Claremont police have registered an inquest for further investigation, after a woman’s death at Cavendish Square shopping centre on Monday evening. Officers responded to a complaint at about 20:10, when they found the body of a 46-year-old woman, who was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. Police say an autopsy will be conducted to confirm the cause of death. According to reports, the woman may have jumped to her death
A security guard has been shot and killed in Gugulethu. He was sitting in a light delivery vehicle, in NY 05, when he was murdered. At the same time, three other people who were with him in the vehicle were wounded in the attack yesterday afternoon (Thursday, 09 October 2025), at about 15:00. “Upon arrival on the scene, they found a security guard inside a GWM light delivery vehicle who sustained gunshot
As World Mental Health Day is observed today, the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) raised alarm over the limited access to mental healthcare in the country, calling it a “critical gap” that demands urgent attention. SADAG’s Operations Director Cassey Chambers says too many South Africans continue to suffer in silence. “It is shocking that only one in ten South Africans with a mental health illness
Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Isaac Sileku, has unveiled new pedestrian safety signage at the League of Friends of the Blind (LOFOB) in Grassy Park this week. According to the department, this initiative, launched on Tuesday, is aimed at improving accessibility and safety for visually impaired pedestrians in the community. The Western Cape Mobility Department’s initiative was done in partnership with the South African Police Service (SAPS), City of Cape Town Traffic
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has lauded the efforts of local Good Samaritans who helped save the life of a 10-year-old child in Sea Point on Thursday afternoon. The NSRI and City of Cape Town Rescue Services responded to the scene at Rocklands Beach shortly before 5 PM, as bystanders were already busy with resuscitation efforts of the boy. The child was conscious and breathing spontaneously but with difficulty. The child
