Western cape
WC IEC: We're in the final stages of preparing for Monday’s elections
Provincial electoral officer Michael Hendrickse briefed the media on Thursday on the province’s readiness for the municipal polls.
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14-year-old girl found half naked, with throat slit near Strandfontein Beach
She was left for dead in an area infamous for the dumping of bodies.
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WC records a 9.5% spike in trauma cases over past two weekends
There's been a steady rise since lockdown regulations were relaxed to level 1 at the start of the month.
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ANC, EFF take electioneering to the DA’s turf – the Western Cape
The DA is in control of Cape Town, and while it has seen growth in local government support election on election, it's also delivered less than desirable results in recent by-elections.
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Winde, Fritz meet with WC top cop Patekile to tackle gang violence
On Saturday, a woman was shot dead and seven others wounded when gunmen opened fire on them while they were attending a birthday party in Mitchells Plain.
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WC DA pledges to improve Metrorail & expand MyCiTi services
Cape Town mayoral candidate Geordin Hill-Lewis has on Thursday briefed the media at the Woodstock Train Station.
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Man arrested in connection with Wynberg mosque shooting
On Friday, the three men were shot, one died and two were wounded in Mars Street.
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WC SAPS arrest 2 men during anti-vax protests in Sea Point
A group of around 40 demonstrators took to the area on Saturday, marching against the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Femicide & child murders: WC’s never-ending nightmare
This comes with the news that two men have been arrested for the murder of four-year-old Scarlett Cottle from Ottery.
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WC govt launches taxi service to transport people to Atlantis jab sites
The Western Cape Government has on Monday launched a Red Dot Taxi Service in the west coast town on the outskirts of Cape Town.
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Parklands man arrested by Hawks for being in possession of drugs worth R3m
The 52-year-old was apprehended earlier on Friday when authorities executed a search warrant at a house.
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WC health department says it sees a decline in demand for COVID jab
To date, more than 1.2 million residents in the Western Cape province have been fully vaccinated.
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WC residents urged to use water responsibly as dam levels increase
Cape Town supply dams are more than 100% full.
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CT tourism sector hopes for eased lockdown to boost summer business
The sector has been battered by the pandemic and associated lockdowns and the provincial government together with those working in the sector are hoping for restrictions to be eased.
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Winde: It's time to end state of disaster as tool to manage COVID-19
The province is one of several, including Gauteng, that have passed the peak of the COVID-19 third wave.
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DA: More than 36,000 sexual offences cases in WC delayed due to DNA test backlog
The party said it's submitted a dossier on the crisis to President Cyril Ramaphosa's National Council on gender-based violence.
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Metrorail: 26 suspects arrested recently for cable theft, vandalism in WC
Between mid-August and early this month, the rail operator and police have been busy cracking down on crime affecting train operations.
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Investigations under way after four Wellington men shot dead
No arrests have been made at this stage and the motive for the attack is unclear.
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CT Tourism joins call for Ramaphosa to move WC to alert level 2
Cape Town Tourism CEO Enver Duminy said with the summer season approaching he was encouraging, residents, tourism employees, and visitors to get vaccinated.
