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  There’s an urgent call for people to donate blood. The Western Cape Blood Service says currently, its O-negative blood stocks have dropped to just a 1-day supply. All healthy and eligible donors are asked to visit their nearest blood donation clinic as soon as possible.   An urgent call for you to donate blood   The Public Relations Manager for the WCBS, Marike Carli, says they urgently need blood donors, especially those with O-negative

    Six police officers are facing charges of housebreaking and theft after a break-in at a shebeen in Mfuleni.     The four male and two female officers were arrested on Monday by the provincial Anti-Corruption Unit, after the Mfuleni SAPS issued a warrant for charges of housebreaking and theft.     The Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Captain F.C. Van Wyk, confirmed that the officers include one sergeant and five constables.     Court documents note that the accused unlawfully gained access

  The City of Cape Town has officially opened a supplementary public participation process on amendments to its 2026/27 Budget following the Western Cape High Court’s ruling that its tariff structures, linked to property value, were unlawful.   The City says a key impact of this ruling is that it must revert to the previous method of using meter size to determine fixed water and sanitation charges.   To mitigate the impact this will have

  Alcohol with a street value of over R3 million was seized in Eerste River during a major multi-agency crackdown on suspected counterfeit liquor operations.   The raid, carried out on Tuesday morning under Operation Prosper, involved the Counterfeit Unit, Liquor Authority, the South African Revenue Service (SARS), and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Officers targeted a liquor store believed to be storing illegal alcohol, possibly intended for export.   During the search,

Reach For A Dream’s cosiest annual fundraiser, Slipper Day, is back on 29 May 2026. The organisation’s Heidi Rowley from Reach for A Dream joined us to tell us more about this year’s plans.   Since 2011, Slipper Day has united the nation in support of children facing serious or life-threatening diseases. This year Reach for  ambitions to raise R15 million towards making dreams come true. To find out more about Slipper day and place