The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has confirmed that 29 schools in the Eden and Central Karoo Education District will remain closed on Friday, 8 May 2026, as the adverse weather conditions continue to wreak havoc in the area. Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier says the closures are necessary due to ongoing safety concerns and infrastructure challenges caused by severe weather. “As a result of storm damage and blocked access roads,
Cape Town’s iconic Bree Street is becoming the testing ground for a bold new approach to urban design, with South Africa’s first live street experiment officially launching in the CBD today, 7 May. The Bree Street “Safe Passage” Experiment, located between Wale and Shortmarket Streets, aims to create a safer, greener and more people-focused public space while still allowing traffic to move through the busy corridor. Temporary changes introduced as part of
The Little Hero Foundation: helping to solve the root causes of animal suffering
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The Little Hero Foundation exists to solve one of the biggest root causes of animal suffering in South Africa: uncontrolled dog overpopulation. Rather than focusing only on rescue, they fund large-scale sterilisation programmes that prevent suffering before it starts.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) have launched investigations into a disturbing and fatal incident in Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga on Tuesday. The incident was caught on camera, and in the video, a cash-in-transit van with the Fidelity Service Group is seen driving over a man lying motionless on the ground. The footage has been doing the rounds on social media. It is
Eskom says flooding and severe weather are slowing down efforts to restore electricity in parts of the Garden Route. The utility says power has already been restored in Plettenberg Bay, but outages continue in some surrounding areas and parts of Oudtshoorn. “Resource plans for repair work are well underway, and teams will commence restoration activities once safety conditions permit. Despite the extremely challenging weather conditions, technicians have been working tirelessly, demonstrating their
