Public urged to hit the beaches for clean-ups

Xola Qetsemani|Published

The City is inviting the public to take part in beach clean-ups in the Blaauwberg area as part of Clean-Up and Recycle SA Week from Monday September 16 to Saturday ...

Rebuilding starts on wrecked MyCiTi stations

Xola Qetsemani|Published

The City has started rebuilding three MyCiTi stations that were vandalised and destroyed a few years ago in Dunoon and Joe Slovo. The announcement was made last ...

Dunoon welcomes more frequent garbage collection

Xola Qetsemani|Published

More frequent municipal garbage collection in Dunoon is having a positive impact on the community, say residents. At the end of August, the City said it would pilot ...

Milnerton police’s FCS unit commander retires

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Milnerton SAPS said farewell last week to one of its detectives who is retiring after more than 30 years in the police. Captain Rowan Andrews grew up in Bonteheuwel ...

Commercial crime shocker for Table View, Milnerton

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Table View is the second worst precinct in the province for commercial crime, and Milnerton is the sixth worst, according to the latest crime statistics. Table View ...

Suspected remote-jamming thief nabbed

Xola Qetsemani|Published

A man suspected of using a remote-jamming device to break into cars in the Table View area has been arrested, say police. The suspect, who is believed to be in his ...

Battle over Blouberg beachfront development

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Blouberg residents are objecting to applications for rezoning and liquor licences that they say will open the door to “multi-storey beachfront hotels, bars and restaurants” ...

N7 smash-and-grab suspects arrested

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Three men linked to smash and grabs on the N7 and Malibongwe Drive have been arrested, say police. The arrests were made earlier this month after a six-minute clip ...

Koeberg Road work should be done in a few weeks

Xola Qetsemani|Published

The resurfacing of Koeberg Road should be completed by the first week of September, barring any delays, says mayoral committee member for urban mobility Rob Quintas. ...

City tackling flooding, says councillor

Xola Qetsemani|Published

The City is doing all it can to solve flooding problems in Duynefontein and Melkbosstrand, says the councillor for the area. Residents say they have endured deluged ...

Pupils show off skills at sport and music festival

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Bosmansdam High School hosted the Twizza Urban Sport and Music Festival on the school grounds in Bothasig last week and 12 other schools from surrounding areas took ...

R27’s reversible MyCiTi lane now fully operational

Xola Qetsemani|Published

A reversible MyCiTi bus lane on the R27, which is intended to ease traffic congestion, is now fully operational, mayoral committee member for urban mobility Rob ...

WCED probes racism row at Table View High

Xola Qetsemani|Published

The Western Cape Education Department says it is not “protecting” a teacher who found herself in the middle of a racism scandal at Table View High School. The substitute ...

City blames heavy rains for Rugby sewage spill

Xola Qetsemani|Published

A Rugby resident has accused the City of failing her and her neighbours by letting a sewage spill go unchecked for more than a week. Tamara Majavie says the spill ...

Bothasig residents call for action against potholes

Xola Qetsemani|Published

A more permanent solution needs to be found to fix the potholes plaguing Bothasig as they can damage cars and cause accidents, say residents. There were roadworks ...

N7 smash-and-grab video shocker

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Motorists are thinking twice about using the N7 near Dunoon after shocking drone footage on social media last week showed a man in a red hoodie attacking at least ...

Mother and son rescue snakes from Rietvlei

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Table View mother-and-son snake catchers Davine Sansom and Andre Barnard, 21, rescued snakes and a rare mouse at a flooded Rietvlei last week. Responding to reports ...

Storms leave trail of woe

Siyavuya Khaya and Xola Qetsemani|Published

Stormy weather has caused widespread flooding, damage and misery across the city with conditions not expected to let up until Sunday. Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, ...

Widespread flooding as storm batters city

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Stormy weather has caused widespread flooding across the city with conditions not expected to let up until Sunday. Joe Slovo Park in Milnerton, Dunoon, Gugulethu, ...

Failed footbridge a symbol of park’s neglect, say residents

Xola Qetsemani|Published

A concrete footbridge over a small canal next to the Emerald Way Park in Summer Greens broke less than a year after it was built, according to residents who say ...

Wrecked MyCiTi stations to be rebuilt

Xola Qetsemani|Published

The City’s plans to rebuild Dunoon and Joe Slovo’s three MyCiTi stations - wrecked by vandalism and civil unrest - have been welcomed by the two communities. In ...

Taxi driver arrested with 72 warrants

Xola Qetsemani|Published

A Joe Slovo taxi driver who dodged paying fines has been arrested with 72 outstanding warrants in his name, says the City. The man, who was not named, was arrested ...

Montague Drive work nears completion

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Detours and traffic congestion are coming to an end on Montague Drive after months of repairs. It’s been almost a year since two sinkholes opened in the road within ...

Heavy rains leave misery in Zwelitsha

Xola Qetsemani|Published

Zwelitsha in Dunoon was among the scores of shanty towns across the metro left battered by last week’s heavy rains and flooding. ...

Funding appeal to help penguin chicks

Xola Qetsemani|Published

The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (Sanccob) is trying to raise R250 000 to expand its chick-rearing unit. The unit was renovated ...

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