The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has reminded parents of learners who wish to transfer schools that applications for 2026 open next week. Parents of learners who wish to apply for a school transfer for the 2026 school year can do so between 4 August to 18 August 2025. This applies to school transfer requests for learners already attending school in Grades 2-7 and Grades 9-12. According to the WCED spokesperson, Bronagh
Police are investigating the cause of a fire in Town 2, Khayelitsha, on Tuesday evening, that claimed the lives of two young children. It comes amid strong winds blowing across many parts of Cape Town on Tuesday, which brought the latest cold front. Police say it is suspected that a lit candle caused the fire. The City’s Fire & Rescue Service was alerted just after 21:30 of a structure engulfed in
Two people have been charged with murder following the discovery of a burnt body on the back of a burnt vehicle in Melkbosstrand, two Mondays ago. This follows shortly after the disappearance of Malcolm Pather from Bothasig, who was last seen on Sunday, 13 July, leaving his home in a blue BMW 1 Series. Two people are charged with murder following the discovery of a burnt body The car was later
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is mourning the tragic loss of a soldier deployed under Operation CORONA in the Madimbo area of Limpopo Province. Private Xavier Raynard, a dedicated member of the 10 Anti-Air Regiment of the South African Army, was found deceased near the Yellow Gate of the Madimbo Operational Base in the late afternoon of Sunday, 27 July 2025. Early indications suggest that he may have been fatally
Another South African woman has been killed abroad. 27-year-old Leigh-Anne McKenzie, reportedly from Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, was gunned down while in Brazil two weeks ago. News24 reports that McKenzie landed in Paraná, Brazil, on 18 July, a day before her death. It’s believed she was shot and killed before the perpetrator turned the gun on himself. The incident reportedly comes after her American partner, 30-year-old Ian Alexander Bruder
