The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has suspended an employee who allegedly defrauded the department of about R1-million. The woman was involved in a special project to supply schools with learning and teaching materials. Read More
With 231 days to go before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?, the City of Cape Town's preparations have reached an advanced stage. Read More
Swift reaction and teamwork between Metro Police CCTV operators and the Central Improvement District security team led to the arrest of two people for attempted house breaking. Read More
The MEC for Community Safety, Adv. Lennit Max will deliver the keynote address during a combined ceremony to commemorate officers who died in the line of duty as well as members of the public who died in crime incidents and road accidents. Read More
The City of Cape Town has been rated as the top municipality in South Africa for Service Delivery by Empowerdex, an economic empowerment rating agency. Read More
Edith Stephens Wetland Park, in conjunction with the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), will once again be hosting a free stargazing evening at the park on Friday, 23 October. Read More
The City of Cape Town's Tygerdal drop-off facility in Oranje Street has recently acquired a chipping machine which is permanently on site. Read More
The City of Cape Town, in partnership with the Provincial Department of Transport, will host the KhayePlain Funride on Saturday to promote Non-Motorised Transport in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha. Read More
Tomorrow, MEC for Education in the Western Cape Donald Grant will be visiting Zeekoevlei Secondary in Lotus River. Read More
The City's Water and Sanitation Department had to shut down the water supply to the Duynefontein area (near Melkbosstrand) at 12:00 (midday) today due to a defective control valve on the 600mm diameter Melkbos pipeline that supplies water to... Read More
Cape Town Traffic Services this morning targeted offenders who illegally use the BMT lane during peak hour traffic. The following offences were recorded during the three hour operation: Read More
Executive Mayor Dan Plato's Community Outreach Programme, "Taking the City to the People", continues this week. Read More
Cape Town is living up to its aim of becoming a green city, with an unprecedented number of sustainability-related events taking place in the city this week, which has been coined Cape Town Green Week. Read More
Yesterday, Westerford High School was named South Africa's top school in a survey commissioned by the Sunday Times. Tomorrow, MEC Grant will be visiting the school to meet and congratulate the teachers and the principal who played such a vital role... Read More
Reproductive health care should be available, accessible, appropriate and affordable to all those who require it. The use of family planning is often influenced by education, place of residence and means. Read More
The City of Cape Town will go ahead with the court application opposing the development of portion 7, farm 940, Dassenberg, Noordhoek after the Planning and Environment Portfolio Committee( PEPCO) last week decided to apply for review of the... Read More
Two brothels in Goodwood have been closed down after a collaborative undercover operation between the South African Police Services and the "Vice Squad" of the City of Cape Town's Specialised Law Enforcement Services. Read More
The Association for Voluntary Sterilisation of South Africa (AVSSA) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Tygerberg Hospital have united in a joint venture to better the quality of sterilisation services in the Western Cape. Read More
To speed up the process and close legislative loopholes that prevent the City from acting effectively against the owners of problem buildings, the task team chaired by Alderman Brian Watkyns, on Monday, 12 October carried out inspections of two more... Read More
On Friday, 16 October, the Metro Police will officially launch its R20 million Integrated Spatial Emergency Response Management System (referred to as ISERMS). Read More