The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) has launched an investigation into the death of a 42-year-old Nigerian national who allegedly collapsed and died while the South African Police Service (SAPS) conducted a raid at his Bellville home on Thursday. According to SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut, police officers received a tip-off about suspected drugs at a residence in Parksig Villas. “Upon arriving at the premises, the members obtained permission to enter and
A Stellenbosch farming couple was left seriously injured following a brutal attack at Neethlingshof Farm on Polkadraai Road on Friday evening. According to police reports, the husband and wife were confronted in their home by three armed assailants wearing balaclavas and armed with crowbars. The attackers violently assaulted the couple before stealing items from the residence. Both victims sustained serious injuries and were admitted to hospital, with the husband reportedly undergoing emergency
High Court orders Culemborg evictions
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Western Cape High Court has granted an eviction order for people occupying the Transnet-owned Culemborg land, between the Port of Cape Town and Woodstock. “The Court recognised that the properties, which are the subject of the Court’s judgement, form part of TNPA’s strategic land holdings required to support its statutory mandate including current and future port-related activities and the long-term development of strategic freight logistics infrastructure,” said the Transnet National Ports Authority in a
The City of Cape Town is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a MyCiTi bus and severely damaged the Killarney MyCiTi station on Monday morning. The fire broke out shortly before 9am after the driver reportedly heard an unusual sound as he arrived at the station on Potsdam Road. Smoke was then seen coming from the front of the bus. Passengers and staff were safely evacuated before the fire intensified.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has set his sights on ending the country’s water crisis, “once and for all.” The President, who chairs the National Water Crisis Committee (WATERCOM), released the National Water Action Plan (NWAP) last week, which sets out the government’s “determination to ensure that every community in the country has access to a reliable supply of drinking water, no matter where they live.” According to Statistics South Africa’s General Household Survey
