Many skateboarders are expected to descend on Cape Town this weekend. This is, as Go Skateboarding Day Cape Town 2026, will then be held. This free event brings together communities, families and anything connected to skate culture. It takes place on Sunday, 21 June 2026, in the CBD in Cape Town. “We want people to see skateboarders as athletes, creatives, mentors and active contributors to the city,” says Crispine Githinji Nderitu from
Mystery surrounds a missing persons investigation first flagged by the South African Police Service on Sunday, 14 June, of a UK citizen, Naomi Gaynor Bernes, who, it turns out, passed away in Cape Town in January this year. On Sunday, the Western Cape police issued an alert, seeking assistance to locate Bernes, who had been reported missing in the United Kingdom. It was further stated that Bernes checked in at the Cape
Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for gunmen following a shooting incident on Wednesday evening in Manenberg that left one person dead and several injured, including a police official. A 22-year-old man was shot and killed, and four men, aged 24, 35, 36 and 48, as well as a woman, aged 56, were injured. Police who were already deployed in the area responded to gunshots but also came under fire. One
The South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR) has expressed concern over its ageing database of stem cell donors, which could pose a serious challenge for future patients in need of life-saving transplants. The Registry reports that nearly half of active stem cell donors (46.3%) are currently over the age of 46, while only 4.2% fall within the critical 16-25 age category. The Deputy Director for the SABMR, Jane Ward, explains that transplant
An accused in a multi-million Rand drug trafficking case in Cape Town, has reportedly been shot and killed just weeks after turning state witness. Western Cape police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said Kensington police responded to a shooting at a property in 1ste Street at about 15:50 on Wednesday. A 37-year-old man was gunned down outside his home. “According to reports the victim was outside the mentioned address, when a gold in colour vehicle drove pass. The
