Cape Town Etc News Updates

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 »

Indie-rock favourites Shortstraw are back and Cape {town} Etc has tickets to give away for their return shows in Cape Town and Stellenbosch. The band released Everything In Between, a four-track EP, on 4 September, their first official release in five years. It’s the opening chapter of a bigger three-part… Read more »

A former forensic analyst has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after DNA data manipulation was found linked to hundreds of criminal cases in Colorado, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to The Guardian’s report, Yvonne ‘Missy’ Woods, who worked for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, pleaded guilty to perjury,… Read more »

The Springboks may have been thousands of kilometres from South Africa, but Rassie Erasmus had home firmly on his mind after the team’s latest victory over the All Blacks, Cape {town} Etc reports. South Africa beat New Zealand 43-28 in Baltimore on Saturday, 12 September, securing a 3-1 series victory… Read more »

Residents and small businesses in Woodstock, Hout Bay and nearby areas are being given the chance to help test a new way of keeping food waste out of Cape Town’s landfills, Cape {town} Etc reports. The City of Cape Town is running a food-waste diversion trial at the Woodstock and Hout… Read more »

Good morning, Cape {town} Etc family. Here is your weather forecast for Sunday, 13 September 2026. Today’s weather in Cape Town will feature broken intervals with showers in places in the afternoon, with a high of 22°C and a low of 14°C. The UV index will be a moderate level… Read more »

A mother and her two daughters escaped an apartment fire after becoming trapped inside their second-floor flat in the early hours of the morning, with a nearby stranger stepping in to catch the children as they were lowered from a window, Cape {town} Etc reports. The story broke on social media,… Read more »

President Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to respond to five demands from US President Donald Trump aimed at addressing growing tensions between South Africa and the United States. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said that the President would respond, although he declined to give a specific timeframe, saying, ‘It will be timely,’… Read more »

The BRICS summit in New Delhi has cleared a major diplomatic hurdle, with leaders agreeing on a joint declaration despite deep divisions over the war involving Iran, the United States and Israel, Cape {town} Etc reports. The agreement is significant because the expanded bloc has struggled to find common ground on… Read more »

A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in Uitsig on Friday afternoon after a private security guard allegedly opened fire while three boys were on the grounds of the former Holy Cross Home, Cape {town} Etc reports. The fatal shooting reportedly took place at about 4:30 on 11 September on De… Read more »