The annual Gin & Tonic Festival is happening on Friday, 7 April 2023, at the Old Biscuit Mill, and gin enthusiasts from all over Cape Town and beyond are invited to join in on this celebration of juniper berries and delicious cocktails.
A 26yearold Cape Town businessman, Muneeb Ismail, was kidnapped from Silversands Motor Spares in Blue Downs last Thursday and later dropped off at a police station by his captors, who fled undetected.
Cape Town is known for its beautiful beaches and surfing culture, but not everyone can experience the therapeutic benefits of this activity. That’s where Waves for Change comes in.
South Africa’s very own Kruger National Park has been named one of the World’s Top 20 Best Nature Destinations in 2023 by Tripadvisor. The category covers travelers’ favorite places to enjoy the outdoors.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium recently concluded their first royal tour of South Africa with a visit to Cape Town. During their tour, the royal couple visited various locations.
A fire swept through Madiba Square in Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town, on Sunday night, 26 March 2023, destroying around 60 houses and displacing 200 people. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service received a report about the blaze in Hout Bay just after 7 pm and dispatched a team of 18 firefighting resources and 70 personnel to the site.
Four men have been sentenced in the Cape Town Magistrates Court after they were caught with abalone worth millions of rands. Renaldo Marcos Mucache, 23, Boniface Albino Muchanga, 28, Joshua Daniel Chaque, 38, and Valton Beca, 26, appeared on Friday when they pleaded guilty to charges related to abalone poaching.
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed that Thabo Bester, known as the ‘Facebook rapist,’ escaped from the Mangaung Correctional Centre in May, where he was serving a life sentence for rape and murder.
Bridgitte Hartley, South Africa’s first-ever Olympic medallist in sprint canoeing, announced her retirement this week. The announcement prompted an outpouring of gratitude for Hartley’s contributions to the sport, which include a 500m K1 bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012, 11 medals at Sprint World Cups, and two 1000m and one 500m bronze medals at sprint world championships.
If you’re a nature enthusiast planning a visit to Table Mountain National Park, there’s excellent news for you! Starting 1 April 2023, two of the park’s gates, Cape Point and Boulders Penguin Colony, will be completely cash-free. The move is part of the South African National Parks (SANParks) initiative, which began earlier this year, to go entirely cashless. This initiative simplifies the payment process and promotes a more eco-friendly approach to park management.
The highly anticipated visit of King Charles III to France was postponed due to the ongoing protests in Paris over the pension reform. The French presidency announced on Friday that the visit, initially scheduled from 26-28 March, would be postponed to a later date. This would have been the first trip abroad for the British monarch since she became queen in September of last year.
Primary Education Minister Angie Motshekga and Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited Emuseni Day Care Centre in Orlando West, Soweto. The purpose of the visit was to engage with educators and learners and participate in play-based learning and reading activities with learners.
Thabo Bester, a convicted rapist and murderer was found to be running a multi-million rand scam business from prison while serving his life sentence for rape and murder at Mangaung Correctional Centre. GroundUp, an investigative news site, has exposed Bester’s elaborate scam event and production company, 21st Century Media, which was presented as a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.
The Philippi community in Cape Town is set to unveil a newly renovated soccer field on 26th March, coinciding with a scheduled visit by the King and Queen of Belgium. With help from the Belgian Chamber of Commerce and the Belgian Consul General in Cape Town, the original playing field has been changed after being ignored for years.
Deacon, a Rottweiler police dog, died a hero by saving his handler’s life and assisting in the arrest of a dangerous suspect. The incident happened on Monday, March 20, 2023, in the St. Francis Bay.
Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor, was having her possessions removed from her rented Hyde Park mansion when a quarrel broke out with the landlord. According to a security guard at the property, several trucks had arrived to move the possessions, but the landlord claimed that some of the removed items belonged to him.