A 22-year-old Chinese tourist was safely rescued from Table Mountain on Saturday night after becoming stranded near the Fountain Ledge scramble section of India Venster while celebrating her birthday. According to Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR), the hiker was caught out by the earlier winter sunset and found herself unable to continue safely in the dark. She contacted rescuers for assistance, but with only 5% cellphone battery remaining, she was unable to
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will contribute an initial $5 million to the continental response to the growing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of Central and East Africa. Speaking at a high-level meeting of African health ministers on Monday, Ramaphosa warned that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda poses a serious regional threat due to porous borders, active trade routes and ongoing humanitarian pressures. He
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will introduce a new online declaration process for all foreign-registered vehicles entering or leaving the country from 1 June 2026. Under the new rules, travellers will be required to declare their vehicles on the SARS Traveller Management System (TMS) before crossing South Africa’s borders. SARS Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu said the move forms part of efforts to modernise customs operations at ports of entry, improve compliance
A case of public violence and assault is being investigated by Grabouw SAPS, after officers came under attack at a shebeen in the area. Members of the Caledon Public Order Police were shutting down an illegal liquor establishment in the Covid Informal Settlement there yesterday afternoon when the violence broke out. The Western Cape SAPS’s Thembakazi Mpendukana said one of the officers was injured. “According to reports, the members asked the
A Weekend of Relentless Gun Violence has Left Mitchells Plain and Surrounding Communities Devastated
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A bloody and deeply disturbing weekend has been reported in Mitchells Plain, where two separate mass shootings left two people fatally wounded and five others injured on Sunday (24 May 2026). In the first shooting incident, two people were gunned down, and two others injured during an alleged gang-related attack in Towerkop Street, Tafelsig. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg confirmed that two cases of murder and two cases of attempted murder are being
