A third university student has been found dead in just over one week. The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has confirmed the passing of one of its students, Justice Mmeli Gaqa, on Monday. While the circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear, according to reports, it’s believed that he died due to natural causes. This comes just days after Stellenbosch University student Chris Scheffers was found dead in his dorm room.
The City of Cape Town has announced major cuts to its Dial-a-Ride (DaR) service to ensure its long-term sustainability. The City has confirmed that the DaR service will continue to transport eligible wheelchair users and people with severe walking impairments between their places of work and home. The service was implemented in 2002 with the mandate to support those who, due to the nature of their physical impairments, are unable to access
The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson has laid criminal charges against the suspended Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka. This follows serious allegations by the Daily Maverick that Malaka sought to bribe journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh to halt negative reporting. Daily Maverick released an explosive video showing Malaka and the entity’s spokesperson offering Myburgh R60,000 in cash to drop an ongoing corruption investigation. The attempted bribe is linked to
Exactly a year after the brutal killing of five-year-old Xavier Mitchell in Bishop Lavis, his family and community say they are still waiting for justice. On the morning of 7 August 2024, police confirmed that the child was fatally stabbed in Sky Road. Officers were alerted to the scene and traced the child to a local hospital, where a member of the public had transported him. “At the
One suspect has been arrested following the stabbing of an e-hailing driver on Bottelary road in Brackenfell on Tuesday evening. The 34-year-old suspect was arrested on Wednesday night. A second suspect is still being sought. Brackenfell police are investigating a robbery with a firearm case following the incident. According to Police Sergeant Wesley Twigg, the driver was stabbed and robbed of his cellphone at about 6 am on Bottelary Road,
