Cape Town recorded over 100 millimetres of rain between Friday and Sunday last week, causing widespread flooding across low-lying informal settlements. This was confirmed by Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews, after he visited affected areas this week. Hundreds of residents across informal settlements in Vygieskraal, Kampies, Langa and Mfuleni, among other areas, were affected when their dwellings were flooded. According to reports, more than 2,000 residents were affected in Vygieskraal alone. This
Cape Town police officers arrested a 43-year-old man in Muizenberg on Monday afternoon, following a high-speed chase that started in Wynberg. According to police reports, it is alleged that the suspect drove recklessly in his Volkswagen Polo when Metro Police officers spotted him on Church Street, Wynberg. The officers, who were on patrol in the area, attempted to pull him over, but the driver refused. Additional reinforcements were then allegedly summoned, and
South African exporters are being urged to brace for rising costs, with a 30% US tariff on all goods from the country now officially set to take effect on 1 August. The measure, part of former US President Donald Trump’s renewed trade agenda, follows a temporary 10% rate. It is set to impact cross-border trade. The August tariff became official after US President Donald Trump confirmed it in a letter to
Cape Town Police are probing a fatal stabbing in Gardens, which had claimed the life of an elderly woman. Detectives were called to the scene in Eaton Lane on Sunday morning, where the body of the 79-year-old woman was found. Preliminary investigations revealed that the woman had been stabbed to death by a suspect, who then robbed her of her purse. The assailant fled the scene. CCTV footage appears to show a man running from
A 56-year-old suspect who was arrested in Cape Town on Monday, 7 July, for allegedly inciting violence against black individuals on social media, has made his first court appearance. An alleged racist was arrested in Cape Town Cameron Baya was detained after an international agency alerted the Hawks’ Crimes Against the State Unit to the man. He had allegedly made racial and violent comments on social media in March. MORE ABOUT:
