Cape Town Etc News Updates

Update: Rumours linking Joel Booysen to Monday afternoon’s deadly day light shooting in a cafe near Marine Circle have been shut down after Booysen himself took to Instagram to confirm that he was not the victim, Cape {town} Etc reports. Speculation began spreading across various social media platforms shortly after… Read more »

Latest crime stats reveal Cape Town’s deadly reality Latest crime statistics reveal a Western Cape still gripped by gang violence and gender-based violence, even as national murder figures inch downward South Africa recorded 5 181 murders between January and March 2026, an average of 58 people every day. The national… Read more »

A quiet but emotional scene unfolded at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday morning as the first group of Ghanaian nationals voluntarily departed South Africa to return home after years of trying to build new lives abroad. Some carried small bags. Others held children close while waiting to board. For… Read more »

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA rescued approximately 24 dogs, including nursing mothers and their puppies, from a backyard breeding operation in Dunoon, Cape Town, on Wednesday, Cape {town} Etc reports. This comes after inspectors executed a magistrate’s court-issued warrant. The animals were found in overcrowded enclosures, surrounded by faeces, diarrhoea,… Read more »

Let’s be honest, as South Africans, we’re never quite ready for the cold. Now that winter is really here, our main mission is simply to find and keep warmth wherever we can. It’s in the extra layer you wear all day, the chilly walk from the car into work, and… Read more »

A Mossel Bay couple was found murdered in the Pafuri section of Kruger National Park on 22 May 2026, marking the first violent incident of its kind in the park’s 100-year history, Cape {town} Etc reports. SANParks confirmed the bodies were discovered in the remote northern region, which shares a combined… Read more »

The Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search has officially returned with applications opening this week, Cape {town} Etc reports. Since launching in 2016, the biennial programme has become one of the country’s most talked-about design platforms, helping young creatives move from passion projects and small studios into serious commercial spaces.… Read more »

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube tabled South Africa’s R38.2 billion Basic Education Budget Vote on Tuesday evening in the National Assembly, Cape {town} Etc reports. Gwarube described it as money that belongs to the country’s children, not its politicians. Earlier this evening I tabled the 2026/2027 Basic Education Budget vote.… Read more »

South African online shoppers have handed Takealot something remarkable: over five million shoppers and more than one billion product searches in a single year, and with them, an unusually honest portrait of what the country needs, wants and cannot quite afford yet. To mark its 15th birthday, the platform has… Read more »

Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family. Here is your weather forecast for today, 27 May. Today’s weather in Cape Town will continue to be cloudy and cool, with a high of 18°C and a low of 13°C. The UV index will reach a low level of 1. Expect 95% cloud cover today,… Read more »