A record-breaking 15,000 participants are expected to take part in this year’s Totalsports Women’s Race, this Saturday, 9 August 2025, and residents can expect some road closures around the greater Cape Town CBD area. Setting off in front of the iconic Cape Town City Hall, the 10km journey weaves through Woodstock, District Six, past the Parliament precinct, Company’s Garden, and the heart of the CBD, before crossing the finish line on the historic
The family of Adrian Le Roux, the youngest victim who died in a crash with his friends in Brackenfell at the weekend, are struggling to come to terms with his passing. Adrian was a 15-year-old learner at Monument Park High School when the car he was in crashed into a tree along Cecil Morgan Drive in Brackenfell on 2 August, resulting in his death and the deaths of three other teenagers.
A newly formed ad hoc parliamentary committee has appointed ANC MP Molapi Lekganyane as chairperson of the investigation into alleged corruption in the criminal justice system. The 11-member ad hoc committee was recently established in response to shocking allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. In his testimony, Mkhwanazi alleged that high-ranking officials within the South African Police Service (SAPS) are involved in widespread corruption. He further linked Minister Senzo
The Western Cape Police have registered the most arrests for gender-based violence, femicide, sexual offences, and crimes against children in the country in the last year. Between April 2024 and March 2025, over 4,700 suspects were arrested for such crimes, more than any other province. As South Africa marks Women’s Month, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is highlighting the progress made in protecting women, children, and other vulnerable groups. From
Nearly 200 school assistants in the Western Cape have gone unpaid for weeks, prompting a demand from the ANC for the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) to intervene. But the Department says it is not to blame. The leader of the opposition, Khalid Sayed, has accused the provincial government of abandoning vulnerable youth working in under-resourced communities. The ANC says the non-payment of stipends under the Basic Education Employment Initiative is a
