Our Cape Town Tour schedule at the South African Astronomical Observatory is here! Come experience the magic of the night sky with us for an unforgettable astro-adventure 🔭🌙 🌟 Open Nights: 11 & 25 🚀 Night Tours: 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21 Whether you’re a curious beginner or a space enthusiast, there’s…
New app feature allows Cape Town residents to report crime
Vicky Stark – 21 April 2026 `I’m all for this. If there’s a way to actually do this and have a response without having to sit on your phone for hours trying to get through to them, that’s great,’ said Friedman. People can now report certain crimes and by-law infringements on the City of Cape…
Africa’s electric motorbike future can be built locally and powered by solar – our 6,000km ride shows what’s possible
MJ (Thinus) Booysen – 30 March 2026 Across much of Africa, motorcycles are not leisure vehicles. They are workhorses. They carry commuters, schoolchildren, goods, medicines and deliveries. For millions of people, they provide the most affordable and accessible form of transport, while also creating livelihoods for riders and small businesses. In many places, they fill the gap left…
Cape Town swimmers demand public pools stay open seven days a week in summer
A sign at a public participation meeting on the City of Cape Town’s proposed 2026/27 budget. Residents called for pools to be open seven days a week in the summer months. Photo: Matthew Hirsch 17 April 2026 | By Matthew Hirsch Dressed in swimming caps and goggles, community members took their protest to the City’s…
Everyone in South Africa has the right to access housing and no-one should be evicted into homelessness.
22 April 2026: JOINT STATEMENT BY NDIFUNA UKWAZI (NU), ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO (Abm), RECLAIM THE CITY (RTC), INNER CITY FEDERATION (ICF), RENT CONTROL GROUP (RCG), GENERAL INDUSTRIES WORKERS UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, (GIWUSA) AND SOUTH AFRICAN FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (SAFTU) AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS INSTITUTE (SERI) ON THE DRAFT PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL EVICTION FROM AND…
A suburban scourge – pseudoscience and groundwater detectors
a borehole being drilled in a driveway in Betty’s Bay. (Photo: Roger Parsons) By Roger Parsons – 8 April 2026 Recent droughts and low dam levels have driven demand for domestic borehole drilling, creating fertile ground for these opportunists. Groundwater scientists have long been at odds with water dowsers – or stokkiewysers, call them what…
Cape Town scraps ‘misleading’ lower property rates messaging
Tara Roos The City of Cape Town has removed its public claim that “lower rates are coming to Cape Town” after a complaint lodged with the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) by the Cape Independence Advocacy Group (Ciag)… READ MORE
SA households urged to meet June deadline for domestic worker earnings submissions
Picture: Pixabay.com Chante Ho Hip – 17 April 2026 Domestic workers include cleaners, gardeners, household drivers, and caretakers of children, the elderly, or the frail. South African households employing domestic workers are urged to submit their earnings returns to the Department of Employment and Labour before the June deadline… READ MORE
FAIR AND PARTICIPATORY PROCESS FOR NEW WARD COMMITTEE ELECTION RULES BEFORE 2026 LOCAL POLLS!
Immediately initiate a fully participatory process to amend the Ward Committee Election and Operation Rules prior to the 2026 Local Government Elections. The current rules deny us meaningful democratic representation at the ward level. We are excluded from voting, our community structures are marginalised, and decisions affecting our wards are made without our input. This…
One million seeds illegally harvested in Western Cape’s biodiversity trafficking
A shift from plant poaching to mass seed harvesting has triggered alarm in the Western Cape, with more than one million seeds illegally stripped from the province in just five months. Figures revealed in a recent parliamentary reply show that between October 2025 and February 2026, a total of 1 064 032 seeds and 8…