Three young German tourists had to be rescued from Table Mountain late on Friday night after becoming stranded on the popular India Venster hiking trail. The group, aged between 22 and 24, began their hike at around 3:30 pm on Friday, with plans to reach the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Upper Station. Towards the evening, however, misty conditions, strong winds and poor visibility made the final hike onto Fountain Ledge too risky to
The Hawks are appealing for public assistance in tracing a key person of interest linked to the murders of alleged Cape gang boss Peter Jaggers and his associate, William Raymond Petersen, following a series of high-profile incidents involving stolen cocaine and Colombian cartels. In early 2024, a major cocaine consignment worth R1 billion was dropped off Cape Town’s coast, intended for collection by Jaggers aboard the fishing vessel The Berta Fishing Experience.
There’s been another double murder in the Northern suburbs in Cape Town, this time in Ravensmead. Last week, the City reeled in shock, following three double murders on the same day, also in the northern suburbs, but that time, the crimes were carried out in Kraaifontein. Another double murder in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town In the latest incident, yesterday morning in Ravensmead, two people were found with gunshot wounds in Agnus Court, in
Killarney Raceway is pleased to announce the return of the Time Attack powered by MasterDrive on Saturday 20 September. It is Cape Town’s exclusive official time attack event that promises to deliver heart-stopping motorsport action. The event welcomes an impressive array of vehicles to tackle the challenging 2.15 kilometre course. From drivers of street cars, historic vehicles, modified race cars, single seaters, sports prototypes to GT cars – all are invited to test
Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potwela, has confirmed to SmileFM that a 26-year-old has been charged with murder, in connection with the three murders and other violent crimes committed in Kraaifontein in the early hours of Sunday. The violence began at about 01:00 in the Mhongqo informal settlement in Wallacedene, where a 35-year-old man was gunned down. Moments later, approximately 30 metres from the first scene, another man was shot and
