The Western Cape is ramping up enforcement to protect learners on the road. The tragic scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, has once again highlighted the urgent need to strengthen safety measures for learners who depend on daily transport to and from school. Since schools reopened on 14 January 2026, the Western Cape Provincial Traffic Law Enforcement, in close collaboration with Municipal Traffic Services, has intensified its enforcement operations for scholar transport across
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, accepting its recommendations and calling for urgent action from law enforcement agencies to address alleged corruption and criminality within South Africa’s criminal justice system. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System was established by the President in July 2025. It followed explosive allegations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about a sophisticated
Cape Town residents have been advised to reduce water use amid recent pressure on the water system. This is because the City of Cape Town revealed that dam levels are nearly 20% lower than what they were at this time last year, with current dam storage levels standing at 62,2%. The City noted that the current supply must now last until the next rainy season, which usually starts around May.
ICE detains South African national in Minnesota described as a criminal “illegal alien”
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A South African national has been caught up in the Minnesota ICE raids, with claims that he assaulted someone with a weapon. On 27 January, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted on X that Jacobus Lodevickus Janse van Rensburg has been arrested, labelling him a “criminal illegal alien” from South Africa. ICE posted his mugshot along with several other people, who they say are the “worst of the worst” that have
Representatives from Cape Town’s film and production industry picketed outside Parliament on Wednesday to highlight growing concerns over the national government’s handling of the National Film Incentives scheme, warning that delays in rebate payments are threatening jobs and investment in the industry. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, joined the picket in solidarity with industry stakeholders, saying the slow pace of rebate payments has negatively impacted both local production companies
