Parents and caregivers hoping to transfer their children to new schools in 2026 have just days left to submit applications. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) confirmed that the transfer window, which opened on 4 August for Grades 2 to 7 and Grades 9 to 12, will close at midnight on Monday, 18 August 2025. Since the process began, more than 15,000 applications have been submitted for these grades. The WCED
Police have launched an urgent investigation after the body of a newborn baby was discovered in a rubbish bin in Kraaifontein on Wednesday morning. The grim discovery was made in Zono Street, Bloekombos, at around 08:30. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said the circumstances surrounding the incident is under investigation, as officers try to establish how the baby ended up in the bin and who was responsible. Authorities have confirmed that
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 15 August 2025, officially open the First National Convention at the University of South Africa’s ZK Matthews Great Hall in Pretoria, marking the start of an ambitious, nationwide National Dialogue aimed at rebuilding trust, addressing South Africa’s deepest challenges, and shaping a shared future. The two-day convention, running from 15–16 August, will bring together around 1 000 delegates from across the country, representing the diversity of the
The Presidency says President Cyril Ramaphosa did not know about SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya’s visit to Iran this week, nor did he sanction it, adding it was ill-advised. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya was answering questions on Thursday afternoon about the upcoming public programme for Ramaphosa. Magwenya says the matter of who sanctioned the visit begins and ends with the Minister of Defence, Angie Motshekga, as the process of such engagements sits
Kraaifontein police have arrested a 60-year-old man in connection with a deadly house fire in New Rest, Wallacedene, that claimed the lives of three people, including a child. According to Western Cape police, the suspect faces three counts of murder and is expected to appear in the Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 15 August. The blaze broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, 13 August, around 12:45 am. Emergency
