Local Stories
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ARO Head of Fundraising Launches Birthday Sterilisation Drive for Spay Day
ARO celebrates 40 years with birthday fundraiser aiming to raise R21,450 for 39 animal sterilisations on Spay Day February 24.
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Muizenberg beach hut workers face retrenchment amid renovation plans
Beach Hut Trust retrenches three staff as Muizenberg refurbishment begins. Workers say they weren’t properly informed about job losses.
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Engineers probe partial collapse at Sea Point apartment development
Engineers are probing the cause of a structural collapse at The Magnolia development, a 10-storey luxury apartment building project, in Sea Point.
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District Six families fight eviction as history of forced removals repeats
Six families from Searle Street Cottages need to find alternative accommodation by 6 March after a Cape Town magistrate ruled their eviction lawful.
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Gang-related shooting claims life of man in his 30s in Kensington
Kensington police are searching for two suspects after a man believed to be in his late 30s was shot and killed outside a tuck shop.
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Holy Cross High School in Maitland calls for donations to feed learners
After recognising an increasing need for food security among some learners, staff at Holy Cross High School in Maitland launched a Sandwich Drive.
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WATCH | Eccentric cyclist sells baby bunnies on cobbled-together bike
“Jack Chopper” travels Cape Flats on makeshift bicycle held together with “elastic and wire”, selling rabbits to pet shops across dozens of kilometres.
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Blisters for Bread Walk at risk without R1.5 million sponsorship
To deliver the event and to ensure it remains accessible for the community, the Peninsula School Feeding Association requires R1.5 million.
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Cape Town Carnival ready to bring the ‘HeART’ to Green Point
With just over a month to go, organisers of one of Cape Town’s biggest annual events say the Cape Town Carnival is ready to bring the heART next month.
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National Assembly returns to upgraded Parliament Dome
Parliamentary debates will now be held in the newly refurbished Dome at the Parliamentary Precinct, upgraded at a cost of approximately R30 million.
