In the final edition of Ryan’s School Run for 2026 we visited Wynberg Girls Junior School. The school was established in 1884 with 27 learners and 5 teachers. Today they have over 800 pupils and remains one of Cape Town’s top-performing public junior schools.
Low income earners drowning in debt
Category: Lifestyle
A new report from National Debt Advisors has revealed perhaps an unsurprising fact: low-income earners are drowning in debt. The debt counselling company’s latest consumer report shows South Africans earning under R10,000 a month are in debt of up to EIGHT times their income, and it only gets worse as salaries rise. The report is based on over 70,000 consumers, showing that the average person in debt review owes more than R91,000
The office of the Provincial Police Commissioner has confirmed that preparations are underway for the much-anticipated deployment of the SANDF to crime and gang hotspots in Cape Town. According to information received by the provincial government, the deployment could commence from 1 April 2026. The Western Cape SAPS has not confirmed this date, but said a select group of SAPS officials with SANDF members are currently conducting an operational scanning exercise at
Two teenagers have been killed, as gang-related shootings escalate in Elsies River. The 16- and 19-year-olds were gunned down on the corner of Bourne Road and Kriebos Link in Leonsdale on Wednesday night. A Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Captain F.C. Van Wyk, confirmed that by the time officers arrived on the scene, medical personnel had advised that they were declared dead due to the wounds sustained. A 12-year-old girl and a 63-year-old woman were
South Africa’s inflation slowed to its lowest level in years in February, but economists warn that escalating tensions in the Middle East could derail hopes for imminent interest rate relief. Headline consumer inflation eased to 3% year-on-year, down from 3.5% in January, in line with the South African Reserve Bank’s target. Core inflation, which strips out volatile items, also softened to 3%, while inflation expectations dropped to a historic low of
