Firefighters are on the scene of a fire in Imizamo Yethu, which tore through shacks earlier this morning, Wednesday 29 July. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to informal structures alight at around 6:50 this morning. By 09:00, the fire had been contained, with an initial estimate indicating that 60 structures had been destroyed. Ward Councillor Rob Quintas says no injuries were reported. “A big thank you to
Fifty-seven schools in the Western Cape were subject to burglary or vandalism during the June/July school holidays. The Provincial Education Department confirmed that 67 such incidents were reported at these schools, which have resulted in “substantial” financial losses. “Estimated costs have now amounted to more than R2.1 million so far,” said spokesperson Bronagh Hammond. Hammond noted that computer rooms and kitchens used for the schools’ nutrition programme were the primary
The MyCiTi bus station in Killarney is operating again, following a fire that caused damage and left an 18-metre bus destroyed. The blaze broke out on Monday morning. READ MORE: Killarney MyCiTi Station Closed After Bus Fire – Smile 90.4FM The City’s Urban Mobility Directorate said passengers can now safely embark and disembark at the entrance to the Killarney station along Potsdam Road after the area was cleared. The
The Animal Welfare Society of SA (AWS) has raised concerns over what it has labelled as the “gruesome killings” of cats in Harmony Village, Mitchells Plain. According to the organisation, its inspectors last week recovered several mauled cat bodies dumped near a children’s play park in the vicinity of Pinecliff and Fawn Roads. It has noted that the cats were found with multiple deep puncture wounds consistent with dog bites, indicating they
Gun Free South Africa has condemned the latest spate of gun-related violence on the Cape Flats. The organisation says the incidents are not isolated attacks, but part of a long-standing public safety crisis that demands urgent action. The comment follows several shooting incidents in areas including Kayamandi, Manenberg and, most recently, Gugulethu, where five people were killed on Monday. Also read: A bloody weekend with 16 killed in shootings across the Western
