'Drive-by shooting' actor never meant to cause panic
Cape Town - The Elsies River man who fooled the whole country with a staged drive-by shooting which went viral social media, says he never meant to cause widespread panic. On Wednesday Michael Papier,...
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Van Breda shows court how intruder attacked him with axe
Cape Town - Western Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai on Thursday questioned why Henri van Breda felt no anger after watching his brother and father being viciously attacked by an axe-wielding...
View Article#ZumaQandA: 'Cabinet working on deploying army to crime hotspots'
Parliament - A cabinet cluster of police ministers is working on a plan to deploy the army to crime hotspots in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday. "They are working on that so we can...
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Cape braces for busy Guy Fawkes Day
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has finalised its deployment plan for Guy Fawkes on Sunday 5 November 2017. All enforcement agencies as well as the Fire and Rescue...
View ArticleZuma 'will establish' state capture inquiry after ruling on review bid
Parliament - President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, told Parliament he would establish a judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture as soon as a ruling has been handed down on his...
View ArticleAnti-Zuma #UniteBehind activists released on bail
Cape Town - Eight activists who had been arrested after they occupied the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) offices in Cape Town were released on bail by the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleCabinet has no plans to ban old SA flag
Cape Town - Cabinet has condemned the displaying of South Africa's apartheid-era national flag during mass protests by farmers on Monday. "Cabinet has condemned the blocking of public roads, displaying...
View ArticleNuclear deal still on the cards, says Zuma
Parliament - A nuclear deal for South Africa is still on the table, President Jacob Zuma told MPs on Thursday, despite Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba in his medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS)...
View ArticleWATCH: Arrests made after students try to shut down UCT
Cape Town - Several protesting UCT students were arrested during clashes with the police on Thursday. There have been clashes since Wednesday when a meeting was held on Jameson Plaza, to which...
View ArticleThree SANDF members 'nabbed in stolen police vehicle'
Three SANDF members have been arrested with a vehicle police presumed was stolen in Mfuleni on Thursday, police said. “On Thursday, 2 November, 2017 at approximately 12:00, the SAPS National...
View ArticleOld Mutual probe into subsidiary's 'institutionalised racism'
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), a subsidiary of Old Mutual, has been accused of racism, intolerance and prejudice towards its female employees of colour. Four women, who asked to...
View ArticleCity approves 12 sites for use of fireworks
The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has approved 12 sites for using fireworks during this year’s Guy Fawkes and New Year’s Eve celebrations. With Guy Fawkes traditionally...
View ArticleUCT campus vandalised after rejection of demands
Violent protests spread to UCT as chaos erupted after a group of students blocked entrances, slashed the tyres of buses and flung human faeces in a lecture hall. Protests followed the angry reaction...
View ArticleFive arrested for having police uniforms
Cape Town - Five suspects were arrested in Somerset West for being in possession of police uniforms. Police acted on a tip-off that there was a suspicious vehicle with five occupants who wanted to rob...
View ArticleDog would not bark at strange sounds - #VanBreda
Cape Town - Sasha, the family's pet dog, would not have barked at intruders, the Western Cape High Court heard in the trial of 23-year-old triple murder accused Henri van Breda, on Thursday. During...
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WATCH: Girl, 9, dies in Bonteheuwel shack fire
Cape Town - A nine-year-old girl died after a fire destroyed her family's informal dwelling in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town on Thursday night. Three informal structures were destroyed, and two formal...
View ArticleWATCH: Parents of girl, 7, killed in drive-by shooting
Cape Town - A 7-year-old Mitchells Plain girl has been left wounded and orphaned after her parents were killed in a drive-by shooting. The couple, Yusuf Saboodien and Nazeema Lewis, were driving with...
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Mbalula accuses woman of making 'funny sexual overtures'
Cape Town - The police minister may need to hire extra cops after he revealed he is being “stalked” on social media. Minister Fikile Mbalula says he was forced to block a Manenberg woman on WhatsApp...
View ArticleStrap in for World Rallycross final in Cape Town
Cape Town - The final round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship at Killarney next weekend is going to be unlike any other major motorsport meeting staged in South Africa. For a start, it’s a...
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Alleged 'Satanic ritual' killer and lover were engaged, court hears
Cape Town - The young woman accused of murdering her girlfriend in an apparent satanic ritual claims they were engaged. Corrine Jackson, 20, says her lover’s family did not approve of their...
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