Cape Town Etc News Updates

Students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) will have to wait longer before returning to lectures, with the university keeping its academic programme on hold amid ongoing concerns over safety. CPUT suspended classes and instructed students to leave university residences after protests broke out last week. The disruption… Read more »

The Springboks will have to produce something special over the next three Tests after the All Blacks landed the first blow in the Greatest Rivalry Series with a 33-16 victory at Ellis Park on Saturday, Cape {town} Etc reports. South Africa had opportunities to build a significant lead, but too… Read more »

A disturbing incident in Cape Town has led to the arrest of an elderly couple after they allegedly approached a babysitter and offered money for a child she was looking after. The incident happened in Table View on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the South African Police Service (SAPS) to launch a… Read more »

Rescuers in Ukraine spent the night picking through the wreckage of a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih after a deadly Russian drone attack left at least 16 people dead and 130 injured. The attack struck the busy mall in President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown on Friday, with emergency teams continuing their… Read more »

Cape Town is set to become a meeting point for photographers and visual storytellers when the Cape Town Photography Festival returns for its second edition in September, Cape {town} Etc reports. Running from 2 to 26 September 2026, the festival has grown significantly since its launch, with this year’s programme… Read more »

Kayla Jenecker is lacing up her running shoes for a cause close to home, Cape {town} Etc reports. The co-director of 42 Unbreakable, an anti-bullying campaign that has spent nine years visiting schools across the country, is taking on a personal challenge this August: running to 42 schools across Mitchell’s… Read more »

Western Cape police are offering cash rewards of up to R100 000 per case for information that could help secure arrests and convictions after 11 people were killed in three shooting incidents in Gugulethu, Langa and Lingelethu West earlier this month, Cape {town} Etc reports. The South African Police Service… Read more »

Cape Town cyclists have been warned to avoid the Lower Church Street bridge in Woodstock after three riders were attacked in at least two incidents over the past week, Cape {town} Etc reports . According to the City of Cape Town and the Pedal Power Association (PPA) the hotspot, also… Read more »

Residents across parts of the Helderberg face another Cape Town water disruption tonight as planned maintenance continues on a critical bulk water pipeline, Cape {town} Etc reports. The City of Cape Town has scheduled a second overnight disruption from 7pm on Saturday, 22 August, until 7am on Sunday, 23 August.… Read more »

The City of Cape Town is giving nearly 80 employees new data skills to help officials make more informed decisions and improve services for residents, Cape {town} Etc reports. The City of Cape Town is betting that better use of the information it already collects could make a practical difference to… Read more »