximised, following a recent surge in shootings across Cape Town. Marais expressed outrage at the violence, saying the latest incidents have torn families apart and left communities living in fear. In one recent incident, six people were shot in a mass shooting
One person has died and several others have been injured following an early morning accident on Bobs Way in Eerste River. Golden Arrow has confirmed that one of its buses was involved in the collision. Spokesperson Bronwen Dyk-Beyer says the driver has since been treated for shock. “Based on the information available at this stage, a Golden Arrow bus was stationary when it was struck from behind by a third-party vehicle carrying
