The City of Cape Town’s law enforcement agencies may become more active around Strand Street, as it has flagged more than one drug-related incident in the area. This is after a man was caught on dashcam attempting to take back confiscated dagga from Cape Town Metro Police officers. According to the City, the incident took place in the early hours of 12 July, after a Metro Police officer noticed a suspicious vehicle
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The City of Cape Town has expressed deep concern after the State decided not to oppose bail for Craig De Lilly, the taxi driver accused of murdering City Traffic Services officer Walton Van Rooyen in 2020. De Lilly appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday after being re-arrested last Friday, more than five years after the initial case was provisionally withdrawn. He faces charges of murder and illegal possession of
The Drakenstein Municipality has condemned an appalling act of vandalism committed by unknown parties at the Wellington Cemetery’s Wall of Remembrance. The Municipality says that during the incident, serious damage was inflicted upon 62 of the 70 occupied niches in the wall, and the cremated remains were removed. The marble stones covering the niches, purchased by the families, were also shattered into pieces, and many were completely defaced. Pic: Drakenstein Municipality
President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed Minister of Higher Education, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane. The Presidency announced this on Monday evening. It comes after controversy that she hired several people linked to the ANC in positions with the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) board. She was meant to explain these appointments in Parliament this week. Nkabane is replaced by the former deputy in that department, Mr. Buti Kgwaridi Manamela and former
