City water inspectors have ramped up their efforts to ensure residents and businesses are adhering to the Water By-law of 2010 and the 2018 by-law amendment, amid dwindling dam levels and an expected drier-than-usual winter. As of 2 February 2026, the collective capacity of dams that supply the Metro with water is at 60% on average, compared to 80% the same time in 2025. Throughout the summer season, the Water and Sanitation
The teen arrested in connection with the mass shooting at a tavern in the Marikana informal settlement in Phillipi East earlier this month, made his second court appearance in Athlone Magistrates Court on Monday. The 19-year-old Bheki Manxiwa is charged with nine counts of murder, attempted murder and two counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances. This comes after three armed men entered a tavern while it was operating just before midnight and
More than 200 children from Gugulethu, Lentegeur, Mfuleni and Goodwood will be transported into a world of imagination this week as the City of Cape Town marks World Read Aloud Day 2026 with a special storytelling event at the Iziko Museum. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Councillor Francine Higham, will join staff from literacy organisation Nal’ibali and the Iziko Museum in reading stories to learners as
The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police and Law Enforcement officers have made several arrests following tip-offs across the City. The City says two suspects were arrested in Endlovini, Khayelitsha on Wednesday after a hijacked truck carrying alcohol worth more than R1.6 million was recovered. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, says the vehicle was hijacked earlier that morning in Grabouw by 10 suspects. “The suspects were busy
Symbolically Adopt a Big Cat with FOUR PAWS. This Valentine’s Day, global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS is calling on animal lovers to celebrate love in a way that truly matters: by symbolically adopting a rescued big cat. Through this programme, you’ll help provide lifelong care for lions and other majestic animals rescued from abuse and exploitation. Share Love This Valentine’s Day by Symbolically Adopt a Big Cat with FOUR PAWS
