Pensioner paedophile gets 15 years
Convicted paedophile, Johannes Adolf Kleinhans, was jailed for 15 years on 95 counts that included sexual assaults on three pubescent girls. ||| Cape Town -Convicted paedophile, Johannes Adolf...
View ArticleCop murder couple get romantic in dock
A couple accused of butchering a cop and burying him in their backyard had an emotional reunion in the dock. ||| Cape Town - A couple accused of butchering a cop and burying him in their backyard had...
View Article‘Dad killed by pal over R1’
A Cape Town father-of three was stabbed to death allegedly over a R1 debt he owed his friend. ||| Cape Town - A R1 debt between two friends has ended in bloody murder.Now a father of three is dead and...
View ArticleNPA welcomes paedophile sentence
The NPA has welcomed the 15-year prison sentence handed to convicted paedophile Johannes Kleinhans by the Parow Regional Court. ||| Cape Town -The NPA has welcomed the 15-year prison sentence handed to...
View ArticleFires rip through scenic winelands
Runaway fires savaged the Cape's scenic winelands, stoked by “perfect conditions” of strong winds and hot weather. ||| Paarl - Runaway fires savaged South Africa's scenic winelands on Tuesday, stoked...
View ArticleMore teams called in as Cape fire rages
Western Cape firefighters are still battling a monster blaze near Franschhoek and have called in reinforcements. ||| Johannesburg - More firefighting teams will be brought in to assist as the blaze in...
View Article'Road deaths to be biggest killer'
MEC says road deaths to overtake homicide, Aids and TB as main cause of premature death. ||| Cape Town - Road fatalities will soon overtake homicide, Aids and TB as the main cause of premature death in...
View ArticleLeisureNet whistleblower speaks out
After exposing fraud in LeisureNet, Wendy Addison's life was threatened and she lived "abject poverty". ||| Cape Town - Eleven years ago Wendy Addison blew the whistle on fraud in LeisureNet. It’s an...
View ArticleRace to harvest crops as fires ravage Cape
As firefighters battle the blazes sweeping through the Boland, farmworkers are rushing to harvest grapes and fruit. ||| Daneel Knoetze, Yolisa Tswanya, Sibusisiwe Lwandle and SapaAs hundreds of...
View ArticleMillionaire killed by ‘triple tap’ technique
The Ugandan man who allegedly killed Danish millionaire Preben Povlsen used a stabbing technique he learned as a child soldier. ||| Cape Town - The Ugandan man who allegedly killed Danish millionaire...
View ArticleMatric maths, science meltdown
Just one in five matrics achieves a pass of more than 50 percent in maths and science exams, a survey has found. ||| Cape Town - Just one in five matrics achieves a pass of more than 50 percent in...
View ArticleFidentia witness absent
Former Fidentia accountant Graham Maddock was unable to continue his testimony in the trial of J Arthur Brown. ||| Cape Town - The embezzlement trial of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was...
View ArticleProbe into plight of ‘captive’ pensioner
Social workers have visited the 80-year-old Parkwood woman neighbours claim is being kept in her council flat against her will. ||| Cape Town - Social workers have visited the 80-year-old Parkwood...
View ArticleA ‘Groot’ label error
A Constantia landmark appears on packaging for Uruguay’s ‘Rice of the Americas’ ||| Cape Town - Rice isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Groot Constantia.But a brand of the...
View ArticleChurch school faces legal action
The Western Cape Education Department is mulling legal action against ‘unregistered’ classes at a Khayelitsha church. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is considering...
View ArticleDeath bus driver’s sentencing postponed
The sentencing of a bus driver convicted of causing the deaths of 23 people was postponed beacuse he needed a new lawyer. ||| Cape Town - The sentencing of a bus driver convicted of causing the deaths...
View ArticleMorsi: Jew comments out of context
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi is defending comments that he made in 2010 referring to Jews as “the descendants of apes and pigs.” ||| Berlin - Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi is defending comments...
View ArticleFail: Cop car clamped on red line
Shocked officers suffered the humiliation of having car clamped for illegal parking. ||| Shocked City of Cape Town metro police officers have suffered the humiliation of having their patrol car clamped...
View ArticleBasson motivational talk raises eyebrows
The Kelvin Grove Club has refused to comment on a “motivational talk” given by “Dr Death”. ||| Cape Town - The Kelvin Grove Club has refused to comment on a “motivational talk” given by apartheid-era...
View ArticleGambler: Lotto a gateway drug
SA's biggest cause of problem gambling is the national lottery, says a former gambler, who equates it to a gateway drug. ||| Cape Town - South Africa’s biggest cause of problem gambling is the national...
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