Calling all Western Cape schools! The Western Cape Education Department is celebrating International School Library Month with its annual School Library Competition, where 10 schools can win library resources to the value of R35,000 each! The theme for this year is “Do you speak Maths?” and learners are asked to communicate how Maths is a language and why it is so important, as well as how winning library resources for their school would
Sasol Banyana Banyana have booked their place in the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after beating DR Congo 1-0 in a second leg qualifier (2-1 on aggregate) played at the Dobsonville Stadium on Tuesday night. The South African senior women’s national team officially qualified for the continental tournament after a dramatic 1–0 victory courtesy of a lone strike from Thembi Kgatlana. After drawing 1–1 in Kinshasa during the first leg
Police have uncovered a dagga cultivation laboratory in Bothasig. Officers were following up on a complaint about a person who refused to pay his e-hailing driver when they detected a strong smell of dagga at the premises and initiated an investigation. The crime was reported on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at approximately 01:00. Police have uncovered a dagga cultivation laboratory Constable Ndakhe Gwala says officers were called out to Mill Street
Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) teams were kept on their feet this past weekend, responding to six incidents across Table Mountain, Stellenbosch, and Lion’s Head as outdoor activity picks up with the warmer weather. Among the rescues was a German family who lost their way on Smuts Track after hiking up Skeleton Gorge on Friday. Rescuers managed to locate them and safely guide them back to Constantia Nek. A number of other
Two of Cape Town’s most beloved cultural figures, David Kramer and the late Taliep Petersen, will be awarded the Freedom of the City, the City’s highest civic honour. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced the decision, saying the honour recognises the pair’s enduring impact on South African music and theatre. The award will be formally conferred at a public ceremony in January 2026. “Taliep and David take their place alongside titans of history like
