The City of Cape Town has sounded an early warning alarm as the dams supplying the Metro with water have now dropped to just 50%. The City says this is due to spiking water usage, coupled with last week’s heat wave. Residents have now been prompted to use water only for strictly essential purposes, as the outlook for winter shows below-average rainfall. “Team Cape Town, we have done it before and
Tragedy struck Tierkloof Street in Tafelsig last night when two young men were killed in a shooting incident, leaving another person injured. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says following a complaint of an active shooting in the area, police arrived at the mentioned address and found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says an 18-year-old was declared dead on the scene. “The 18-year-old victim was
A string of deadly shootings on the Cape Flats, particularly in the neighbouring suburbs of Elsies River and Bishop Lavis, has residents on edge, as they fear retaliation shootings from gangs and further bloodshed. On Wednesday night, two teenagers, aged 16 and 19, were gunned down in a suspected gang-related shooting in Leonsdale, while a 12-year-old girl and a 63-year-old woman were wounded after being caught in the crossfire. Earlier
PHOTOS: Person of interest sought
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Cape Town Police need the help of residents to trace a person of interest. The man is being sought in connection with a murder and an attempted murder in Mfuleni in February. Cape Town Police need the help of residents to trace a person of interest According to Captain Frederick van Wyk 2 friends were at a shop at about 21:30 on Saturday (21 February) in Driftsands, Mfuleni, to
A 50-year-old man was arrested yesterday following a tip-off that he was selling crayfish from a residence in Rusthof, Strand. Following a joint operation conducted by the police’s Law Enforcement Marine and Environmental Unit, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE), and Cape Nature, several protected marine species was seized. The City’s Law Enforcement spokesperson, Wayne Dyason, says that upon inspection of the premises, several bags were found in a
