A fire ripped through the Vrygrond area yesterday, destroying 38 informal structures and leaving around 60 residents without homes. Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell says aid organisation, Gift of the Givers is on site providing immediate humanitarian relief. “We have also alerted the City’s Informal Settlements Management Branch, the National Human Settlements Department, and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA). The City’s Solid Waste Department is clearing
Three men arrested in connection with murder and attempted murder cases on the Cape Flats are set to appear in court today, as police continue their fight against gang violence in the area. Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) detectives carried out late-night operations across Manenberg, Athlone, and Mitchell’s Plain over the weekend, targeting suspects linked to a string of gang-related shootings. These incidents include cases dating as far back as 2017
The City of Cape Town says a motorist, caught on camera in a littering incident that went viral on social media, has come forward and paid his dues. Earlier this week, the City became aware of the video showing a motorist littering while stationary at an intersection. A tour guide in a bus right behind him then approached him, picking up the litter and tossing it back into his car. The motorist
Woman and her dog stabbed at Signal Hill
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Security patrols have been increased on Signal Hill and its surrounds after a woman and her dog were stabbed by an unknown assailant on the lower slopes of Signal Hill on Boxing Day at around 17:00. Cape Town police say the woman was walking her dog on Signal Hill footpath near the big rocks when she was approached by a man with a knife. He was wearing a green hoodie at the time.
The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has welcomed 171 babies across public health facilities on Christmas Day 2025. Among the newborns were 80 boys and 91 girls. On Christmas Day 2024, the Western Cape’s public health facilities welcomed 172 babies (93 boys, 79 girls). The first three 2025 Christmas babies arrived just after midnight. At Helderberg Hospital, Zizibele Silo gave birth to a 3.5kg baby girl at exactly 00:00.
