Another illegal liquor manufacturing plant has been discovered, this time in Durbanville. The discovery comes amid a tip-off from the community to the City of Cape Town’s Public Emergency Call Centre (PECC), which reported suspicious activity around the property in question. Five Malawian Nationals have been arrested by Metro Police Neighbourhood Safety Officers (NSOs) following the discovery of the illegal liquor plant on Monday, 5 January 2026. The City of Cape
The ANC has strongly condemned what it describes as “imperialist aggression” by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, warning that recent developments pose a serious threat to international law, national sovereignty and global stability. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ANC said the alleged “kidnapping” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores represents a grave violation of the United Nations Charter and undermines the principles that
Police have opened an inquest docket after a BASE jumper fell to his death on Table Mountain on Monday, 5 January. Rescue teams responded to reports that there was a fatal wingsuit BASE jumping incident in Platteklip Gorge on Monday morning. A substantial search and recovery operation was launched, involving numerous ground teams and aerial resources, including members from Wilderness Search and Rescue, Western Cape Government Health and Wellness EMS, SANParks –
Woolworths has issued a warning to customers about a growing number of online scams falsely claiming to sell boxes of Woolies products at heavily discounted prices. The retailer says scammers are circulating posts on social media featuring doctored Woolworths branding, fake promotions and fabricated customer comments to create the impression of a legitimate offer. According to Woolworths, the scam typically starts with a link to an online “survey” and ends with a
The Labour Court has reinstated former Heathfield High School principal Wesley Neumann, overturning his dismissal for refusing to reopen the school during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The court replaced the firing with a final written warning, ruling that the original dismissal was disproportionate. Neumann had cited safety concerns when he chose not to reopen the school, a decision that led the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to
