Local Stories
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Factreton girls empowered through sport and leadership camp
Factreton Primary School girls gained confidence, leadership skills and self-belief during a three-day empowerment camp in Simon’s Town.
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Pinelands Town Hall restored: Cape Town’s historic garden village landmark reopens
Cape Town’s century-old Pinelands Town Hall reopens after renovation, preserving its historic charm while modernising a beloved community gathering space.
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Five arrested after three-year-old shot in Kensington attack
A suspected gunman and four relatives have been arrested after a three-year-old boy was critically wounded in a Kensington shooting.
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First MyCiti e-bus arrives for its pilot run
Cape Town’s first electric bus has arrived for testing, with 38 more planned for the MyCiti service by 2027.
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Free SAAO tours open for National Science Month in Cape Town
The initiative is led by the Department of Science and Innovation and the theme this year is “Science, Technology and Innovation are for everyone”.
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Home Affairs resumes normal services at Epping Refugee office
Home Affairs has resumed normal services at the Epping Refugee Reception Office after processing more than 3 200 migrants.
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Opinion: Sport still unites South Africa beyond wins and losses
Sport continues to unite South Africans, inspiring hope, building resilience and bringing communities together beyond wins and losses.
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Blisters for Bread brings top Cape Town artists together
Paxton Fielies, Steven Lee Lewis and Sketchy Bongo headline the entertainment at Cape Town’s Blisters for Bread on 16 August.
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Housing activists welcome ConCourt ruling on affordable housing in Cape Town
Housing activists welcomed a landmark ConCourt ruling that found Cape Town and the Western Cape failed in their duty to address spatial inequality.
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Experts urge debt counselling amid mounting cost-of-living pressures
Consumers are being urged to seek debt counselling as rising food, electricity and living costs continue to outweigh July’s fuel price cut.
