Cape Town Etc News Updates

Cape Town’s public swimming pools will open their doors daily during the September school holidays, giving residents and visitors access to municipal swimming facilities from 23 September to 5 October. The holiday schedule will see most pools operating from 10am to 5pm each day, as the city moves into spring… Read more »

Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family. Here is your weather forecast for Sunday, 20 September 2026. Today’s weather in Cape Town features nice and warm conditions with plenty of sun, with a high of 25°C and a low of 14°C. Expect a bright and beautiful day to close out the… Read more »

Before most of Cape Town starts its day, the ovens at Flour Market are already working. The Gardens bakery at 105 Hope Street combines a daily breakfast operation with a wholesale business supplying bread to restaurants and cafés across the city, putting the production of baguettes, sourdough and croissants at… Read more »

Two people have been arrested in separate police operations in the northern suburbs, with a firearm and ammunition recovered in Uitsig and quantities of cocaine, crystal meth and Mandrax seized in Elsies River, Cape {town}Etc reports. The South African Police Service (SAPS) said the arrests followed interventions by the Anti-Gang… Read more »

Words: Emihle Ngwane/GroundUp Ntombovuyo Gubudela has sold sweets and other snacks at the Nyanga taxi rank since 2020. She is one of about 150 informal traders at the rank who have complained for years about the lack of facilities for traders and commuters. The City of Cape Town has completed… Read more »

(IMAGE IS FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES) A rare catch-and-kill order has been issued for a great white shark believed to have killed swimmer Greg O’Neill at Sorrento Beach in Perth, Western Australia, with authorities continuing to search for both the animal and the 63-year-old’s body. O’Neill was attacked while swimming off… Read more »

Cape Town motorsport driver Marcel Angel has died following a crash during the opening Extreme SuperCars race at Killarney International Raceway on Saturday, 19 September, bringing the day’s racing programme to an early end. The 62-year-old was competing in the first Supercar race of the day when his vehicle crashed… Read more »

As the final stretch of 2026 approaches, the familiar pressure to keep working, meeting deadlines and staying productive is beginning to collide with another reality: sustained exhaustion can carry consequences well beyond simply feeling tired. That question is at the centre of international transformational facilitator Irena Kovaljukova’s South African tour,… Read more »

SanParks announced in a recent post that the annual wildflower season is at its peak. Boasting images of vibrant beautiful wildflowers in full bloom. They have also announced free entry into national parks during the upcoming National Parks week. ‘SA National Parks Week which will be held from 7 to 11… Read more »

A late-night crackdown on illegal street racing in Cape Town took a dangerous turn when traffic officers were allegedly confronted by an angry crowd, leaving two officers injured and three City vehicles damaged. The operation unfolded in Paarden Eiland late on Friday night and continued into the early hours of… Read more »