Concerns are mounting in Sea Point over what residents and officials have described as a rise in incidents involving “aggressive street children”, prompting calls for urgent and coordinated intervention along Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard. Ward 54 Councillor Nicola Jowell confirmed that she has held meetings with Provincial Social Development MEC Jaco Londt and the Head of Department for Social Development (DSD) regarding these concerns. Jowell believes the issue requires “sustained engagement and
Ancestral Human Remains have been repatriated to Cape Town. The Sport, Arts and Culture Department, along with its implementing agencies and collaborators, officiated the solemn return and homecoming of the remains last week. These implementing agencies are Iziko Museums of South Africa and the South African Heritage Resource Agency’s Repatriation and Restitution Office. This campaign was carried out in collaboration with representatives of the Northern Cape Reburial Task Team. Ancestral Human Remains have
The Democratic Alliance has unveiled a new Bill that seeks to scrap Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and replace it with what the party calls a fairer, needs-based system. DA Head of Policy, Mat Cuthbert, says the proposed Economic Inclusion for All Bill, which will be tabled in Parliament, aims to “target poverty instead of race as the measure of disadvantage,” arguing that the ANC’s BEE policy has failed to improve the lives
Cancelled, Not Defeated: What the Cape Town Marathon Taught Us About Crisis Communication
Category: Lifestyle
In light of the Cape Town Marathon’s cancellation this past weekend, Founder and Managing Director of Reputation Matters, Regine le Roux, shared the following reflection piece looking at how the organisers managed their communication during this unexpected event: Days of carbo-loading, litres of hydration, Vaseline in strategic places, number pinned, outfit ready, and a restless night behind us. Race day was here. The Cape Town Marathon 2025. I picked up my friends
The Louvre Museum in Paris, home to the Mona Lisa, is closed, as investigations are underway into the theft of “priceless” jewellery. The robbery took place on Sunday morning, with nine items from the 19th century stolen. The thieves, who were wearing balaclavas, reportedly used a crane to get access through a window to the Gallery of Apollo, from the River Seine side. They are believed to have
