PHATHU LUVHENGO The City of Cape Town has cautioned people to stay away from seals after a confirmed rabies case. It issued the warning on Friday after a case was confirmed by the Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Services. It said a…
A Cape Town doctor’s decision to save a mother’s amniotic sac during a complex C-section birth has saved the life of baby Ephraim Maleho, who was born with vital organs outside his abdomen. Ephraim’s intestines and half his liver were…
For years South Africans in need of tissue and bone transplants have largely had to depend on overseas donors and technology to have restorative treatments. But now they will have this specialised treatment right on their doorstep, thanks…
A group of campaigners picketed outside the St George’s Cathedral on June 9 and afterwards marched to parliament protesting the unfair dismissal of former Western Cape head of detectives Major-General Jeremy Vearey. He was dismissed after…
About 1,510kg of evil eye puffer fish have been removed in False Bay and there is now a significant decline in puffer fish mortalities since a mass washout three weeks ago. City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for spatial planning…
Cape Town heart surgeon Otto Thaning has, at 80, become the oldest person to swim the 7.5km from Robben Island to the mainland. Thaning braved 16ºC water for a swift 2hr 52min crossing, his 13th. He was paced by Robben Island veteran…
Bishops Diocesan College is investigating an alleged rape at the school after a video of the incident was published on social media. In a statement on Friday, the prestigious Cape Town independent boys’ school said it was aware of the…
Orlando Pirates earned what seemed a crucial and relatively convincing 2-0 win against Cape Town City at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday evening to remain in touch with the DStv Premiership title race. Deon Hotto set the tone scoring the…
The bodies of four children were found after they fell into a hole in Nyanga, Cape Town, the city’s emergency services said. City of Cape Town fire and rescue services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said they were alerted to the incident…
The body of a hiker was found on Sunday morning on the Camps Bay side of Lion’s Head. According to Wilderness Search and Rescue spokesperson Johan Marais, their team was activated after a report that a hiker had fallen, and that other…
A police bomb disposal team disarmed an explosive device strapped to the body of a hijacked cash-in-transit guard in Cape Town on Saturday. SBV Services confirmed that two teams of guards delivering cash to an ATM were hijacked and later…
The Covid-19 lockdown regulations prohibiting access to beaches failed the test of enforceability on Saturday as Cape Town police retreated in the face of determined beachgoers. Protesters arrived at Muizenberg beach armed with logic,…
“To this day, looking back, it was a fight. You win some, you lose some. I lost that one – but I managed to not die,” said Malcolm Esterhuizen outside the Cape Town high court on Thursday after the final day of the murder trial against…
Judge Judith Cloete handed the convicted murderer known as the Table Mountain Killer two life sentences and an additional 33 years in the Cape Town high court on January 28 2021. Blessing Bveni was convicted in December 2020 for the…
A 30-year-old man was arrested for reckless and negligent driving in Cape Town on Monday after he defied bullets, road rules and police as he sped away from metro police officers. Making the escape more audacious, his vehicle had the air…
