The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate has commenced with the upgrade of a high-priority intersection in the Southern Suburbs to alleviate traffic congestion. The De Waal Road, Kendal Road (M38) and Main Road (M4) junction will be widened, with roadworks at this intersection expected to continue until August 2027. Work is planned to take place Monday to Thursday between 07:30 and 17:30, Friday between 07:30 and 14:30 and on Saturday between 07:30 and
The Western Cape SAPS has confirmed that two mass shootings rocked the Cape Flats on Wednesday night, claiming the lives of seven victims in total. In the first incident, in Lost City, Tafelsig, five men were shot on the corner of Laura Street and Eighth Avenue at around 20:10. SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Andre Traut, confirmed that three of the victims, aged 18, 19 and 51, died on the scene. Two others,
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has reminded social grant beneficiaries that a fourth payment day has been introduced for recipients who have been identified for grant reviews or eLife Certification. Unlike the usual three-day payment schedule for Older Persons, Disability and Children’s grants, beneficiaries who receive their grants on the fourth payment day (7 July 2026) are required to visit their nearest SASSA office to complete a grant review. Failure to
WATCH: Luxury cars with fake plates impounded in Parklands, nine arrested for immigration offences
Category: News
Luxury vehicles with fraudulent registration plates were impounded during a law enforcement operation in Parklands earlier this week, with Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis calling for stronger investigative powers to tackle organised crime. The operation, led by the Mayor and the City’s Safety and Security Directorate, targeted vehicles suspected of using fake or non-existent licence registrations. Hill-Lewis said one of the vehicles, a new silver Mercedes-Benz GLE, was found to be fraudulently
‘One voucher changed my life’: Former homeless Capetonian backs new digital giving campaign
Category: Lifestyle
A rainy day, a warm meal, and a single voucher changed the course of Dylon Jordaan’s life. After spending 12 years trapped in addiction and homelessness on the streets of Mitchells Plain, Jordaan says a Mi-change voucher offered him more than food and clean clothes – it gave him hope. Today, he is sober, employed as an administrator at Mi-change and encouraging Capetonians to support a new digital voucher system designed to
