Tensions flared in the Winelands over the weekend, as protesters with the anti-drugs-and-gangs group, PAGAD (People Against Gangsterism And Drugs), clashed with police in a part of Stellenbosch. Protesters took to the streets of Cloetesville yesterday to voice their frustration with rising crime, particularly gang and drug activity, in the area. During the protest, some locals were confronted for allegedly aiding drug dealings and other crimes.
As the summer season fast approaches, the City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department is ramping up efforts to ensure that beaches remain safe, clean, and welcoming for residents and visitors. Last week, a beach clean-up was held at Maiden’s Cove, a scenic coastal spot nestled between the Blue Flag beaches of Clifton 4th and Camps Bay. The initiative forms part of the City’s broader campaign to prepare its coastline for the
Camps Bay police have opened an inquest docket after the body of the Delft teen, who went missing at Bakoven beach last weekend, was found. According to police, the body of the 18-year-old (who has been identified as Nafees Isaacs) was discovered on the rocks at Beta beach on Friday morning, 3 October. The teen went missing on Saturday, 27 September, after reportedly being washed off the rocks at Bakoven while sitting
Gift of the Givers will continue to serve communities in need, despite the risks its staff might face. So says the humanitarian aid organisation’s spokesperson in the Western Cape, Ali Sablay. This comes after three of its staff members were the victims of a hijacking in Lingelethu West in Khayelitsha on Friday night. “We extend our heartfelt thanks to Western Cape Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile and the SAPS members who
SANRAL has confirmed that engineering assessments conducted on Saturday and Sunday after the bus fire late Friday night inside the N1 Huguenot Tunnel indicate that the tunnel’s structural integrity remains sound. However, several critical repairs are required before the tunnel may be safely reopened to traffic. Independent structural inspections and follow-up technical assessments were completed late Sunday night. The inspections further revealed that while the tunnel ceiling and roadway remain structurally sound,
