Hidden leaks could cause registered indigent households in Cape Town to use thousands of litres of water without realising it. The City of Cape Town has allocated more than R3.8 million for the 2026/27 financial year to repair internal plumbing leaks at registered indigent properties across the metro. Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says qualifying households using more than 50 000 litres of water a month may be
Three people have been injured in two separate suspected gang-related shooting incidents in Manenberg on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with police investigating three counts of attempted murder. The South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson F.C. Van Wyk confirmed that a 39-year-old was shot and injured in the first incident at Francisca Court. “Officers responded to reports of a shooting at the address and found the victim wounded. The victim sustained a gunshot
By Biénne Huisman for Spotlight High-octane executive force Marlene le Roux tells Spotlight about contracting polio when she was three months old, about not dimming her light, and renovations that made the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town one of South Africa’s most accessible public spaces. Marlene le Roux leans forward on the sofa, saying: “Here, feel it!” She nods at her left leg which is wrapped in a supportive orthopaedic brace
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is mourning the loss of 44 people in neighbouring Zimbabwe in a ferry disaster on Lake Kariba. President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is mourning the loss of 44 people in neighbouring Zimbabwe He has extended his condolences to the government and the people in Zimbabwe, adding that his thoughts are also with the survivors of the tragedy, as well as families waiting on the
A group of Cape Town high school learners won the International Space Settlement Design Competition at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Walt Disney World Resort recently. Two of them joined us in studio today. This is the first time an African team has competed in the competition’s 42-year history, and they won it at the first attempt. They were selected at South Africa’s first national space design competition, held at UCT in March, where 109
