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Cape Town is piloting an electronic appointment system for healthcare clients. To move away from the notion that clinic visits require a full day, Cape Town’s health department has piloted an online appointment portal for city clinics. It allows healthcare clients to decide when and where they want to visit the clinic, says mayoral committee …

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has invited the public to comment on its 2040 local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the central business district (CBD). The LSDF will guide decisions about land use, development, density, transportation and urban design. It will also inform public investment in infrastructure “to ensure that the CBD transitions into …

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The City of Cape Town has partnered with Norse Atlantic Airways to promote the city as a prime destination for UK travellers. The collaboration coincides with Norse’s new London-Cape Town route, set to launch on 28 October 2024. Alderman James Vos, Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, announced that the city’s ‘Choose Cape …

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says its dedicated Metal Theft Unit (MTU) in the past year (ending June 30) recovered more than 1.8 t of metal and 54 km of stolen cable. “The scary thing is that for all the confiscated items, thousands of kilograms more have made it to bucket shops and unscrupulous …

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City of Cape Town is planning to add a temporary roof to DHL Cape Town Stadium at a cost of around R30 million to host more events that require an ‘indoor’ venue. Hill-Lewis says the plan comes after Cape Town’s proposal to host South African UFC …

During his time as the City of Cape Town’s human settlements mayoral committee member, Malusi Booi was vocal about crimes, including extortion, that were wreaking havoc on construction sites. In February 2023, referring to a housing project, he said: “The City condemns in the strongest terms any attempts of intimidation, interference or attacks on City …

By Lorne Philipot British Airways will triple its frequencies between London Heathrow and Cape Town International Airport. The London-based airline will offer three daily flights from London’s largest airport to Cape Town for the Southern Hemisphere summer. The carrier currently operates a daily service from London Heathrow to Cape Town. Starting at the end of …

Social workers have become the latest target for criminal syndicates demanding cash “as a protection fee” in Cape Town. “In Delft, they tell us if you want to go out (and) be safe, give us money,” Annemie van Reenen, chief director of service delivery, management and coordination in the Western Cape Department of Social Development, …

Cape Town which is also known as the Mother City has been ranked 17th on the Savills Executive Nomad Index. Kelcie Sellers, associate director, Savills World Research said: “The more common digital nomad is symbolised by the young backpacker; however, executive nomads tend to be older and more likely travel with family in tow.” “For …

South Africa‘s Ukrainian Association has expressed outrage that a Russian naval vessel was recently allowed to dock for several days at Cape Town harbor. Critics say the incident calls into question Pretoria’s purported neutral stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Ukrainian Association in South Africa said it was dismayed to learn the Russian naval training …

The City of Cape Town says its problem building unit has 291 active cases under various stages of investigation along with legal proceedings against 55 property owners. The specialised law enforcement unit, comprising 13 members, closed 425 cases during the past financial year, from July 2023 to June 2024, compared to 207 the previous year. …

In May this year, a seal at a popular beach in Cape Town, South Africa, bit five surfers in a matter of minutes. The surfers laughed it off with characteristic nonchalance, but seal experts were concerned because this extremely unusual behaviour seemed part of what was becoming a pattern. Six days earlier, on the other …

The National Health Department has called for continued public vigilance after the country recorded one more laboratory-confirmed Mpox case. This follows the discovery of a 38-year-old man from Cape Town who sought medical intervention at a private medical practice last week. The man had typical Mpox lesions on the face, trunk, thorax, and genitals. He …

British Airways (BA) plans to expand its flight services between London Heathrow (LHR) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) during South Africa’s upcoming summer season, as announced by Cape Town Air Access, a Wesgro-led initiative focused on air route development. Beginning in late October, BA will introduce an extra daily flight to its existing schedule …

The health department has recorded South Africa‘s 25th laboratory-confirmed case of mpox, with the latest patient a 38-year-old man in Cape Town. He sought medical intervention at a private medical practice on September 4 after experiencing typical mpox lesions on the face, trunk, thorax and genitals and headache, light sensitivity, sore throat and muscle pain. …

Three individuals narrowly avoided injury when a light aircraft crashed into a streetlight in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, on Thursday afternoon, Cape {town} Etc reports. Also read: Shoprite robber gets 24 years for 2017 heist in Parow The aircraft, identified as a Piper Lance or Saratoga, was making an emergency landing around 4pm. According to Captain …