Cape Town Etc News Updates

The Mother City’s social calendar flourishes with dozens of glittering events every year, but the peak is always rather early, during the last week of January. Of course, we’re referring to the most recent Cape Town Met, which made a triumphant return with its ‘Couture Unleashed’ theme and a glitzy… Read more »

Cape Town’s pizza scene has just earned another global bragging right – and this time, it’s a much-loved Woodstock favourite doing the honours. Local wood-fired pizzeria Pizza Connection has secured a coveted spot on Time Out’s freshly updated list of the 18 Best Pizzas in the World, landing at an… Read more »

Glass, Class and Cash: Who will be SA’s top recycling school? The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) is calling on schools across Gauteng, the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and the Greater Durban and Pietermaritzburg regions to take part in its glass recycling challenge, an exciting 2026 Annual Schools Competition. The initiative is… Read more »

A young woman who was living in Cape Town at the time has spoken publicly, alleging that her recruitment into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s network began in the Mother City more than two decades ago, resulting in grooming, abuse and lasting psychological trauma. According to EWN, Juliette Bryant claims she… Read more »

Meta and Google-owned YouTube ‘engineered addiction’ in children, a lawyer for the plaintiff said on Monday as a landmark trial on the effects of social media on minors began in earnest in a California court. ‘This case is about two of the richest corporations in history who have engineered addiction in children’s… Read more »

Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family. Here is your weather forecast for today, 11 February.   Today’s weather in Cape Town features a warm, partly cloudy day with southerly winds and a high of 26°C and a low of 17°C. The UV index will reach a level of 7. Expect 79%… Read more »

A highway siege unfolded on State Road 613 in Puglia on 9 February 2026 as armed robbers ambushed an armoured cash-in-transit van in broad daylight, stopping traffic and forcing stunned motorists to flee, reports Cape {town} Etc. Footage captured by passing motorists showed ‘the van erupting in smoke and debris… Read more »

Two cliffed-out hikers were rescued from steep cliffs above Camps Bay after becoming stranded while descending Table Mountain, Wilderness Search And Rescue (WSAR) teams said, reports Cape {town} Etc. The pair, aged 30 and 39, set off up Platteklip Gorge on Sunday and planned to take the Table Mountain Aerial… Read more »

President Putin and Ramaphosa spoke by telephone on Tuesday about strengthening trade, peace and investment links and coordinating on BRICS and G20 issues, the Kremlin said, reports Cape {town} Etc. According to @PresidencyZA coverage, President Cyril Ramaphosa told Mr Putin that Pretoria supports ‘diplomatic and peaceful efforts aimed at ending the… Read more »

ButtaNutt peanut butter recall alerts South African shoppers after internal tests found slightly elevated aflatoxin levels in limited batches produced on 15 January 2026, the Paarl company said in a public notice, reports Cape {town} Etc. The affected jars include: Chocolate Peanut Butter 250g (BB 15/07/2027) 100% Peanut 1kg (BB… Read more »