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  The City’s libraries marked World Play Day, which is celebrated annually on 28 May, at Retreat Library this week, highlighting the importance of play in early childhood development while advocating for unstructured play as a key contributor to children’s cognitive, physical, and emotional growth.   The City currently runs Early Childhood Development (ECD) Resource Library programmes across 24 libraries, offering educational toys, guided play sessions, and learning resources for both formal and informal ECD

  The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) confirmed that investigations are underway into allegations of corporal punishment involving two schools on the Cape Flats.   The department said it was made aware of the allegations via social media, where pictures are circulating of learners from Luhlaza Secondary School in Khayelitsha and New Eisleben High School in Crossroads with bruises and swollen hands, who were allegedly assaulted by teachers.   WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond stated that

  There’s an urgent call for people to donate blood. The Western Cape Blood Service says currently, its O-negative blood stocks have dropped to just a 1-day supply. All healthy and eligible donors are asked to visit their nearest blood donation clinic as soon as possible.   An urgent call for you to donate blood   The Public Relations Manager for the WCBS, Marike Carli, says they urgently need blood donors, especially those with O-negative

    Six police officers are facing charges of housebreaking and theft after a break-in at a shebeen in Mfuleni.     The four male and two female officers were arrested on Monday by the provincial Anti-Corruption Unit, after the Mfuleni SAPS issued a warrant for charges of housebreaking and theft.     The Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Captain F.C. Van Wyk, confirmed that the officers include one sergeant and five constables.     Court documents note that the accused unlawfully gained access

  The City of Cape Town has officially opened a supplementary public participation process on amendments to its 2026/27 Budget following the Western Cape High Court’s ruling that its tariff structures, linked to property value, were unlawful.   The City says a key impact of this ruling is that it must revert to the previous method of using meter size to determine fixed water and sanitation charges.   To mitigate the impact this will have