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- World Smile Day: From coffee to holidays, what makes South Africans smile?
What puts a smile on South Africans’ faces? For some, it is a holiday. For others, it is a coffee, a favourite drink or an evening spent with family and friends. On World Smile Day today, 2 October, a new survey by Operation Smile South Africa has placed a price… Read more » - MPs call for urgent action on dental technicians
Words: Liezl Human / GroundUp Parliament has recommended urgent mediation to end a seven-year standoff between the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and the South African Dental Technicians Council (SADTC), which has left dental technology students unable to complete their training. CPUT and the council, which regulates dental technicians,… Read more » - Morning showers and cloudy skies – Friday weather forecast
Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family. Here is your weather forecast for Friday, 2 October 2026. Today’s weather in Cape Town will bring morning showers followed by cloudy conditions, with a high of 19°C and a low of 13°C. The UV index will reach a moderate level of 3, while… Read more » - Safeguarding community assets starts with all of us
A broken streetlight, a damaged traffic signal or a school stripped of its equipment may seem like an isolated incident. But the consequences can quickly spread through an entire neighbourhood. When shared infrastructure is damaged or stolen, communities can face disruptions that go well beyond the immediate cost of replacing… Read more » - Cape Town townships spark debate on living conditions
A viral social media discourse surrounding living conditions in Cape Town’s working-class townships has reignited a fierce national debate on internal migration, spatial inequality, and economic access in South Africa. Online conversations on X have drawn sharp comparisons between urban settlement realities in the Western Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal, placing… Read more » - Three dead, two missing after Mossel Bay coast incident
Three AMSOL seafarers have died and two remain missing following a fatal incident off the Mossel Bay coast on Wednesday, 30 September, Cape {town} Etc reports. Five AMSOL employees were involved in the incident, with three bodies recovered on the same day. The two remaining seafarers are still missing. The incident occurred… Read more » - ‘Know their names’: Cape Town to host shroud walk for Palestinian children
A 20-metre shroud bearing the names of Palestinian children killed in Gaza will be carried through central Cape Town on 7 October, turning a vast and difficult-to-grasp death toll into a procession of individual names, Cape {town} Etc reports. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) South Africa says the Know Their… Read more » - SABC TV licence: Unpaid accounts could lead to fines and legal action
South Africans who have outstanding TV licence payments could face financial and legal consequences, with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) continuing to enforce the requirements surrounding television licences, Cape {town} Etc reports. The warning comes as concerns over TV licence compliance remain widespread, with many licence holders failing to keep… Read more » - Christa Pike hospitalised after Tennessee execution attempt fails
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been taken to hospital after an attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed, according to her lawyers. Pike, 50, was administered two doses of pentobarbital at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Wednesday evening, but remained alive. Her legal team filed… Read more » - Ostrich farming icon Saag Jonker found dead three days after floodwaters swept away vehicle
Well-known Oudtshoorn ostrich farmer Sagaria ‘Saag’ Jonker has been found dead inside his Toyota Land Cruiser, three days after floodwaters swept the vehicle into the Olifants River. Jonker, 85, disappeared on Sunday after trying to cross a low-water bridge in the Rooiheuwel area, about 3km outside Oudtshoorn. According to IOL, Police divers… Read more »
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