Western Cape Police have confirmed that the body of an adult man has been found on Table Mountain by members of SAPS and Wilderness Search and Rescue Teams on Thursday. This comes after a search was launched for a 46-year-old man who went missing while hiking on Table Mountain on Wednesday. According to police, a missing person’s case was registered on Wednesday at Cape Town Central SAPS following reports of the disappearance of
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has confirmed that it is aware of an incident involving a Grade 10 learner at a school in Gansbaai last week. It is alleged that a group of learners physically attacked another learner at Gansbaai Academia on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, leaving the Grade 10 learner unconscious and suffering from a concussion. The learner was allegedly instructed by a group of pupils to go to a
One of the organisations responsible for protecting biodiversity in the Western Cape has begun fire awareness with a drier-than-normal summer on the cards. CapeNature says the upcoming warmer and drier summer season can increase the potential for fires to start, spread rapidly and become more difficult to control. Spokesperson Luke Folb says the El Niño weather phenomenon could contribute to these conditions, which could become fuel for fires. Folb added, “The El Niño weather
The Constitutional Court has declared the Public Procurement Act of 2024 unconstitutional and invalid, after finding that Parliament failed to properly facilitate public participation when significant changes were made to the legislation. The ruling follows legal challenges by the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde welcomed the judgment, saying it protects the ability of provinces and municipalities to make procurement decisions based on
Police were on the scene on Thursday morning, 17 September, in Dawn Park, Boksburg, where the half-naked body of a ninth woman was found dumped by the side of the road. According to reports, she was wrapped in a sheet. The femicide crisis unfolding in Ekurhuleni on the East Rand comes as a multidisciplinary SAPS team has been assembled to probe the killings. The eighth body was found in Olifantsfontein on Monday,
