Cape Town Etc News Updates

A reported fire near Baviaanshoek in the Cape Winelands has prompted the dispatch of firefighting crews, with further details about the incident still awaited, Cape {town} Etc reports. The alert was shared by NCC Wildfires at 15:24 on Saturday, 7 November, which confirmed that teams were being sent to the area… Read more »

South African pensioners hoping for more money in their monthly SASSA payments will have to wait until February 2027 to find out whether the Older Persons Grant will increase, Cape {town} Etc reports. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reportedly confirmed that no final decision has been made on the next round… Read more »

The outcome of South Africa’s 2026 local government elections is not yet final, with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) ordering vote recounts in five wards after receiving nearly 200 objections from political parties and candidates, Cape {town} Etc reports. The recounts come as the commission works through challenges to… Read more »

Four suspects have been arrested following a robbery in Simon’s Town, after a passerby alerted private security officers and triggered a coordinated response involving security companies and the local neighbourhood watch, Cape {town} Etc reports. The arrests were reportedly made along Simon’s Town Main Road and in Dido Valley earlier in… Read more »

The Western Cape’s 2026 local government election results have now been captured and audited, bringing the province’s counting process closer to a conclusion after outstanding votes, objections and a recount delayed the final confirmation, Cape {town} Etc reports. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has reportedly confirmed that all results… Read more »

Cape Town has been named the world’s most beautiful city in 2026, adding to a growing list of international accolades recognising the South African city’s tourism, hospitality and lifestyle attractions. According to Newsday, the Mother City has collected several prestigious international awards between 2023 and 2026, distinguishing itself in tourism,… Read more »

A South African man facing three charges of possessing child sexual abuse material in the United States is now the subject of an arrest warrant after failing to appear at a court hearing in Minnesota, Cape {town} Etc reports. Glen Venter, 31, was expected to appear before Olmsted County District Court… Read more »

Ethiopia has moved into Africa’s five largest economies, overtaking Morocco after a major revision of its national economic statistics lifted its measured gross domestic product (GDP) to $210.7 billion, Cape {town} Etc reports. Reportedly, the development puts the East African country alongside South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria in the continent’s… Read more »

The DA kept its hold on Cape Town and the ANC slipped again, but the quieter story of this week’s count sits further down the ballot. Parties outside the big two now hold a noticeably bigger slice of the city’s vote, Cape {town} Etc reports. The Cape Town election smaller… Read more »

Nature has sprung a delightful surprise at Vergelegen, the Somerset West wine estate renowned for its magnificent gardens, Cape {town} Etc reports. The estate’s horticultural team has discovered an exquisite butter-yellow rose that emerged through a spontaneous mutation of an existing rose bush, a bi-coloured variety with orange-yellow blooms named… Read more »