The determination of police members in Mitchells Plain to combat crime led to the arrest of two suspects on Friday 30 December 2022 for being in possession of an unlicensed and a prohibited firearm and ammunition. The police members were busy with patrols in Symphony Way in Tafelsig, when they noticed two unknown males who […]
Day: January 1, 2023
Final Goodbye: Recalling Influential People Who Died in 2022
Photo collage above: Top row, from left, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, singer Ronnie Spector, actor Sidney Poitier, Queen Elizabeth, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev. Bottom row, from left, actress Angela Lansbury, singer Jerry Lee Lewis, Pakistani doctor who championed women’s health and rights Nafis Sadik, Soviet […]
Partial closure of two coastal areas until further notice
As a precautionary measure, visitors are advised that a section of Strand Beach on the False Bay coastline, as well as Small Bay in Blaauwberg are temporarily closed to the public from today, Sunday 1 January 2023, until further notice. The temporary closures are due to sewage spills in the respective areas – the causes […]
World Welcomes 2023, Leaves Stormy Year Behind
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return to post-COVID normality in Asia. It was a year marked by the conflict in Ukraine, economic stresses and the effects of global warming. […]
Pearston man nabbed for murder
A 26-year-old Pearston man will appear in the Somerset East Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 4 January 2023 for the alleged murder of a 20-year-old man during the early hours of this morning, 1 January 2023. It is alleged that at about 03:30, the lifeless body of the victim was found lying in Steenbokkie Street, Nelsig […]