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- Warmer day with bright spells – Tuesday weather forecast
Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family. Here is your weather forecast for Tuesday, 29 September 2026. Today’s weather in Cape Town will be warmer, with bright spells, with a high of 27°C and a low of 14°C. The UV index will reach as high as 7, with cloud cover at… Read more » - Cape Town power outage leaves thousands without electricity across northern and western suburbs
Thousands of Cape Town residents were left without electricity on Monday evening after a widespread fault hit parts of the northern and western suburbs, Cape {town} Etc reports. The outage struck on Monday, 28 September 2026, with both City of Cape Town and Eskom-serviced areas affected at roughly the same time.… Read more » - Activists demand police action after 12th woman killed
Words: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp Members of shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, Cry of the Xcluded and the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) marched to the Kempton Park police station on Monday following the murder of a 12th woman in Ekurhuleni. They were demanding urgent action to deal… Read more » - Cartrack client challenges rejected R150 000 stolen-car claim
A Hammanskraal man has approached the National Consumer Commission after Cartrack rejected his claim, with the dispute raising fresh questions about contract terms and what consumers are told when they sign up, Cape {town} Etc reports. When Ofentse Vinjwa’s car was stolen in Hammanskraal, Tshwane, in June, he expected the Cartrack… Read more » - Clicks takes control of ARC in R507 million beauty deal
Clicks is strengthening its foothold in South Africa’s premium beauty market after agreeing to take control of specialist retailer ARC in a deal worth about R507 million, Cape {town} Etc reports. Reportedly, the pharmacy and retail group announced on Monday, 28 September, that it had agreed to buy an additional 35.3%… Read more » - Cape Town shop owner killed over alleged protection fee
A shop owner in Dunoon, Cape Town, was killed in an attack allegedly linked to a demand for weekly protection money, Cape {town} Etc reports. CCTV footage from the Somali-owned shop reportedly appeared to show a boy believed to be about 16 years old during the deadly attack. According to information… Read more » - ‘We were never consulted’ – Cape Town residents challenge Equinix data centre
Words: Alice Scott / GroundUp Bishop Lavis community leader Michael Hoffmeester lives less than three kilometres from the site of where a hyperscale data centre has been proposed for Cape Town. He said he has been struggling to answer questions from the community about the data centres. The little information… Read more » - New taps and toilets expand access across Cape Town informal settlements
More than 100 informal settlements across Cape Town received new water and sanitation infrastructure during the 2025/26 financial year, with 815 taps and 6 505 toilets installed as the City expands access to basic services. The latest rollout brings the City’s Informal Settlements and Basic Services (ISBS) programme to a… Read more » - Steven Bartlett lists Cape Town mansion for R189m
British entrepreneur and The Diary of a CEO host Steven Bartlett has placed his Bishopscourt mansion on the market for R189 million, almost two years after acquiring the Cape Town property for approximately R93.3 million. The seven-bedroom residence, positioned on the slopes of Table Mountain, is now one of the… Read more » - Cape Town Airbnb hosts could pay triple rates
Words: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp A new by-law seeks to regulate short-term rentals in Cape Town by enforcing registration and imposing commercial rates on properties that are available to be let out on a short-term basis for 183 days or more per year. Objections and comments on the proposed by-law… Read more »
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