2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (172+ words) The Disaster Risk Management Centre has confirmed that the registration process has been completed following fires that tore through multiple structures in the Dunoon area. "The final count stands at 632 structures destroyed, with 2 604 people affected," said Disaster Risk Management Centre…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (367+ words) After multiple structures were destroyed by fire in the Dunoon area, Gift of the Givers deployed teams to provide assistance to those affected by the disaster. Gift of the Givers provides relief to victims "We are encountering residents returning from…...

4+ day, 23+ min ago   (155+ words) Following reports of multiple structures alight in Site 5, Dunoon, which broke out earlier this morning, the Fire and Rescue Service responded, supported by various City resources on the scene. "Helicopters are water-bombing the flames, which are being fanned by strong…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (261+ words) The City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre has completed its assessment following a fire that swept through the Tsepe Tsepe Informal Settlement in Khayelitsha yesterday. The fire destroyed 177 structures, affecting 377 residents and leaving many displaced and in need…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (367+ words) We distance ourselves from the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association's (KKKA) event tomorrow, and it defeats the objective and heritage and goes against all grains of cultural heritage that have been happening for hundreds of years." This is according to the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (232+ words) Kevin Jacobs, City of Cape Town Traffic Services Spokesperson, said that since 1 December 2025, traffic officers encountered 250 pedestrians walking on the City's freeways. Officers issued fines only as a last resort, after conducting awareness campaigns aimed at protecting lives and preventing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) Following the contestation by the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA) around the venue change for the upcoming Tweede Nuwe Jaar festivities, with the court ruling in their favour on 29 December 2025, the CTMCA's Sedick Soeker said that the Kaapse Klopse…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (272+ words) Thirty-four people lost their lives in road crashes across the Western Cape between 22 and 28 December, with pedestrians making up almost half of the fatalities. During the seven-day period, 27 crashes were recorded on the province's roads. Fourteen of those who died…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (197+ words) In response to an increase in fires affecting local communities during extreme heat, teams from the humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers remain on standby, with particular attention to an active fire in Capricorn. Community leaders and affected residents notified…...