A Stellenbosch Municipality staff member has been attacked in Kayamandi. This marks yet another violent incident targeting municipal figures in the town. Police confirmed that the official was shot outside his home in Sitona Street on Monday afternoon. “Circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on Monday, 2025-08-18 at about 15:15 in front of a premises in Sitona Street, Kayamandi where an adult male was shot and injured are under investigation,” said
International visitors to Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) can expect smoother arrivals thanks to a major boost in immigration capacity. On Monday, 18 August, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis launched a joint initiative between the Border Management Authority (BMA), the Western Cape Government, and the City of Cape Town. The partnership will see 48 assistant port control officers (24 each
The Councillor for Ward 45 in Muizenberg, which includes Overcome Heights, Seawinds, Vrygrond, and Xakabantu, says the community is living in fear following two deadly mass shootings in the space of just a few days. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, 13 August, four men, aged between 20 and 37, were gunned down on Mountain Road in Overcome Heights. According to police, gangsterism has not been ruled out as a possible motive.
*The following story contains details of sexual assault and could upset sensitive readers* The Mitchells Plain Regional Court has sentenced a 43-year-old man to an effective life imprisonment following his conviction for raping his stepdaughter for nearly two decades, starting when she was a minor. The court convicted the Eastridge man on charges of indecent assault, sexual assault and four counts of rape. The accused started sexually violating his step-daughter when
A City of Cape Town Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) officer has died in a tragic accident on Sunday morning. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, confirmed the incident and added that the 24-year-old officer, along with his partner, suffered extensive injuries in the incident and later passed away in hospital. Smith says it is understood that while travelling along Weltevreden Road towards Westgate Mall, the driver lost control
