Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has described the collapse of an apartment block in George — which killed 34 people and injured 28 others — as a tragedy that could and should have been prevented. Speaking at a media briefing on Saturday, Macpherson outlined the findings of a government investigation into the deadly collapse of the building under construction at 75 Victoria Street on 6 May 2024. “This was
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan visited Cape Town this week during the first ever UK Trade Mission to Africa by a Mayor of London. During this time, Khan met and engaged with some of the young children from The Atlas Foundation SA, the South African arm of The Atlas Foundation based in the UK. The Atlas Foundation has a strong strong focus on uplifting the underserved youth, and he made a significant
South Africa are World Champions yet again! Messages of congratulations are streaming in after the Junior Springboks claimed the World Rugby U20 Championship title after a gritty 23-15 victory over New Zealand in a bruising final in Rovigo, Italy, on Saturday night. The win marks South Africa’s first U20 crown since 2012 and capped off an unbeaten tournament run for the young Boks, whose trademark defence and resilience once again proved decisive.
Trade union Solidarity has confirmed that FlySafair pilots will embark on a two-week strike from Monday, 21 July. This as wage talks reached a deadlock. Solidarity says 90% of the pilots voted for a one-day strike at FlySafair. The trade union says FlySafair then retaliated and locked the pilots out for 7 days. “This means that FlySafair chose to disrupt the public for 7 days. The company therefore escalated the tension.”
Camps Bay police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the suspect believed to be behind the attack of a hiker on Table Mountain almost two weeks ago. Police have opened an assault case for investigation after the woman was approached and attacked by the suspect while hiking up a trail on Table Mountain on 06 July 2025 at around 12:40. According to police spokesperson Anelisiwe Manyana, preliminary information suggests that the
