A 46-year-old man is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Monday after he was arrested at Cape Town International Airport with more than 50 kilograms of suspected khat concealed in his luggage. The suspect was arrested on Saturday after members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Border Policing Unit responded to information about a suspicious person at one of the airport’s departure counters. According to SAPS, officers approached
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has named a much-changed side for Saturday’s Nations Championship Test against Scotland at Loftus Versfeld, making 10 changes to the starting XV that beat England this past weekend. The selection reflects Erasmus’ stated goal of giving as many squad members as possible an opportunity to impress during a demanding international season. Only five players who started in the 45-21 victory over England retain their places in the run-on
There are fears that the recent fatal shootings in Lwandle may be linked to a dispute over the Somerset-Makhaza taxi route. The Western Cape SAPS confirmed the murders of three people in three separate incidents In the first incident on Friday night, at about 20:00, two men were shot on Onverwacht Road. One of the victims died on the scene. According to SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg, the suspect fled the scene
The City of Cape Town wants to close down some roads in Athlone. It now wants members of the public to submit their comments about this. The reasons for the closures are to discourage rat running. At the same time, it’s also to discourage the transference of unnecessary traffic to one of the roads. City shutting down rat running in Athlone The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas says
A Professor at the University of Cape Town, Liesl Zühlke, is being celebrated after she was recently named one of only 5 women scientists honoured globally by UNESCO & L’Oréal for decades of work transforming care for children with rheumatic heart disease. The Laureates for the 2026 L’Oréal-Unesco for Women in Science International Awards were announced in May, and the awards ceremony was held in Paris last month. UNESCO says Zühlke’s research repositioned
