Local News
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CPF Calls for No Bail After Gugulethu Woman’s Killing
A 38-year-old man from Gugulethu is due to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court today on suspicion of killing his ex-girlfriend.
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More than 50 displaced by shack fire in Site B’s BM section
At least 56 people were left homeless after 16 shacks were ravaged by a shack fire on Monday 19 January at BM section in Site B.
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CPF calls for harsher sentences after cop killed in Brown’s Farm
The Western Cape Police Service has condemned, in the strongest terms, the killing of a police officer, shot dead in Brown’s Farm on Monday 19 January.
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Khayelitsha police commander wins Senior Operational Manager of the Year Award
It feels good to be recognised while you are still alive instead of people waiting to be no more before they start talking about you.
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Khayelitsha mass shooting: Two men sentenced to life and 75 years
The Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has welcomed the guilty verdict and sentences handed down on Wednesday 14 January in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court…
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Activists call Khayelitsha teen’s murder a hate crime as case is postponed
The murder case of two accused has been postponed to Thursday May 7 for further investigation in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 15 January.
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Local forums urge parents to support learners after 2025 matric results
Local development forums have appealed to parents to be gentle with their learners, particularly those learners who were unable to make it in the final exams in 2025.
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Khayelitsha’s Manyano High achieves 99.5% pass rate, 106 distinctions
Staff members and learners at Manyano High School at Ilitha Park were exhilarated after the school was announced as the top performing school in Khayelitsha with a 99,5% pass rate.
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Dozens of families relocated after sewage pipe burst in Makhaza
The relocation of flood victims from Lansdowne Road Informal Settlement also known as LR in Makhaza is ongoing.
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Bellville library forced to close after cable thieves strike
Bellville Library closes until 11 January 2026 after cable thieves steal electrical infrastructure. City works to restore power while residents use alternative libraries in surrounding areas.
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