Following the recent announcement by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) that flu season is officially underway, the City has announced that its clinics have just under 20,000 flu vaccines available this season for vulnerable groups. This week, the NICD said the influenza season officially began during the week of March 24, four weeks earlier than in 2024. This is reportedly the earliest onset of flu season since 2010. The institute
In an extraordinary display of determination and heart, Tania Rosslee Morkel has achieved her goal of raising an impressive R64,000 for Wilderness Search and Rescue (WSAR) and SANParks – Table Mountain National Park. At 64 years old, Morkel has taken on the remarkable challenge of summiting Table Mountain 64 times — one ascent for every year of her life. She undertook this mission following a serious fall on the same mountain, turning
Grammy Award-winning South African icon, Lebo M, takes to the stage for the very first time in a live concert performance, celebrating three decades since the legendary chant Nants’ ingonyama roared onto the global stage with The Lion King. Taking place on Friday at the Grand Arena in Cape Town, Lebo M Live with Special Guest Hans Zimmer is marking a pivotal moment in African music history. Lebo M,
The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster has launched a 90-day blitz to accelerate national interventions in response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in South Africa. The campaign was announced following a special sitting of JCPS Ministers and senior officials on Monday, 14 April. Chaired by Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, the session addressed the surge in GBVF incidents and reaffirmed the government’s commitment
Two Nigerian nationals will appear in the Bellville Magistrates Court soon in connection with an alleged drug production facility uncovered in Delft on Tuesday. According to police, officers attacked to the Anti-Economic Crimes Task Team conducted an intelligence-driven operation on Tuesday and in the process detained two Nigerian nationals for dealing in drugs. Officers acted on the information at their disposal and descended on a premises believed to be a drug production
