Local Stories
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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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Sanco calls for army deployment after mass shootings in Philippi-East
A leader of the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) in Philippi-East is calling for the government to deploy soldiers in Philippi after 10 people were shot and killed and…
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Another victim dies, raising Philippi East mass shooting toll to eight
Cape Town police have confirmed that another victim has died in hospital, pushing the death toll from the Marikana mass shooting in Philippi East to eight.
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Seven killed in suspected extortion-related mass shooting in Philippi
Seven people were gunned down in a mass shooting in the early hours of this morning (17 January) in Marikana, Philippi.
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Cape Town Carnival returns to Green Point for 16th edition
The Green Point Fan Walk will once again come alive with an explosion of colour and entertainment as the 16th edition of the Cape Town Carnival returns on Saturday 21…
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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.
