The Western Cape Mobility Department has issued a stern warning to motorists to obey the rules of the road as the province heads into the busy festive season. This follows a sharp rise in drunk driving arrests recorded over the past week. Between 17 and 23 November 2025, Provincial Traffic Services conducted 168 integrated roadblocks, vehicle checks, and speed control operations across the Western Cape. During this period, officers stopped and checked
As South Africa observes the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, justice has been served in the Western Cape High Court where a 27-year-old man was handed four life sentences and an additional 63 years behind bars. Sihle Makaula was convicted of a series of violent crimes that terrorised young women in the Siyanyanzela Informal Settlement in Grabouw between July and August 2019. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
The City of Cape Town has announced that it has extended Festive Lights Switch-On events beyond the Cape Town CBD to include Langa and Mitchells Plain. While the Cape Town Festive Lights Switch-On event takes place on Sunday, 30 November, families who are unable to attend this event can now usher in the season at two additional special open-air celebrations. Festivities in Langa, one of Cape Town’s oldest neighbourhoods, will take place
Pick n Pay is bringing the global K-wave to the Western Cape as it launches a selection of Korean food across several stores in the country. The retailer said it is “riding the K-wave”, a trend fuelled by the worldwide popularity of Korean dramas, films, beauty products and pop music, and now increasingly, Korean cuisine. The new K-food range, first unveiled at a store in Johannesburg, will soon be stocked locally at Pick n Pay stores in
The City of Cape Town has warned residents about a growing number of electricity scams, where individuals pose as City officials and demand payment of outstanding accounts or threaten to disconnect services. Mayoral Committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says scammers are trying to make extra money by any means necessary. “We recently became aware of an incident in the metro’s northern suburbs, where a resident received a WhatsApp message claiming their
