Cape Town Etc News Updates

In a move set to change how aspiring drivers experience testing day, the City of Cape Town will roll out its Computerised Learner’s Licence Testing system across all 18 Driving Licence Testing Centres from next week, marking the final phase of a project that has quietly been building momentum since… Read more »

Words: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp The word ‘ballroom’ may evoke images of people in evening wear dancing hand-in-hand. But a ballroom event in Cape Town on Saturday, 7 February, was nothing of the sort. Ballroom culture in the queer community has its origins in the US, where it developed throughout the 20th… Read more »

The Vredendal Regional Court has convicted David Navarro Roman, a 41-year-old Spanish citizen, for unlawfully possessing and importing protected reptiles from the Northern Cape into the Western Cape. Judgment was handed down Thursday, with the court finding Roman guilty on three counts tied to the possession of 22 Armadillo Girdled… Read more »

The body of a 32-year-old man, bearing a gunshot wound to the head, was found along Vogelvlei Street on Friday afternoon, 13 February setting off an official probe now under way by Mfuleni SAPS, Cape {town}Etc reports. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg confirmed that a murder case has been registered, as… Read more »

Words: Zoe Erasmus/Getaway Magazine There is something about Cape Town that turns ordinary habits into rituals. Perhaps it is the proximity to the ocean, the mountain looming in the background, or the way light stretches late into summer evenings. Whatever the reason, daily life here has a rhythm that visitors… Read more »

Cinema schedules are about to get a nostalgic jolt. From 20 February, audiences across South Africa can experience EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert on giant-format screens as Ster-Kinekor launches a one-week exclusive run in IMAX venues ahead of a nationwide 2D rollout from 27 February. The 96-minute production blends restored… Read more »

Cape Town’s magic doesn’t end where the city lights fade; it stretches across winding coastal roads, mountain passes, and valleys draped in vines. Whether you’re chasing the ocean breeze or the scent of fynbos, every curve reveals another reason why the Mother City is one of the world’s most photogenic… Read more »

Captain Laura Wolvaardt once again led from the front as the South Africa women clinched a six-wicket victory over Pakistan women in the second T20 international at Willowmoore Park on Friday. With rain forcing the match into a 14-overs-a-side contest, Pakistan managed 100 for nine after being put under sustained… Read more »

Continuity is set to define the next chapter at SAFA Cape Town, with Bennett Bailey poised to be returned unopposed as president for a third term when the elective congress is held on Sunday at the University of the Western Cape. His deputy slate, Linda Pistoli, Nomonde Ndyoko and Andrew… Read more »

Following the safe rescue of the three crew of SV Angel Wings by the Motor Vessel Bryant, further coordinated efforts have ensured their swift and secure return to South Africa, Cape {town} Etc reports. Once the South African Navy was informed of the situation, they promptly offered to intercept the MV Bryant as she continued… Read more »