Hijacker allegedly met victim on Gumtree
A hijacker who robbed a woman in Kenilworth had allegedly met his victim through Gumtree. ||| Cape Town - A hijacker who robbed a woman in Kenilworth on Sunday had allegedly met his victim through...
View ArticleBad blood over hospitals move
A fierce row has broken out between the SA Medical Association and the WCape government over plans to centralise academic hospitals. ||| Cape Town - A fierce row has broken out between the SA Medical...
View ArticleMan dies in shack fire
A man died in a shack fire in Gugulethu on Monday morning, a Cape Town city official said. ||| Cape Town - A man died in a shack fire in Gugulethu on Monday morning, a Cape Town city official said.The...
View Article10 held after taxi shoot-out in police chase
A shoot-out with police took place when the driver of a minibus taxi refused to pull over in Philippi. ||| Cape Town - A shoot-out with police took place when the driver of a minibus taxi refused to...
View ArticlePainter shot dead in gangland
Police found 24-year-old Devan Claasen lying between two blocks of flats. He was shot in the head outside his home. ||| Cape Town - Police found the body of Devan Claasen lying on the ground between...
View ArticleNo decision on police inquiry yet
The police ministry is still contemplating whether to approach the Constitutional Court over the establishment of the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry. ||| Cape Town - The police ministry is still...
View ArticleTeams deployed to battle Cape’s fires
Fourteen Working on Fire teams have been deployed at fires which are burning in various areas of the Western Cape. ||| Johannesburg - Fourteen Working on Fire (WoF) teams were deployed at fires which...
View ArticleWinelands fire fanned by high winds
Western Cape firefighters have their hands full with a massive blaze threatening properties near Franschhoek. ||| Cape Town - Firefighters battled on Monday to contain a runaway fire in the Western...
View ArticleZille: Gupta executive donated money
An executive in a company owned by the Guptas donated money to the DA, its leader Helen Zille said. ||| Cape Town - An executive in a company owned by the Guptas donated money to the DA, its leader...
View Article‘Worst fire in 30 years’
Homes have been gutted and farms evacuated in a Franschhoek blaze described as the worst to hit the area in 30 years. ||| Western Cape - Homes have been gutted and residents of two farms were evacuated...
View ArticleFormer Fidentia accountant testifies
Accountant Graham Maddock continued his technical testimony in the Fidentia embezzlement case in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - Accountant Graham Maddock continued his technical testimony...
View ArticleBy-elections for KZN, WCape
The Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will hold three by-elections on Wednesday. ||| Johannesburg - The Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will hold three by-elections on Wednesday, the IEC said.More than 22...
View ArticleKarabus likely to be freed soon
An Abu Dhabi prosecutor has given up his search for the missing original records that are required to prosecute professor Cyril Karabus. ||| Cape Town - An Abu Dhabi prosecutor has given up his more...
View ArticleHunt for missing builder resumes
Police divers and sea rescue volunteers continued their search for a man who was swept from rocks at the whale-watching point near Gordon’s Bay. ||| Cape Town - Police divers and sea rescue volunteers...
View ArticleTNA contract story inaccurate: WCape
A news report on a contract between the Western Cape and TBWA/Hunt Lascaris is incorrect, the provincial government said. ||| Cape Town - A news report on Tuesday on a contract between the Western Cape...
View Article‘Pregnant women humiliated at base’
Women at the SA Infantry School at the Oudtshoorn military base were being humiliated for falling pregnant, the SA National Defence Union said. ||| Oudtshoorn - Women at the SA Infantry School at the...
View ArticleFidentia’s Brown makes admissions
Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown made additional admissions in his embezzlement case in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown made...
View ArticleTwins’ ‘slayer’ was out on bail
A man accused of slaughtering twin toddlers while high on drugs was out on bail at the time of the brutal murders. ||| Cape Town - A man accused of slaughtering twin toddlers while high on drugs was...
View ArticleFarm strikes: What lessons were learnt
Xolani Koyana spoke to those involved or affected by the farmworker strike to find out what lessons were learnt. ||| Cape Town - Farmworkers in De Doorns went back to work last week and production at...
View ArticleMore fire fighters to help W Cape
More fire-fighting teams will be brought in to assist as the blaze on the Western Cape mountains continues. ||| Cape Town - More fire-fighting teams will be brought in to assist as the blaze on the...
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