The City of Cape Town’s newly proposed Short-Term Letting By-Law is drawing sharp criticism from property owners and economic analysts, who warn that the heavy-handed regulations will stifle local entrepreneurship and damage the Western Cape’s vital tourism industry. While marketed by municipal officials as a measure to manage housing supply, the policy introduces aggressive tax…
SANDTON — In his first major national address since assuming the leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Geordin Hill-Lewis declared an end to thirty years of uninterrupted political orthodoxy, asserting that South Africa has firmly entered its ‘second transition.’ Speaking from Sandton on Thursday morning, Hill-Lewis unveiled a comprehensive blueprint aimed at completely restructuring the…
The political and administrative leadership of the Knysna Local Municipality has collapsed following the arrests of former mayor Thando Matika, acting municipal manager Boy Ngubo, and acting chief financial officer Busisiwe Lubelwana on corruption charges. The South African Police Service (SAPS) Political Killings Task Team executed the arrests on Thursday, October 1, 2026, following allegations…
Tug operator Amsol said it had been in contact with the families of the three seafarers whose bodies were recovered off Mossel Bay, and of the two still missing. The five had ended up in the sea about 47 nautical miles south of Mossel Bay on Wednesday after one of them fell overboard from the…
As the City of Cape Town embarks on yet another proposed desalination plant idea, this time a R5 billion project in Paarden Eiland, concerns have been raised among residents and political parties due to potential implications for water tariffs. This comes as prior desalination plants in Strandfontein and Monwabisi, which have since been decommissioned, “provided…
The World Academic Summit 2026 opened in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 29, bringing together global university leaders, policymakers, researchers and representatives from business and civil society to discuss the future of higher education in the age of artificial intelligence. Organised by Times Higher Education (THE) and jointly hosted by the University of Cape…
Cape Town is getting more international flights going into 2027, with two airlines adding frequencies ahead of the peak travel season. British Airways is increasing its number of international flights between London Heathrow and Cape Town for the upcoming summer season. The airline will increase the frequency on the route from seven flights per week…
Two German visitors spent the night on a remote stretch of the Cape Town coastline after one suffered an ankle injury and the pair found themselves struggling along a badly overgrown section of trail near the Boss 400 wreck, Cape {town} Etc reports. The rescue, which began late on Sunday afternoon and ended shortly after midday…
The City of Cape Town has issued an urgent call for residents in several southern and western suburbs to reduce their water consumption while emergency repairs are underway on a major pipeline in Claremont, Cape {town} Etc reports. The City’s Water and Sanitation team began attending to repairs on an 810mm-diameter pipeline on Tuesday, 29 September…
Cape Town – Cape Town Metro Police officers opened fire during a dramatic vehicle stop in Sea Point on Wednesday morning after a confrontation with suspected abalone poachers escalated into a short high-speed chase that ended with five arrests. Dramatic video footage circulating on social media shows officers boxing in a vehicle outside the Point…
