The City has condemned the vandalism of Princess Vlei trail infrastructure, just three weeks after its official opening. Initial information indicates that a group of suspects removed wooden slats from one of the footbridges along the 4,23 km circulatory trail in the early hours of Monday, 30 June. City rangers caught the suspects in the act, but they fled the scene, leaving the wood behind. The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for
The fight against South Africa’s illegal abalone trade has scored another victory after police recovered more than 1 000 illegally harvested abalone hidden among rocks along the Gqeberha coastline. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says members of the Anti-Gang Unit Combat Team acted on intelligence on Wednesday, leading them to a secluded area near Gate 1 at Noordhoek on Marine Drive. With the help of a diver from a private security company,
There could be a low supply of a local winter favourite. The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters South Africa (AMIE) says South Africa imports approximately 70% of its oxtail from Argentina, and that an administrative error has now led to the blocking of Argentine oxtail imports. AMIE CEO Paul Matthew says Argentina has the product, South Africa needs the product, and consumers should not lose access to oxtail because of a certificate issue
The 2026 tax filing season officially opened on Wednesday, with SARS announcing a range of digital enhancements to the taxpayer experience, aimed at making tax compliance simpler, faster, and more secure for millions of taxpayers. SARS says as at the end of 1 July, more than 1.9 million taxpayers were auto-assessed with about R8 billion in refunds paid out within 72 hours. The tax body expects more than six million taxpayers to receive
Bishop Lavis Police have confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection with a fatal shooting incident in the Bonteheuwel area on Thursday afternoon. According to police, officers responded to the sound of gunshots going off in the area while they were patrolling. Police Sergeant Wesley Twigg says the officers responded and drove in the direction where they heard the gunshots. The body of a 31-year-old man was found on the
