Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus stuck to his tried and tested combinations for their third Castle Lager Rugby Championship encounter against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday, making only four changes to the starting team that beat the Wallabies in Cape Town, with Jesse Kriel retaining the captaincy. The changes see the return of South Africa’s most experienced player, Eben Etzebeth, to the starting XV in the engine room alongside
There was some commotion near the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday afternoon after a naked man, believed to be a vagrant, fired off several gunshots. Western Cape police say members attached to Cape Town Central SAPS responded to a complaint of a naked man on the sidewalk on Keerom Street at about 13:00. On arrival at the scene, they found the man who refused to cooperate and cover himself. Lieutenant
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron, have now joined calls for more local policing control in the Cape Metropole. This comes after the DA MP revealed that nearly 40 people were murdered in Mfuleni last month, which is a 62% increase compared to the same period last year. In a statement, Cameron noted that in August, murder cases more than doubled in Mfuleni, from 17 murder cases in August
Teaching and learning continued as normal at Vista High School in Bo-Kaap on Wednesday, following recent disruptive demonstrations there. Learners protested at the school and in the surrounding area on Tuesday morning, calling for the removal of the school’s principal and to voice their frustration with challenges at the school, such as a high teacher turnover rate. The learners say this has had an impact on their academic performance. The demonstration follows
The Western Cape Government has congratulated local pool star Tasneem Solomons on winning her second consecutive Women’s World Masters title at the IEPF World Eightball Pool Championships, in Ennis, Ireland, on Monday, 1 September. Solomons, who hails from Bonteheuwel, also won the title in 2024. Her back-to-back victories cement her status as one of South Africa’s top female cue sports athletes. Last year, Solomons was also honoured with a Ministerial Commendation
