Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City successfully invested R9.5 billion in infrastructure in 2024/25, an all-time record for a South African metro. It also represents 92,3% of the City’s full-year infrastructure budget. Safety and Security was the City’s top-performer for percentage spent – at 99,7% – while Water and Sanitation was the top spender in rands, with 94,7% spent of its R4bn capital budget. In an address
Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has announced that it will hike its fares by an average of 4% from 11 August, in response to rising operational costs. The company says the adjustments are essential to maintaining the sustainability and continuity of bus services. “We remain fully mindful of the financial challenges faced by our passengers. In recent years, we have made a concerted effort to delay annual fare increases beyond the customary
A video showing a toddler being forced to smoke what appears to be drugs has led to the arrest of three adults in Johannesburg, including the child’s mother. According to Gauteng SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili, officers from the province’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit responded to an urgent call from Sophiatown Police Station just after midnight. This is after the child’s grandmother brought the three-year-old to
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has reminded parents of learners who wish to transfer schools that applications for 2026 open next week. Parents of learners who wish to apply for a school transfer for the 2026 school year can do so between 4 August to 18 August 2025. This applies to school transfer requests for learners already attending school in Grades 2-7 and Grades 9-12. According to the WCED spokesperson, Bronagh
Police are investigating the cause of a fire in Town 2, Khayelitsha, on Tuesday evening, that claimed the lives of two young children. It comes amid strong winds blowing across many parts of Cape Town on Tuesday, which brought the latest cold front. Police say it is suspected that a lit candle caused the fire. The City’s Fire & Rescue Service was alerted just after 21:30 of a structure engulfed in
