Government has reiterated that 30 June will be a normal working day, warning that any acts of violence, intimidation, vigilantism or disruption linked to planned anti-immigration protests will be met with the full force of the law. The assurance came from the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration during a media briefing in Pretoria on Friday, following its weekly meeting to assess progress on government’s response to irregular migration. Minister of Justice and
A manhunt is underway for three armed suspects who murdered two women and a man in Gugulethu on Saturday night. Police say the suspects arrived at a shack in NY111, Kanana, apparently looking for the owner of the dwelling. The suspects reportedly found she was not home and waited for her return. Upon her arrival, the suspects opened fire on her and several others, fatally wounding a 41-year-old woman, a 46-year-old
The City of Cape Town, in collaboration with the Department of Home Affairs and the Zimbabwean Consulate, is relocating residents who had gathered in large numbers outside the Consulate in District Six, amid heavy rain this weekend. Fears of violence ahead of 30 June protests had driven hundreds of families from their homes. These residents are being moved to the Home Affairs Repatriation Centre in Epping, the designated facility for processing voluntary
The City of Cape Town says all relevant services and emergency response partners are on standby as a cold front is expected to bring heavy rainfall, strong winds and rough sea conditions to parts of the Western Cape from Sunday, 28 June. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Sonica Lategan says the South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall, with a well-developed cold front expected to make landfall
Sibanye Bus Services has appealed to the public to help identify those responsible for a series of violent attacks on buses in Dunoon, where repeated stone-throwing has injured passengers and damaged vehicles. Golden Arrow Bus Services said 41 incidents have been recorded since 22 May, including five on Friday morning, 26 June 2026. The attacks have damaged 47 bus windows and three windscreens, with at least seven commuters injured. Western Cape Minister
