Cape Town

A Maitland fire has left at least 248 asylum seekers and undocumented migrants homeless after a blaze destroyed makeshift shelters near the Maitland cemetery in Cape Town on Thursday evening. According to Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, emergency teams were called to the scene at around 17:00 after several informal structures caught alight […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed confidence that government intervention will halt gang violence and extortion in Cape Town, despite escalating killings in the city’s townships. Answering questions in the National Assembly on Thursday, Mr Ramaphosa responded to concerns from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) about daily mass murders in Cape Town. The Western […]

National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams said Thursday he will file criminal charges against suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya if allegations of receiving up to R1 million monthly in bribes prove true. The threat follows explosive testimony at the Madlanga Commission Wednesday where investigators played a recorded confession by attempted murder accused Vusimuzi […]

The African National Congress reconfigured its Western Cape leadership structure Wednesday, establishing a Provincial Task Team with former premier Ebrahim Rasool proposed as convenor to rebuild party support in the province. Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula announced the move at a press briefing in Cape Town following his engagement with the Provincial Executive Committee. The party is […]

CAPE TOWN, 29 October 2025– Residents of Elsies River in Cape Town have expressed deep anger and sorrow after a 14-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet on Tuesday afternoon. The teenager was reportedly hit in the stomach and remains in hospital in a stable condition, according to local sources. The incident has reignited […]

Former police minister Bheki Cele urged parliament on Friday to reform South Africa’s bail and parole systems, citing corruption concerns and repeat offenders who target witnesses after their release. Cele testified before parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating corruption allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against the criminal justice system. The former minister, who […]

Former police minister Bheki Cele told parliament on Thursday that investigators believed Anele Tembe, the fiancée of late rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, was murdered when she fell from a Cape Town hotel in 2021. Cele made the explosive claim during testimony before parliament’s ad hoc committee probing alleged corruption and political interference in the South […]

Police launched a manhunt Wednesday after discovering three unidentified men shot dead inside a vehicle in Cape Town’s Imizamo Yethu informal settlement, with investigators examining possible links to extortion activities in the area. The bodies were discovered in a silver Hyundai i20 at Holomisa Square in Hout Bay just before midnight Tuesday, police spokesperson Andre […]

Two people were shot dead inside an informal dwelling in Delft on the Cape Flats on Saturday in what police suspect is a gang-related attack. Police discovered the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies after responding to reports of a shooting in the area. Both were declared deceased at the scene by medical personnel. […]

The Democratic Alliance named veteran politician Helen Zille as its mayoral candidate for Johannesburg on Saturday, positioning the 74-year-old former Cape Town mayor to challenge for control of South Africa’s economic hub in 2026 local elections. DA leader John Steenhuisen announced Zille’s candidacy at a rally in Mofolo, Soweto, invoking recent praise from President Cyril […]