The Stellenbosch Initiation Forum’s chairperson said his ‘hands were forced’ into reaching an agreement with the municipality to use alternative land for initiation in Franschhoek, despite it being far from access to necessary supplies and services.
This follows the muggings of three trail runners during the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town 160km race on Table Mountain over the weekend.
Over the weekend, three athletes were mugged during the RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town's 160km race. The incident follows the attack on the British trail runner, Tom Evans, who was also a favourite to win the race.
The Western Cape DA claimed that the municipality failed to deliver services, saying it was drowning in uncollected refuse.
Thousands of Capetonians are expected to attend Sunday night's event, which will see Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis flip the switch to a colourful collection of lights along Adderley Street and around town.
The annual event aims to make the process of clearing outstanding traffic fines and warrants more accessible for residents, and is this year set to run from 1 to 6 December.
The parastatal said that during an internal audit, three questionable transactions executed by the employee were identified.
Tebogo Sepale is facing eleven charges, including two counts of statutory rape, and three for violating the Sexual Offences Act by allegedly engaging in sexual acts with minors.
Western Cape police have arrested five suspects between the age of 32 and 41 for the possession of stolen property in Stellenbosch.
The Nyanga Crime Prevention Unit conducted a search operation in Sihlangu Avenue when they stopped and searched a suspicious vehicle.
The city's safety and security MMC, JP Smith, says its law enforcement contributes immensely in the fight against crime.
This comes after years of delays with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment approaching the courts to review the small scale fishing sector request.
The Western Cape e-Hailing Drivers Association has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with the app companies they work for.
A Grade 11 pupil succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed in the neck by a Grade 10 pupil at Zisukhanyo Secondary School following what is understood to have been an altercation.
A heavy police contingent was on site to manage the tensions, firing stun grenades and using water cannons in attempts to disperse the opposing crowds.
Hill-Lewis addressed Capetonians as the city marked the annual Remembrance Day on Sunday, calling for peace in the world and an end to what he’s described as the senseless killings of people.
The man, believed to be a student from the University of the Western Cape was arrested on Saturday over the stabbing of a CPUT female student.
The human rights advocacy group has called for the protection and proper integration of foreign nationals in South African communities. This follows the fatal shooting of two Somali nationals in Philippi earlier in the week.
