On the 30th of November 2025, Cape Town walked, ran, and raised its voice in a powerful stand against Gender-based Violence at Take a Step. Thousands came together at Ratanga Park in Century City for a 5km walk and run. From families and friends to schools, corporates, running clubs, and community groups, every participant showed that when we take even one step together, we create meaningful change. View this post on
The Pretoria High Court, sitting in the Johannesburg High Court, has found former apartheid-era police officers Abraham Hercules Engelbrecht and Pieter Stander, guilty of the premeditated murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka, a member of the Congress of South African Students. Their former commanding officer, Major Leon Louis Van Den Berg, was acquitted of all charges. The court heard that on the evening of 23 August 1987, the now 61 year old
The City of Cape Town has launched its most ambitious tourism marketing campaign to date, called This Is Cape Town. The Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism and Economic Growth, James Vos, led the launch of the campaign at the Radisson RED hotel in the Silo district of the V&A Waterfront on Tuesday morning. Joined by tourism roleplayers from across the City and province, including numerous tour guides and members of consulates, Vos
The City of Cape Town says six MyCiTi infrastructure projects in the metro south-east have created almost 600 temporary jobs over the past two years, injecting more than R38-million into the local economy. Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says the City plans to invest R5.4 billion over the next three financial years to expand the MyCiTi bus service, connecting commuters from Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha to Wynberg and Claremont.
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) says it is increasing road-safety efforts as the festive season travel period approaches. Through its Hlokomela campaign, Santaco will run roadworthiness inspections, safety awareness drives, and outreach programmes in all provinces. Spokesperson Rebecca Phala says the council will collaborate with government, law-enforcement agencies, and civil-society partners to encourage responsible travel. “Our priority is simple and clear: every commuter must arrive safely at their destination.
