The Western Cape Provincial Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Policing Team has seized counterfeit goods worth approximately R8 million during a search and seizure operation in Bellville on Thursday. Authorities earlier confirmed that a large consignment of counterfeit clothing, footwear, and accessories bearing the trademarks of well-known international brands was seized during the operation. Provincial police colonel Andre Traut says the multidisciplinary team conducted inspections at identified business premises in Bellville, where
The City of Cape Town is sounding the alarm over the high cost of illegal dumping into the sewer system, a problem that continues to drain both money and resources. The City says of the R228 million spent on sewer maintenance, R137 million went towards clearing preventable blockages caused by items that should never have entered the system. That’s roughly R11.4 million every month, or R376,000 a day. The remaining R91 million was
A group of Milnerton High School learners, accused of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, have been granted bail of R2000 each in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. Six of the learners are over 18 and appeared in the adult section of the Court on Thursday, while the two other accused appeared as minors in the children’s section. The NPA has confirmed that one of the minor learners has been
A suspected targeted hit has claimed the life of a 30-year-old man in what police believe to be a gang-related shooting in Kuils River. According to Western Cape Police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, officers were called to the crime scene at the traffic intersection on the corners of Van Riebeeck and Annandale Roads at around 19:50. There, a man driving a Mini Cooper was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
Cape Town boasts another private higher education institution. STADIO has this week officially opened its new campus in the Northern suburbs, in Durbanville, near the Curro-Durbanville School. Cape Town boasts another private higher education institution The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of STADIO Higher Education, Dr Stan du Plessis, says their broader mission is to “serve the nation” by widening access to tertiary education and aligning studies to employability. He says they are also not
