Comedian Habibi Dalin Oliver is back and heading to the Baxter Theatre Studio from July 21 to August 1 with his new stand-up show, Stuck in Dubai. We’re talking cancelled flights, witnessing live missiles, and a miracle scramble to make it to his gigs at the Adelaide Fringe on time. The best part? He credits his South African street smarts for helping him navigate the entire ordeal. Let’s
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents to report illegal and non-compliant scrap dealers as part of its ongoing efforts to combat cable and metal theft across the metro. The appeal comes as the City confirms that its Metal Theft Unit has shut down 136 scrap dealers and bucket shops since July last year for illegal trading or non-compliance with regulations. During the same period, the specialised unit made 88
Last year, Asgar Dalvie and Mo Sanglay trained to run 42.2km’s in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon in Bokkie, a two metre foam replica of an SPCA vehicle. Then Cape Town’s wind arrived with other plans. Now, they are back to finish the marathon they never got to start. On Saturday, 25 May 2026, Dalvie and Sanglay will once again line up inside Bokkie, this time attempting a Guinness World Records title for
The identity of the man who died following a collision involving a police vehicle has been revealed as 78-year-old Lionel Wyngaard. This is as the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has provided its account of the events leading up to his death. Steenberg police confirmed that a culpable homicide case had been opened after the incident, which occurred on Prince George Drive on Monday at about 12:00. “The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation and no arrests
The South African National Biodiversity Institute has rejected claims by well-known naturalist James Deacon that Kirstenbosch Garden is going through a phase of “decay and death”. In a lengthy Facebook post last week, Deacon wrote that plant collections that have taken decades to establish are sitting neglected and are slowly dying. Deacon has been involved in the Kirstenbosch garden for close to two decades. “The Protea collection is less than a
