Four alleged ATM scammers have been arrested in Cape Town. According to Kevin Jacobs from Cape Town Traffic, the suspects were detained during a routine traffic stop in Tokai. Traffic officers had stopped the vehicle earlier this week on the Main Road, after officers discovered the vehicle was fitted with false number plates. Four alleged ATM scammers have been arrested in Cape Town Jacobs says further investigation led to the arrest of
Residents in the Western Cape whose neighbourhoods were plunged into darkness or where there were other electrical faults, due to inclement weather earlier this week, are urged to remain patient and to expect restoration times to take longer than usual. The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate said it received more than 10,800 service requests since Monday. While the heavy rains and winds have since passed, teams remain on the ground
Cape Town Fire and Rescue teams are expected to spend the next three days assisting Breede Valley communities in remote farming and mountainous areas that have been trapped by floodwaters. A specialised rescue convoy left Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon, carrying rescue boats, inflatables, jet skis and technical rescue equipment. The team also includes certified rescue technicians, divers and a drone unit. The Breede Valley Municipality reached out to the City
The Western Cape Department of Social Development has called on the private sector and the general public who are in a position to assist, to support relief NPOs as they respond to the weather-related disaster. DSD funds five humanitarian relief organisations – Mustadafin Foundation, The Salvation Army, Community Chest of the Western Cape, Al-Imdaad Foundation, and For Afrika – to provide post-disaster support. These organisations can be supported either directly or via the
The Southern Cape Police has confirmed that search and rescue operations are continuing at Voëlklip in Herolds Bay, George, after a bakkie went over a cliff. Police spokesperson, Warrent Officer Christopher Spies, said preliminary reports indicate that the driver, believed to be a 62-year-old man, left his residence in Groot Brakrivier on Tuesday afternoon and never returned home. “He was reported as missing last night at about 23:00 and a search for
