Postbank is urging nearly 11 000 social grant beneficiaries in the Western Cape who have yet to switch from SASSA Gold Cards to the new Postbank Black Card to make the change as soon as possible. Almost 90% of those still needing to migrate are child grant beneficiaries. The call comes after the 31 August deadline for the replacement of SASSA Gold Cards. The old Gold Cards are no longer operational, meaning
Authorities have arrested five suspects linked to multiple smash-and-grab incidents in Elsies River. Following several incidents over the last few weeks, the City of Cape Town’s intelligence teams reportedly analysed available data and reviewed CCTV footage to identify and profile the suspects. According to the City’s Safety and Security Directorate, the South African Police Service (SAPS) launched an operation with the City’s Law Enforcement and Metro Police Departments, secured warrants of arrest, and
Batten down the hatches in the Cape Winelands and the Overberg. That’s the call from local authorities with adverse weather expected in those regions from tomorrow, Thursday, into Friday. It has issued a Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall over parts of the province, particularly the Overberg and Garden Route districts, where rainfall accumulations of between 30 mm and 45 mm are expected. Batten down the hatches in the Winelands and Overberg
The South African Weather Service has warned that the approaching El Niño event, which has formed in the Pacific Ocean, is likely to become the strongest in living memory, with very hot and dry conditions expected between October and December 2026 and into early 2027. In a statement issued yesterday, 1 September, the SAWS said the latest weekly-averaged sea surface temperature anomalies over the eastern central tropical Pacific Ocean are already exceeding the
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has rejected the ANC’s “technical glitch” justification for failing to submit all its candidates for the Local Government Elections. On Monday, the ANC said it experienced technical issues when capturing candidates on the Commission’s system, affecting the number of contesting parties. It said it would finalise the matter with the IEC. “On the day of lodgement, the Commission’s candidate-capture system experienced technical issues that affected a
