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Setting off fireworks near the mountain poses a fire risk. You will be fined, if caught.

For public safety, the Platteklip Gorge trail and Contour Path along the mountain's front face have been temporarily closed.

The V&A Waterfront is planning a festive New Year's Eve party with a musical line-up of note.

Here's how to turn public holidays into long weekends without using much of your annual leave.

Expect a sunny week, except on Friday when there's a small chance of rain. According to Accuweather , the sun shines until Friday when a slight chance of rain is expected in parts of the Western Cape:

Tinus Diedericks slowed down traffic on a busy road close to his home by building a 'speed camera' out of a wine box, three broomsticks and a Black Label can, fooling motorists into slowing down.

'It was an abrupt end, I must admit,' says Curry Café owner Gasina Waggie-Isaacs.

Gasina Waggie-Isaacs, owner of Curry Café at Newlands Stadium, said after 27 years of trading, her business was 'abruptly' shut down.

Khayelitsha’s Nolungile Primary School has proudly clinched a significant milestone: triumphing over 225 other schools win the Standard Bank Matific Maths Olympiad for the third consecutive year.

Making weekend plans? Here's what the weather's looking like...