Protesters blocked roads and stoned cars in Cape Town on Monday morning. City of Cape Town traffic services spokesperson Richard Coleman said PG Drive was closed in both directions between Military Road and Sonnet Way. Coleman said protest action had also been reported in Khayelitsha. Mew Way Road was closed in both directions between Pama..
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Chaos is once again the order of the day in Cape Town – Protesters stone cars, block roads
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Latest study finds over 6,000 people living on the streets of Cape Town
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According to a study concluded in November 2018, there were 6,175 people living in shelters and on the streets of the City of Cape Town. Most were males between the ages of 26 and 45. The majority lived in central Cape Town, Mitchells Plain and Bellville. Addressing an audience, most of whom were homeless, together..
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Support for Sovereign State of Good Hope growing daily
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The Sovereign State of Good Hope (SSGH) supporters are gathering at parliament in Cape Town every day for seven days. This after the government was given five days notice of eviction and the Sovereign State of Good Hope took down the South African flag and hoisted their flag in Cape Town on 16 July 2018..
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Clifton beach under attack by some very posh poo
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A sewage spill at Clifton Beach (one of Cape Town’s larniest beaches),forced the City of Cape Town to issue a warning on Wednesday that people should stay out of the sea. A sewage spill at Clifton 1st Beach — near The Bantry‚ where an apartment recently sold for R53.8-million — forced the City of Cape..
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Motorists to cough up as much as R400 a day to park in the Cape Town CBD
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If finding parking in the Cape Town CBD isn’t hard enough, the City of Cape Town plans to increase roadside parking to as much as R400 per day. According to Cape Town Etc, a mayoral committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 10 and could be implemented by as early as 1 July 2019. People..
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National Government gives update on reducing Cape water restrictions
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While the City of Cape Town has suggested that it’s time to reduce some water restrictions. The national Department of Water and Sanitation has told everyone to stop rushing into things. Officials say a lot more rain is still needed before people can relax. Cape Town water restrictions: Will they ever end? According to the..
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City Of Ct Sets Aside R45m To Recruit New Metro Police, Traffic Officials
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The municipality’s safety and security directorate has been allocated more than R110 million following the approval of the city’s 2018/2019 budget.
The City of Cape Town has set aside R45 million to appoint more metro police and traffic officials.
The municipality’s safety and security directorate has been allocated more than R110 million following the approval of the city’s 2018/2019 budget.
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City of Cape Town pushes for “zero tolerance” on land protests
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After weeks of land occupation protests, Cape Town was unusually quiet on Tuesday morning. While communities remain frustrated in their demand for housing and land, the City of Cape Town has announced it is taking a “zero tolerance approach” to land occupations.
A priority committee is set to be established within the South African Police Service (SAPS) to deal with land protests after city officials requested more action to curb protest action.
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Cape Town’s water crisis: driven by politics more than drought
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Cape Town is hurtling towards “Day Zero”: the day taps run dry. This is expected in mid-May, just weeks after the city’s new water supplies are due.
Cape Town is quite used to surviving dry years. Water restrictions get it through and then dams refill, thanks to the wet years that usually follow.
But this time it’s different. Never in recorded history has Cape Town encountered a drought of such severity for three consecutive years.
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Cape Town’s Special Investigation Unit shut down
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The City of Cape Town’s Special Investigation Unit‚ which worked with police and international law enforcement agencies such as the FBI‚ has been shut down. The unit had a wide mandate and‚ before it’s mandate was changed along with it’s name in August‚ it was tasked with assisting the Hawks and the FBI in obtaining..
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