Mayor De Lille appoints city’s first chief resilience officer

Zara Nicholson|Published

Cape Town's chief resilience officer will lead city-wide efforts to build holistic resilience to the social, physical and economic challenges.

Councillor’s temper boils over

Zara Nicholson|Published

A suburban spat reached boiling point when a DA councillor pushed his fist into a Wynberg resident's throat at an inspection of a property in Claremont yesterday. ...

Most Capetonians feel safe in the CBD

Zara Nicholson|Published

Around 74% of people feel safe in Cape Town's CBD, day or night, says a report by the Central City Improvement District.

‘Nothing irregular’ about logotender award

Zara Nicholson|Published

The city has defended the appointment of its director of strategic communications, Carol Avenant, who worked at one of the companies that won the R8-million tender ...

City logo designer speaks

Zara Nicholson|Published

The designer behind the controversial proposed city logo firmly believes it is a "beautiful logo which has the potential to become iconic".

Muggings ‘the norm’ in Bo-Kaap

Zara Nicholson|Published

Bo-Kaap business owners have called on local authorities to step in to stop the crime wave that they say is worsening daily.

Call to act on rising crime wave

Zara Nicholson|Published

Bo- Kaap business owners have called on local authorities to step in to stop the crime wave that they say is worsening daily, with residents and tourists mugged ...

Sanitation protesters lay down demands

Zara Nicholson|Published

A leader behind the city's sanitation protests, former ANC councillor Andile Lili, emerged from a meeting with mayor Patricia de Lille yesterday declaring that they ...

ANC holds city march today

Zara Nicholson|Published

The ANC is to march on Premier Helen Zille and mayor Patricia de Lille's offices today over housing, land and sanitation - at the same time that leaders from informal ...

Target gangs not drivers, says Ehrenreich

Zara Nicholson|Published

Cosatu has blasted JP Smith for targeting motorists using cellphones while Cape Town is besieged by gang violence.

Illegal dumpers could lose their trucks

Zara Nicholson|Published

The city has issued fines of millions of rand for illegal dumping in six months - and will soon have the powers to seize the vehicles used.

Tourism figures soar in ‘bumper season’

Zara Nicholson|Published

Tourism in Cape Town is back on track, with figures returning to pre-recession numbers.

Cellphone blitz on city highways

Zara Nicholson|Published

Traffic officials struck again yesterday, confiscating 18 cellphones from motorists using the devices while driving.

Vandalised toilets costs Cape R13m

Zara Nicholson|Published

R13 million spent on repairing vandalised toilets could have been better spent on improving services in townships.

Violence expected after killing

Zara Nicholson|Published

Brooklyn residents have been expecting violence after the release of a 28s gang member from prison and fear retaliatory attacks after he was shot dead.

City, UCT look to sue price-fixers

Zara Nicholson|Published

The City of Cape Town, UCT and the Construction Industry Development Board have yet to take action against companies implicated in tender collusion.

Busker: Cops won’t be charged

Zara Nicholson|Published

A prosecutor could not find intent to cause malicious damage in the case of law enforcement officers who scuffled with a blind busker, causing his guitar to break. ...

Plans to clone 300-year-old tree

Zara Nicholson|Published

Cape Town is preserving one of the country’s oldest cultivated trees by cloning it.

24hr airport, casino liquor bid canned

Zara Nicholson|Published

Councillors have shot down a request to allow 24-hour liquor trading at the GrandWest casino and the entire Cape Town International Airport as the city's new proposed ...

Brass Bell owner loses battle over deck

Zara Nicholson|Published

The Brass Bell restaurant in Kalk Bay has been ordered to demolish recent deck extensions and restore the public area.

Builder to fight to save his dream house

Zara Nicholson|Published

A Cape Town man who has spent millions on his dream home, says he will fight to prevent the city from demolishing it.

De Lille stands firm on ‘pro-poor’ budget

Zara Nicholson|Published

Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has defended her R31. 5bn budget, saying the city has an “overwhelming focus” on the poor.

Anene accused’s mom speaks out

Zara Nicholson|Published

The mother of the man who confessed to raping and assaulting Anene Booysen said her son would never "hurt anyone".

Cape acts on staff substance abuse

Zara Nicholson|Published

City of Cape Town officials estimate that about 10% of their employees have an addiction problem.

Childhood trauma of Anene murder accused

Zara Nicholson|Published

Jonathan Davids, the man on trial for the murder and rape of Anene Booysen, is incapable of the crimes his relatives say.

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