FindHomes co-founder Adrian Bunge For most South Africans, buying a home is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. It is also one of the least transparent. Listings sites show what is for sale, but they offer little insight into what a suburb is actually doing – whether prices are rising or stagnating, how…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni used her post-Budget Vote outreach activities in Cape Town to urge South Africans to take greater responsibility for the country’s development, saying government cannot drive change alone and that communities must work in partnership with the state. The Minister made these remarks on Thursday after taking part in outreach…
The Western Cape Government, Department of Infrastructure implemented Bentley Systems’ AI-powered Blyncsy technology to monitor approximately 5,000 kilometers of roadway to detect critical infrastructure issues. (Image courtesy of Bentley Systems) Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced a landmark partnership with the Western Cape Government, Department of Infrastructure to implement…
A plan by US-listed Equinix to build two data centres in Cape Town should not be approved without full disclosure of its water, power and environmental impact, a formal objection lodged with city planners shows. The Housing Assembly (HA), a social movement representing more than 20 communities in the Western Cape of South Africa, and…
Telkom has confirmed that the severe weather that battered the Cape provinces this week disrupted parts of its network, with the impact falling primarily on internet services rather than voice calls. In a statement, Telkom said the operator had experienced service disruptions affecting parts of the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape due to the…
A powerful winter storm sweeping across large parts of South Africa has caused widespread power outages, with the Western Cape worst affected after the South African Weather Service issued warnings for damaging winds and disruptive rainfall. Eskom said on Monday that heavy rain and flooding had left customers across the Cape Metro, Cape Winelands and…
A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.
Some passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, off Cape Verde. The MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina on 1 April, had an outbreak of rodent-spread hantavirus on board. Three passengers on the ship have died and several more are either ill or displaying symptoms. The cruise ship is expected to depart…
Kyle Puller A Cape Town marketing agency has played a central role in developing the largest crowdfunding campaign in gaming history, with the Cyberpunk Trading Card Game raising more than US$28-million (R469-million) from over 50 000 backers on Kickstarter. The Cyberpunk Trading Card Game launched on Kickstarter on 17 March 2026 with a US$100 000 funding…
A safety and security reporting feature has been added to the city’s app. (Image: supplied) Cape Town’s safety and security directorate has added emergency reporting to the city’s mobile application. The functionality, developed by the emergency policing incident control team within the safety and security directorate, allows the public to report by-law and criminal acts….
