Cape Town Etc News Updates

For families turning to private tutoring to help children keep pace at school, the cost can rise sharply as learners move closer to matric. New analysis of 750 tutoring advertisements places the average hourly rate at R330, with some Grade 12 mathematics tutors charging as much as R750 an hour.… Read more »

An auction bringing together prominent names from South Africa’s art world will support animal welfare programmes across Cape Town later this month, with donated works going under the hammer in Bo-Kaap. The African Tails Art Auction will take place at the Erik & Claude Foundation on 17 September, with all… Read more »

Eight people are due to appear in court after police seized an unlicensed firearm, drugs and an undisclosed amount of cash during weekend operations across several Cape Town communities, Cape {town}Etc reports. The arrests followed operations conducted by members of Operation Lockdown 3 in Ravensmead, Elsies River, Bellville South, Heideveld,… Read more »

Buying a pre-owned vehicle increasingly starts online, but consumers are now being warned that convincing photographs, dealership profiles and even familiar voices may not be enough to establish that a vehicle or seller is genuine. The National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) has raised concerns about a growing wave of digitally… Read more »

Words: Zayaan Marthinus/Getaway Magazine Ever wondered how you could experience 5-star luxury without committing to the hefty price tag? The answer is actually quite simple: look beyond the room. While booking into a 5-star hotel is deeply appealing to the glamorous version of you, your experience doesn’t have to be… Read more »

A South African conservation photographer who grew up in a rural community bordering the Kruger National Park has been selected for the Obama Foundation’s 2026 African Leaders cohort. At 29, Rifumo Mathebula, who is the Programme Director of Wild Shots Outreach, has moved from a childhood spent herding livestock near… Read more »

Learners across South Africa, along with their parents, guardians and educators, are invited to join Invest-ED’s next national livestream, aimed at helping young people make more informed decisions about study and future careers, Cape {town} Etc reports. Invest-ED is Investec’s national programme for grade 8 to 12 high-schoolers and their… Read more »

Exclusive Books is folding its 75th birthday into the one campaign built for exactly this kind of celebration. This September, the retailer’s long-running Homebru initiative, now in its 24th year, doubles as the stage for the brand’s own South African story. Homebru launched in 2002 to put South African authors… Read more »

Six Nigerian nationals have been extradited from South Africa to the United States over alleged wire fraud and money laundering linked to online romance scams, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to SAPS, the Hawks and INTERPOL South Africa facilitated the extradition on Friday, 11 September. The six men are allegedly… Read more »

A 25-year-old e-hailing driver was rescued in Heathfield after Steenberg police arrested five suspects in connection with an alleged kidnapping and rape on Saturday, 12 September, Cape Town. The incident began after the victim arranged to meet a woman he had connected with through his e-hailing work, Cape {town} Etc… Read more »