Taxi commuters are reminded to seek alternative transport from Wednesday as the Western Cape Government enforces a 30-day shutdown of routes between Mfuleni and Somerset West. The decision affects multiple routes linking Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Lwandle, Nomzamo and Somerset West, as well as specified taxi rank lanes in these and surrounding areas. It comes after violent and deadly confrontations in recent weeks. READ MORE: Announcement on extraordinary measures in the minibus-taxi
South African mountain biking sensation and Olympian Alan Hatherly has been hailed after he successfully defended his title in the elite men’s Cross-Country race at the 2025 UCI Mountain Bike World Championship in Switzerland over the weekend. Hatherly took advantage of a mistake from early leader Victor Koretzky of France to go clear on the second of nine laps of the Crans Montana circuit, and he disappeared over the mounds and hills and
Good morning, Pacific World Peace Boat in Cape Town. She makes a return to the Cape Town Port after being here on 25 May, earlier this year. Pacific World Peace Boat in Cape Town Pacific World was previously called Sun Princess, according to a report on Wikipedia. She is a Sun-class cruise ship built in 1995 and is operated by Peace Boat. Back then, during her construction, she was one
President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is “painful” to admit that many DA-led municipalities are outperforming the ANC in delivering services. He has urged ANC councillors to step up and do better, during the ANC’s roll call for councillors event at the FNB Stadium in Soweto. “It is hugely painful each time when the Auditor General comes to report to Cabinet and they put up their report, and those municipalities that do best
There is free public access to national parks in the Cape Region. The South African National Park (SANParks) has announced the upcoming 20th annual SA National Parks Week. From Monday, 22 September 2025 to Sunday, 28 September 2025, SANParks will open its doors for a week of free access to its breathtaking national parks. SANPARKS is inviting South Africans to revel in the wonders of their own natural heritage. According to SANParks Head
