The city council issued warnings in the wake of recent spills due to load-shedding, which forced the temporary closure of beaches in Muizenberg and Fish Hoek
The gunfire detection system recorded 68 gunfire incidents in Hanover Park
DA calls for an increase in policing powers of provincial and local governments
Civil society organisation Western Cape Gang Watch has said that the spate of violence is the worst the Cape Flats has seen
The short-trip taxis, which are mostly unlicensed, have been linked to crime in townships
The executive mayor model used in Joburg, Tshwane, Cape Town, eKurhuleni and Nelson Mandela Bay is obsolete. An executive committee model is more fitting
The City of Cape Town has awarded a R30-million contract for three years to combat crime in ganglands
Residents say the findings proves their concerns about pollution ‘are real’
Provincial government and the City of Cape Town cannot plug the gap for national government’s responsibility for crime prevention, says DA
The Democratic Alliance needs to realistically assess how it can support LGBTQIA+ people, particularly if it wants to claim to help this community
Erica verticillata, a plant endemic to an area along the Cape Flats, may have risen from extinction
The best way to honour Tutu’s legacy is to champion his values of unity, justice and compassion, as espoused in the charter to which he contributed
Dumisani Joxo’s neighbours, friends and relatives speak highly of the man allegedly shot and killed by a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer.
The City Hall was chosen for its technical infrastructure and for being the building from which Nelson Mandela gave his address when he was freed and when he was elected president
The sprinkler system was two years overdue for service and it’s unclear if the fire alarm at the legislature was active, the report by Cape Town’s chief fire officer notes
The first two weeks of December recorded 313 fires, compared with more than 600 last year
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
They will most likely punch above their weight in municipalities to gain leverage from the ANC and DA in next month’s local government elections.
When the ANC was faced with possible losses in 95 municipalities, it approached two smaller parties in hope that its endorsements would result in trade-offs.
Adam Damons argues he has faced unfair discrimination, and that the City’s promotions policy did not make provision for discrimination based on disability
The R4.6-billion project, set to house Amazon’s new African headquarters, is on ‘sacred floodplain’, say applicants
Illegal occupations of unsuitable land coupled with heavy rains cause disruption of flood management systems
It’s not only Big Pharma that uses people’s fears and illness to boost profits. A company’s billboard on the M5 near Cape Town is doing the same
More than 11-million people were forced to flee their countries in 2020
Park manager Frans van Rooyen says the organisation is making progress in rehabilitating the more than600 hectares of land affected by the blaze
The final report has long exceeded its initial two-week timeframe
The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet
Nora Grose is being investigated for alleged fraud and money laundering despite the Hawks incorrectly implicating her in a joint investigation
Services provided by the City of Cape Town and the government are gradually drying up
Nora Grose is accused of using R170 000 intended for a food relief project in Cape Town for personal gain
Addressing the challenges at the intersection of water and climate change must be a collective effort
Opponents hope that billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott will ‘talk some sense’ into her former husband and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos