Western Cape police preparing the way for safe elections next week

Byron Lukas|Published

At a provincial parade in Belhar yesterday, operational members received their marching orders from SAPS provincial management, who said there will be boots on the ...

No arrests made for bread truck murders despite rumours circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp

Byron Lukas|Published

The shooting, captured by the truck’s dashboard camera, shows three men coming under attack last Thursday while they were sitting inside a Sasko bread truck on the ...

Southern Suburbs high school learners urged to be vigilant as crime in the area spikes

Byron Lukas|Published

This after the Safe Schools Call Centre reported that learners from Sans Souci Girls’ High School and Claremont High School have fallen victim to a spate of cellphone ...

19 year old Bosmansdam High rugby star needs help to play in Ireland later this year

Byron Lukas|Published

Mihlali Nomtayi, 19, was scouted by the Rhinos Rugby team for their tour of Ireland in September, following his outstanding performance in the Patriot Sports Festival’s ...

Fire-hit rugby club pleads for help to ‘rise from ashes’

Byron Lukas|Published

The fire that erupted in the early hours of Sunday morning destroyed the club’s equipment clubhouse.

University of the Western Cape's student-led wellness centre aims to reduce patient load

Byron Lukas|Published

Run by 3rd and 4th-year health science students across the Community and Health Science faculty from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), the centre is based ...

Small-scale fisheries to benefit from preferential harbour access deal

Byron Lukas|Published

The preferential access will be in terms of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and the Department of ...

Two Oceans board admits fault for wrong cut-off times

Byron Lukas|Published

The conclusion of last month’s 56km ultra-marathon left some runners disgruntled and claiming they were wrongfully prevented from completing the race.

Small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMME) Booster Fund helps sustain jobs

Byron Lukas|Published

The SMME Booster Fund has helped 950 SMMEs, sustained 4 977 jobs and dedicated R85. 5 million to these ‘essential engines of economic growth and job creation. ’

Harbour explosion: Full investigation into fatal explosion aboard fishing trawler launched

Byron Lukas|Published

Contractors were busy with repairs on board the vessel, identified as the Realeka, at around 5pm on Monday when a nitrogen tank exploded.

Blatant M5 highway street light cable thieves caught in the act

Byron Lukas|Published

The City has issued a strong warning to those attempting to commit cable theft after three suspects hiding in a trench were caught in broad daylight attempting to ...

Officials battling with identification process of victims in George building collapse

Byron Lukas|Published

Authorities in George are moving slowly to establish the identities of victims removed from the rubble, as those recovered are in a state of decomposition.

Table Bay Harbour gas blast kills one, leaves four others hospitalised

Byron Lukas|Published

One person has died and four others were hospitalised following an explosion on a vessel docked in Table Bay Harbour on Monday.

Praise for sniffer dogs playing crucial role in George building collapse tragedy

Byron Lukas|Published

A crucial component of the search and rescue operations through the week has been the sniffer dogs from the K9 units that have been deployed to the Garden Route ...

Discovery of trapped worker found alive 116 hours after George collapse is a ‘miracle’

Theolin Tembo and Byron Lukas|Published

Premier Alan Winde has described the discovery of a trapped worker as a miracle. This after the man was found alive 116 hours after the George building collapse ...

George building collapse owners break silence, death toll now at 13

Byron Lukas|Published

The owner and developer of the five-storey building that collapsed in George claiming the lives of at least 13 people, as of Saturday morning, said they will fully ...

Calls for full-scale probe into collapsed building in George

Byron Lukas and Robin-Lee Francke|Published

As rescue operations enter the fifth day, the chairperson of the portfolio committee on human settlements in Parliament, Machwene Semenya, called for an in-depth ...

Gruelling weekend in store for rescue crews at collapsed building site in George

Byron Lukas|Published

Rescue crews working to locate construction workers trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in George are in for a long and challenging weekend.

George building collapse: Number of people unaccounted for rises to 44, deaths now at 8

Byron Lukas|Published

A Mossel Bay electrician is among more than 20 people recovering in hospital after spending more than 24 hours trapped under rubble of the collapsed building in ...

Sad residents want last 14 ducks to stay in their village

Byron Lukas|Published

Twenty ducks were removed from the residential complex last month following complaints by disgruntled residents.

George building collapse: Three independent engineers brought in while rescue efforts continue

Byron Lukas|Published

Seventy-five workers, including painters, electricians and construction workers, were in the multi-storey building in Victoria Street when it collapsed on Monday. ...

George building collapse rescue goes into 40th hour with 36 people retrieved, seven declared dead

Byron Lukas|Published

The tally of retrieved patients pulled from the debris of the collapsed building in George has risen to 36. This was as of 5:33am, on Wednesday morning, after a ...

WATCH: Search still continues for trapped workers under rubble in George

Byron Lukas|Published

It has been more than 24 hours since the multi-story building collapsed in Victoria Street, and forty-seven workers are still unaccounted for as rescue operations ...

George building collapse: Mum’s the word on contractor, while six confirmed dead

Byron Lukas|Published

Authorities have remained tight lipped regarding the contractor whose multi-story building collapsed in George.

George construction tragedy pics: Deadly collapse operation ‘going to take a few days’

Theolin Tembo and Byron Lukas|Published

Premier Alan Winde said the Western Cape had resources, which had come in yesterday and last night, to assist. Several other provinces were also offering their assistance. ...