South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections are officially underway, with the Electoral Commission (IEC) publishing the election timetable last week ahead of polling day on Wednesday, 4 November. The election date was formally proclaimed by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa on Friday, 7 August, triggering the country’s 89-day election timetable. The timetable sets out the statutory deadlines and key milestones for political parties, independent candidates and voters, including the
South African singer Danny K has confirmed the death of his wife, Lisa Koppel, following a three-year battle with colorectal cancer. Reports of Lisa’s passing, at the age of 41, emerged over the weekend. Danny K shared a detailed tribute to his wife on Instagram on Tuesday, revealing for the first time the extent of her illness and the family’s efforts to find treatment. Lisa was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in
Tributes are pouring in following the death over the weekend of celebrated chef and author Cass Abrahams at the age of 83. Abrahams was internationally recognised for championing Cape Malay cuisine and culture and helped to take local dishes to audiences around the world. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis expressed the City’s condolences, describing Abrahams as a “beloved cultural elder” who gave generations of Capetonians a deeper appreciation of our heritage and
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Western Cape police have bolstered visibility in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha after 11 people were shot and killed in these areas on Saturday night and in the early hours of Sunday morning. In the first incident, in Langa, four men and a woman were shot dead at a house in Winnie Mandela Street in Phase 3 at approximately 22:45. Shortly thereafter, at about 22:50, three men were killed in TR Section in
