Cape Flats

06/07/2026

A 20-year-old football player of Standards United FC, Na-eem Toyer from Lentegeur collapsed and died on the field while playing the sport he loved, leaving his family and the local sporting community devastated.

https://capeflats.co.za/lentegeur-community-mourns-sudden-death-of-young-footballer-on-field/

01/07/2026

Former Miss South Africa finalist Chidimma Adetshina was arrested in the Summer Greens area of Cape Town earlier this month on charges relating to her legal status in the country.

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30/06/2026

John Steenhuisen has finally shattered his prolonged silence following his dramatic and humiliating sacking as agriculture minister by the new Democratic Alliance leadership in a shocking political move last week.

https://capeflats.co.za/steenhuisen-shatters-silence-over-da-betrayal-and-his-sacking/

18/06/2026

A murder investigation is underway after a Grade 10 learner died following an altercation at Bellville South High School on Thursday.

https://capeflats.co.za/police-investigate-murder-after-learner-dies-following-bellville-south-high-school-altercation/

16/06/2026

The Mitchells Plain community is in mourning following the passing of Henry Alexander, the long-serving principal of Rocklands High School, who died on 14 June 2026.

https://capeflats.co.za/mitchells-plain-mourns-rocklands-high-school-principal-henry-alexander/

15/06/2026

South African football analysts and former players have renewed calls for a review of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) after sustained concerns that low domestic standards are contributing to Bafana Bafana’s poor performances on the international stage.

https://capeflats.co.za/psl-standards-under-scrutiny-after-bafana-bafana-struggles/

15/06/2026

A towering figure in South African music has fallen silent. Abdullah Ibrahim, the celebrated jazz pianist and composer whose melodies carried the weight of a nation’s struggles and triumphs, has passed away at the age of ninety one.

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05/05/2026

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader Fadiel Adams has been arrested in Cape Town, marking a dramatic escalation in a case tied to allegations of fraud and interference with justice.

Latest on Fadiel Adams Arrested Over Magaqa Murder Probe Interference Claims - news. updates & analysis from Cape Flats, Cape Town

20/04/2026

Seventeen-year-old Uzair Bedeker was shot on Friday night in Glenside Road, Morgan Village, in Mitchells Plain.

Another senseless killing on the Cape Flats...

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20/04/2026

Does Arsenal have what it takes?

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