Jeffreys Bay will not feature on the 2026 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, with organisers citing a lack of financial backing as the key reason for its exclusion. The announcement comes as the WSL revealed that Raglan, New Zealand, will join the elite tour as the fourth stop of the 2026 season. WSL CEO Ryan Crosby said the decision was a difficult one, describing Jeffreys Bay as one of the best
Gordon’s Bay residents are in shock after three men were fatally shot in the parking lot of Gordon’s Bay Mall last night. Donovan Brown, Deputy Community Policing Forum (CPF) Chairperson of the Khayelitsha sub-district and a local resident in Gordon’s Bay, described the incident as unprecedented for the area, noting that a shooting of this magnitude has never occurred in the normally quiet suburb. “The shooting has rocked the community as we
A primary school teacher has been arrested for assault in connection with claims of corporal punishment at a school in Cape Town. The alleged incident is said to have taken place earlier this month, prompting a complaint by a parent and a subsequent criminal case. The 60-year-old teacher was arrested last Wednesday, days after the alleged incident at Zeekoevlei Primary School on 15 January. “A 60-year-old female was arrested on Wednesday, 21 January 2026,
Nearly 500 residents have had their say on the future of Miller’s Point, and the message is clear: keep it natural, with modest improvements. The City of Cape Town’s Coastal Management branch is developing a long-term vision for the popular coastal site along the False Bay coastline, a few kilometres south of Simon’s Town. Miller’s Point is home to a well-used tidal pool, campsite, beach, and public boat launch site, and is
A fire that broke out at Paarl Provincial Hospital on Tuesday morning prompted the evacuation of patients and staff, but no injuries or fatalities were reported. Drakenstein Municipality’s Fire and Rescue Services responded to the incident at 11:17 on 27 January 2026. By midday, firefighters had successfully contained the blaze to the Day Hospital section of the facility. All occupants from the ground, first and second floors were safely evacuated as a
