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Friday, 10th of April, 2026 Today’s Headlines City fails informal communities as report exposes widespread breakdown Woman crawls through drain before dramatic rescue in Bonteheuwel Child-related crimes raise alarm across Cape Town communities Shelter’s final resident steps into new life after years of...
Read MoreThursday, 9th of April, 2026 Today’s Headlines Gang violence leaves thirty six dead in one week across Cape Flats High Court blocks cemetery plans, burial tensions rise in Cape Town Child injured in Sea Point scooter crash sparks urgent safety calls Fuel shortages...
Read MoreWednesday, 8th of April, 2026 Today’s Headlines Four killed in Cape Town shooting as violence erupts in Mitchells Plain Tourist surge hits Cape Town as global visitors flood the city One million milestone reached in Cape Town CBD public toilet rollout SANRAL policy...
Read MoreMonday, 6th of April, 2026 Today’s Headlines 70% of city homes now for tourists, locals pushed out Milnerton lagoon recovery begins, pollution levels finally drop Inside the arrests that exposed the bus mafia network These city roads are where smash-and-grabs are happening most Stormers...
Read MoreFriday, 3rd of April, 2026 Today’s Headlines Desperate Cape Flats residents welcome army amid the ravages of gangsterism Western Cape prepares for a busy Easter weekend despite rising fuel prices Bellville beheading, woman in court for sister’s gruesome murder Cape Town school community...
Read MoreThursday, 2nd of April, 2026 Today’s Headlines Homeowners have 29 days left to oppose property valuationsRavensmead backyarders say housing project sidelines localsTwo men shot dead in Hanover Park as gang violence escalatesEaster flights to Cape Town surge to nearly ten...
Read MoreFriday, 27th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Hawks bust R2.5 million abalone operation in Cape Town R35 billion education budget under pressure as schools face strain Snoek shortage threatens Easter income for Cape Town fishers Cape Flats moms step in to change maths...
Read MoreThursday, 26th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Pilot survives dramatic firefighting helicopter crash in Hout BayWildfire spreads across Vlakkenberg slopes amid strong windsA 67-year-old woman found guilty in 15-year drug caseElectric taxis set to launch on Cape Town routesStormers brace...
Read MoreWednesday, 25th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines FNB adviser banned after client loses five hundred thousand rand Western Cape tables nearly ten billion rand to fast-track infrastructure Rate hike fears grow as Cape Town property market comes under strain Shosholoza Meyl future in...
Read MoreTuesday, 24th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Taxi kills toddler in Heideveld tragedy as police open culpable homicide case Inner-city housing project unveils 310 new units in Cape Town CBD Cape Town CBD business confidence hits record high as growth surges Hawks bust...
Read MoreWednesday, 18 March 2026 Today’s Headlines Cape pumps billions litres sewage into ocean as appeal stallsCape Town property prices surge as housing affordability pressures deepenLife sentences for men who murdered pregnant woman in KraaifonteinTaxi driver arrested after warrants worth over...
Read MoreTuesday, 17th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Cape Flats bloodshed as seven killed in one week in Kalksteenfontein Growing pressure as Cape Flats violence escalates, where is the army? Outrage after ambulance stoned on the N2 near Macassar CPUT shuttle and Golden Arrow...
Read MoreMonday, 16th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Government Blocks Tafelberg Redevelopment Plans After Heritage ConcernsCape Town Battles R44.5 Million Electrical Theft And Vandalism Across The MetroAnimal Rescue Founder Faces Multiple Charges After SPCA Cruelty InvestigationEaster Travel Alert As Cape Town...
Read MoreSaturday, 14th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Taxi crash turns violent in Elsies River as furious residents burn vehicle Chinese vessels fined four hundred thousand rand for illegal entry Cape Town opens four hundred and thirty four million rand recycling plant City urges...
Read MoreFriday, 13th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines LEAP officers attacked while responding to gang gunfire in Hanover Park Cape Town terminates contractor after alleged bribery attempt targeting City Manager 28-year-old man drowns after being caught in rip current at Bloubergstrand Camps Bay programme...
Read MoreThursday, 12th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Cape Town bakes in extreme heat as temperatures surge across the metro UCT scientists challenge what we know about dinosaur ages Loop Street eviction exposes the extent of hijacked buildings What’s the cost driving from Johannesburg...
Read MoreWednesday, 11th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Gang links to Cape Town rail security contracts trigger calls for urgent probe Sanral moves ahead with multi billion rand Huguenot Tunnel expansion More than twenty five thousand electricity faults reported across Cape Town Jet departs...
Read MoreTuesday, 10th of March 2026 Today’s Headlines Brutal farm attack shocks west coast as minister demands stronger rural safety Four hundred million rand Bugatti supercar convoy roars into Cape Town Cape Town mother learns months later her son died in Bellville crash Commuters...
Read MoreMonday, 9 of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Heatwave warning as Western Cape temperatures surge toward 40 degrees Eighty homes hit as major fire tears through Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay Marine unit crackdown sees lobster poachers arrested across Cape Town High court interdict...
Read MoreSaturday, 7th of March, 2026 Today’s Headlines Fire tragedy in Delft leaves four dead after early morning blazeCape Town clinics treat nearly four thousand STI cases every monthCity employee arrested after allegedly threatening motorist with firearmCape Town waste project turns...
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