The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has added more than 5 000 bed spaces to accommodate students who rely on on-campus housing. The expansion brings the University’s total residence capacity to just over 16 000 beds, marking one of the largest student housing increases at a public University in South Africa in recent years. UWC Vice-Chancellor Professor Matete Madiba says the expansion comes at a time when the country is facing
The City of Cape Town’s Corporate Services and Economic Growth Directorates intend to request Council’s approval next month to enter into a lease agreement with the National Department of Home Affairs to establish an appointment-only office at the Civic Centre in Cape Town. This after the City was approached by the Ministry of Home Affairs, via the Office of the Mayor. The proposed facility will be located on the second floor of
The City’s Coastal Management branch, in partnership with the Roads Infrastructure Management Department, is busy with a pilot project to mitigate the impact of windblown sand on Baden Powell Drive, at Sandy Corner, close to Monwabisi. Every year, during the windy summer months, this section of Baden Powell Drive is severely impacted by the strong southeastely winds that blow sand from the local dune system onto the road. Now, a pilot project
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has condemned acts of vigilantism following the murder of an unidentified man in Khayelitsha yesterday. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says the man’s lifeless body was discovered at Level Two, Walter Sisulu Street, Lingelethu-West. “The deceased was found lying in the street on his side with multiple blunt force trauma all over his body and head. A tyre with steel wire was also found on the
The National Disaster Management Centre has classified the ongoing drought and the possible large-scale interruption of water supply in parts of South Africa as a national disaster. Head of the Centre, Dr Elias Sithole, made the declaration in terms of the Disaster Management Act, citing the serious risk to life and essential services in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape. The classification places responsibility on the National Executive to coordinate
