Cape Town Etc News Updates

The City of Cape Town says six MyCiTi infrastructure projects in the Metro-Southeast have generated 594 temporary work opportunities worth R38.1 million over the past two years, injecting cash into households and local businesses, reports Cape {town} Etc. The projects form part of the wider MyCiTi rollout, which the City… Read more »

Update: 02 December, 10:30am The notorious ‘Dunoon puppy seller’, Ncubeko Hloni, was re-arrested on Monday after he fled from police custody in Sea Point over the weekend, reports Cape {town} Etc. The Cape of Good Hope SPCA confirmed his capture, which followed a swift and coordinated community response to a citywide… Read more »

Parliament may soon be pulled directly into the heart of the Cape Flats’ gang-ravaged neighbourhoods after the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) launched a new bid to confront the surge in deadly violence gripping the Western Cape. The party has formally called for an Ad Hoc Committee to be established in… Read more »

The Blitzboks returned from Dubai knowing they had work to do, and with the Cape Town leg of the SVNS Series just days away, the mood in the camp has shifted from frustration to fierce determination, Cape {town} Etc reports. Their title defence got off to an unsteady start in… Read more »

A new TikTok viral trend has young female learners laying out well-deserved medals, trophies and certificates and filming the reveal for followers, reports Cape {town} Etc. The trend reposted by @AthiGeleba gained traction on X and has had reactions from parents, teachers and peers. Cape {town} Etc Discount Alert! Unlock Cape… Read more »

With schools out and the festive season in full swing, families across Cape Town are making plans to enjoy the warm-weather break. The Mother City’s range of outdoor spaces, creative hubs and educational attractions has grown for 2025, bringing fresh programmes, extended hours and new activities designed for children of… Read more »

While watching the latest season of the hit series Stranger Things, #SliceOfGasant columnist Gasant Abarder was hit hard by a sense of 80s nostalgia. Those were simpler days that gave rise to unchecked trauma later in life. That grit for our kids is something they can learn from but despite the instant… Read more »

Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family. Here is your weather forecast for today, 2 December. Today’s weather in Cape Town features warm weather with wild winds, a high of 26°C and a low of 18°C. It’ll be another scorcher with the UV index reaching a level of 9. Expect 54% cloud… Read more »

South Africa has closed its airspace to charter flights carrying Palestinians fleeing Gaza, after a series of recent arrivals raised alarm, reports Cape {town} Etc. Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told The National the decision followed the unexpected arrival of a large group and what officials call suspicious travel arrangements. He… Read more »

Cape Town Central police responded to a shooting in Astana Street, Bo-Kaap, on Monday at about 13:30, reports Cape {town} Etc. Officers found a 22-year-old man with gunshot wounds. Medical personnel declared him dead at the scene. Sergeant Wesley Twigg, a Western Cape police spokesman, said ‘ […]the victim was… Read more »