Hospitals across the Western Cape were under “severe pressure” on Sunday due to a sharp increase in patients with severe Covid-19. The provincial health department said in a statement that a steep increase in non Covid-19 trauma cases was…
https://twitter.com/BOSBEER2006/status/1281178639191674880 Two trucks were blown over by strong winds in the Western Cape on Thursday as the first of two storms made landfall. Western Cape police chief Kenny Africa confirmed that a video…
By UNATHI NKANJENI Will the Western Cape move to a level 3 lockdown or will it remain on level 4? This is the question posed by many as some parts of the country are set to move at the end of May. The province’s confirmed Covid-19 cases…
The growing global trend of customers going grocery shopping in inflatable T-Rex costumes has made its way to SA — and people are loving it. With the persistent uncertainty on when the coronavirus pandemic will end, people are going to…
The number of South Africans to die of Covid-19 has climbed to 148, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Ten deaths were reported in the last 24 hours – seven of them in the Western Cape and one each in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and…
Drought-hit Karoo farmers will be given R50m in emergency funding to buy fodder for their livestock, the Western Cape government said on Wednesday. Finance MEC David Maynier and agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer said the money would go to…
Most of the more than 16,000 carjackings that were reported from April 1 2018 to March 31 this year occurred in townships. According to the crime statistics released in parliament on Thursday morning, 15,098 cars were hijacked in…
By Khulekani Magubane Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Des Van Rooyen has announced an allocation of more than R74 million in drought relief to the Western Cape. Various municipalities in the Western Cape have…
CAPE Town-based company Retail Capital is stepping up to aid small business owners in Knysna. The fire has left many businesses damaged and struggling. After a dispatch team from Retail Capital visited the area, the following statistics…
The Western Cape is pumping R75-million into emergency recovery efforts in Knysna. The decision was made at a meeting of the provincial cabinet in the fire-ravaged town on Wednesday. Michael Mpofu‚ spokesman for Premier Helen Zille‚ said…
Pupils given outlet for night or terror in bold murals series If a picture can say a thousand words, then murals painted by pupils at Knysna High School tell a dramatic story of the terror, trauma and caring they experienced on the night…
Last week the Western Cape government declared the province a disaster area because of the severe drought. This week residents were warned to stay indoors to escape the wrath of the worst storm Cape Town had seen in 30 years. Gale force…
The “worst storm in living memory” began to unleash its fury on Cape Town early on Wednesday. Roofs were blown off in Strand‚ Kalkfontein‚ Delft‚ Mfuleni and Mandalay‚ according to the City of Cape Town. Two people were injured when a…
