Wayne Dyason News Today

Ward 57 councillor Yosuf Mohamed said the area had been badly affected by illegal dumping and criminal elements.

A motion to build a fence along portions of the Lourens River, among other measures to combat the issue of vagrancy and alleged prostitution along the certain parts of its banks in Somerset West, was submitted by councillor Carin Brynard of the Cape Independence Party (Capexit) to include on the Subcouncil 8 agenda on Thursday 22 February. It seeks to address “problem areas” at the bridge in Main Road, Andries Pretorius Street and Island Park.

A law enforcement vehicle belonging to the City of Cape Town was involved in a crash this past weekend on Giel Basson Drive (M12) near Panorama.

The officers stopped the car, searched it and found several containers of booze.

Urban livestock are a soft target for criminals

The man stole the fencing material and was caught while painting it to change the colour.

Guy Fawkes is usually accompanied by trends of silliness – some people disguise themselves by dressing funny, while others are smeared with paint, or thrown with eggs and water.

Baba said events such as community meetings are exactly what the hall was intended for.

Violence and tensions between land occupiers and backyarders has been brewing for months in Khayelitsha

“This hall is used only for certain events on specific days."