A local task team to combat human trafficking has been launched at Cape Town International Airport. This comes as the Western Cape intensified its fight against human trafficking with the official launch of a Local Task Team on Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons was also commemorated on 30 July. This year’s theme: “Human trafficking is organised crime – End the exploitation.” Local Task Team to
Grammy Award-winning flautist Rakesh Chaurasia heads to Cape Town for the World Premiere Symphony of Bansuri, which will debut at Artscape, blending Indian and Western classical music. “To have an artist of Chaurasia’s calibre performing in Cape Town is a monumental occasion,” says producer Nisaar Pangarker of Inner Circle Entertainment. Grammy Award-Winning Flautist Rakesh Chaurasia Heads to Cape Town Cape Town will soon welcome one of the world’s greatest living
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City successfully invested R9.5 billion in infrastructure in 2024/25, an all-time record for a South African metro. It also represents 92,3% of the City’s full-year infrastructure budget. Safety and Security was the City’s top-performer for percentage spent – at 99,7% – while Water and Sanitation was the top spender in rands, with 94,7% spent of its R4bn capital budget. In an address
Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has announced that it will hike its fares by an average of 4% from 11 August, in response to rising operational costs. The company says the adjustments are essential to maintaining the sustainability and continuity of bus services. “We remain fully mindful of the financial challenges faced by our passengers. In recent years, we have made a concerted effort to delay annual fare increases beyond the customary
A video showing a toddler being forced to smoke what appears to be drugs has led to the arrest of three adults in Johannesburg, including the child’s mother. According to Gauteng SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili, officers from the province’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit responded to an urgent call from Sophiatown Police Station just after midnight. This is after the child’s grandmother brought the three-year-old to
