Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) has recorded a successful festive season with visitor numbers, crime incidents and fires presenting an overall encouraging picture. According to the TMNP, a nearly 10% increase in visitor numbers was recorded over this festive season. Entries across all park gates and picnic sites increased to 232 420 in December 2024 compared to 213 160 in 2023, a 9.5% increase in the number of visitors. Additionally, the Table
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has announced that a public register of convicted sexual offenders and gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators will be released by the end of February 2025. Kubayi announced this during her address at the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s 365 Days Against GBV Awareness Campaign in Soweto on Tuesday. The event is aimed at tackling the ongoing crisis of GBV in the country. “As I got into the
An NPO says fires in Khayelitsha leave animals in crisis. A spokesperson for the Mdzananda Animal Clinic, Marcelle du Plessis says on Wednesday 29 January, over 200 homes were destroyed by devastating fires in Khayelitsha, Site C. She says, “What we have encountered is heartbreaking – families desperate to find their beloved pets, animals suffering from injuries, and a community in shock.” This left many families with nothing but the clothes on their
Tensions have escalated between Pretoria and Kigali after Rwandan President Paul Kagame lambasted President Cyril Ramaphosa, for allegedly distorting facts about the situation the Eastern DRC. Responding to Ramaphosa’s statement on X, Kagame lashed out, tweeting that comments following the deaths of South African soldiers in the DRC, are “deliberate attacks” and “even lies”. Ramaphosa wrote that the fighting in the DRC is the result of an escalation by the rebel group
Following the death of 13 SANDF soldiers in the eastern DRC in recent days, President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a statement paying tribute to them, lauding them for their bravery. He has expressed his condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers, assuring them that the process to repatriate their remains is underway. He has also assured the public that the Minister of Defence and the SANDF are working to ensure forces are adequately
