City Speaker Felicity Purchase has confirmed that she is reviewing video footage and audio, following council chaos on 30 July, which saw an EFF Councillor, Mzubanzi Dambuza, allegedly placed in a chokehold by security guards. The alleged violence unfolded after Purchase ordered Dambuza to leave the Council chambers for continued heckling. After he refused to leave, security personnel stepped in. A video on social media shows security guards restraining Dambuza under a
An unusual accident disrupted commuter travel in Fish Hoek on Wednesday morning after a car landed on the railway tracks at the Sunny Cove Train Station. Fish Hoek police have confirmed that, fortunately, no injuries were reported. According to police, officers arrived at the scene of the incident at about 9:00. Officers arriving at the scene found a vehicle lying on its side on the railway line that runs parallel to the False
Another 3 people have been arrested for Malcolm Pather’s murder. Cape Town Police have confirmed that the trio has appeared in court this week in connection with the murder of the Richmond resident. Another 3 people arrested for Malcolm Pather’s murder The 41-year-old was reported missing on 13 July by his brother-in-law after leaving his house. His body was found the next day, in a burnt-out vehicle. Captain F.C. Van Wyk
The Metro Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit is working closely with the City’s Safety and Security Investigation Unit, SAPS and IPID to establish the facts around the fatal shooting of a suspect in Nyanga on Tuesday night. Metro Police officers were on patrol on New Eisleben Road just after 22:00, when they spotted a suspicious-looking vehicle with five occupants inside. The driver sped off, and while in pursuit, some of the occupants started shooting
Despite indications earlier this year that the Western Cape would be in for a drier than normal winter, good rains in late June and early July have resulted in the excellent recovery of dams across the province’s catchment areas. The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape has expressed its delight with the downpours, and although dams are not overflowing as they were at the same time in 2024, recent rainfall
