The City of Cape Town says a motorist, caught on camera in a littering incident that went viral on social media, has come forward and paid his dues. Earlier this week, the City became aware of the video showing a motorist littering while stationary at an intersection. A tour guide in a bus right behind him then approached him, picking up the litter and tossing it back into his car. The motorist
Woman and her dog stabbed at Signal Hill
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Security patrols have been increased on Signal Hill and its surrounds after a woman and her dog were stabbed by an unknown assailant on the lower slopes of Signal Hill on Boxing Day at around 17:00. Cape Town police say the woman was walking her dog on Signal Hill footpath near the big rocks when she was approached by a man with a knife. He was wearing a green hoodie at the time.
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has welcomed 171 babies across public health facilities on Christmas Day 2025. Among the newborns were 80 boys and 91 girls. On Christmas Day 2024, the Western Cape’s public health facilities welcomed 172 babies (93 boys, 79 girls). The first three 2025 Christmas babies arrived just after midnight. At Helderberg Hospital, Zizibele Silo gave birth to a 3.5kg baby girl at exactly 00:00.
South Africa has been named the world’s most generous nation in a new global study conducted by Remitly, a digital financial services provider. The study, which assessed more than 4 500 people across 25 countries, measured generosity not through money or material giving, but through broader human behaviour, including empathy, emotional support, patience, kindness and a willingness to put others first. Using the Interpersonal Generosity Scale, a research-validated psychological tool developed by
Disaster Risk Management officials are conducting an assessment to determine the extent of damage following a fire that occurred overnight in Imizamo Yethu. The fire was reported at around midnight on Christmas night. No fatalities were reported, and the fire gutted approximately fifty structures, leaving around 80 residents of the Petersen Section of IY homeless. The City’s assessment will aim to confirm the exact number of structures and persons affected for onward
