In a world first, online platforms TikTok, Snapchat and Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will soon be banned for Australian teenagers through 1 million-plus accounts. The move comes as a decision to try keep children safe from the risks associated with social media use. It’s a concern for all parents and we asked you if you had any specific rules and approaches to social media use with your family. It’s definitely a conversation that we’ll
The City’s festive season law enforcement deployment plan is expected to prioritise the gang-affected parts of Cape Town. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis launched the City’s end-of-year Safety Plan on Tuesday, confirming that over 1,000 LEAP officers would assist daily police operations in gang violence hotspots. “The City will continue its daily operations in support of the SAPS in gang violence hotspots, with over 1 000 LEAP Officers deployed in shifts in those
Police have arrested four armed suspects following a shootout on Jakes Gerwel Drive in Mitchells Plain on Wednesday morning. According to the Western Cape police, members of the National Intervention Unit had been tracking a Toyota Hilux carrying suspected armed criminals after receiving information earlier in Nyanga. When the suspects noticed the police tailing them, they allegedly opened fire on the officers. Police returned fire, fatally wounding one man in the
More than 140 people have been displaced after a fire ripped through part of the Riemvasmaak informal settlement in Pelican Park. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, Sonica Lategan, says a fire broke out in the D-Section of the settlement on Wednesday. Lategan says over 100 structures were destroyed, with sanitation infrastructure and electric cables also damaged. “The assessment concluded that 106 structures were destroyed, and 141 persons displaced –
Law enforcement deployments have been boosted on the N2, R300 and Jakes Gerwel Drive, following a series of recent attacks. According to reports, there were several smash-and-grab attacks on Jakes Gerwel Drive near Langa on Tuesday morning. Police are yet to confirm the details. The City of Cape Town states that it is working on an operational plan for Jakes Gerwel, confirming that additional enforcement personnel have been deployed along the route.
