No need to be perturbed if you live near an aquifer and you see a helicopter flying overhead with something resembling a wagon wheel hanging from it. The helicopter is busy conducting a survey of the City’s aquifers and the ‘wagon wheel’ is a measuring device. The survey of theRead More

New MyCiTi bus stops, improved timetables and direct and express routes are on the cards for Melkbosstrand, Atlantis and Parklands. According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Urban Development, Councilor Brett Herron, “The changes are set to meet the increase in passenger demand and help cut travelRead More

The Hisense factory in Atlantis has produced its millionth television and millionth fridge.  Mayor Patricia de Lille congratulated the factory on this achievement on Sunday. It has been four years since Hisense opened its factory on the West Coast. It currently employs about 500 full-time employees. Hisense uses this factory asRead More

On Sunday night 23 April an armed robbery in Atlantis spilled over into Melkbosstrand. Read the official report by the Melkbosstrand Neighbourhood Watch below. 1. 19h41: Melkbos Neighbourhood Watch Response Team was informed of an armed robbery in Atlantis – suspect vehicle was on Atlantis Road heading towards R27 –Read More

This article first appeared in GroundUp By Peter Luhanga “Outside derelict flats gaping with broken window panes, two elderly women chat next to a clothes line. A few metres away a man, shirtless and covered in scars and tattoos, stands next to a spaza shop. Two children on a horseRead More

A recent R1.3 billion investment by Pegas Nonwovens in Atlantis could be just the start of a new chapter for this town. According to the City of Cape Town’s Council it plans to sell unused land, provide investment incentives, and have the area declared a Special Economic Zone. Properties toRead More

A Czech manufacturer is set to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Atlantis. This is set to be a R1 billion investment. In a speech made on 1 March Mayor Patricia de Lille welcomed PEGAS NONWOVENS’ decision to invest in Atlantis. She said, “Vulnerable residents will soon have a brighterRead More

The City of Cape Town has allocated R625 302 for a mass sterilisation campaign of cats and dogs in Atlantis. The amount will cover the sterilisation of 1 436 cats and dogs. The City of Cape Town started to fund mass sterilisation in 2013. To date, it has made available nearly R2,2Read More

A drunk driver brought traffic to a standstill in Table View on Sunday night. The man blacked out at the intersection of Blaauwberg and Jansen Road, causing a traffic obstruction. One empty whisky bottle was found in his car, as well as a second nearly empty bottle. The Ghost SquadRead More