‘He cut off her arms, legs to get her out’
How Charmaine Mare was allegedly killed and dismembered has emerged in the testimony of the investigating officer. ||| Cape Town - Terrified Charmaine Mare spent her last days alive begging people to...
View ArticleKoeberg reactor down: appeal to save power
Eskom has appealed to the public to use electricity sparingly after one of its two reactors at the Koeberg nuclear plant went down. ||| Cape Town - Eskom has appealed to the public to use electricity...
View ArticleParliament unti manager murdered – DA man
The DA’s finance spokesman Tim Harris tweeted that Parliament’s unit manager, Mkethwa Mkhize, had been killed. ||| Cape Town - A Parliamentary staff member was reportedly murdered last week.The DA’s...
View ArticleCape Mandrax factory shut down
Two men were arrested for allegedly operating a Mandrax factory in Strand, Western Cape police said. ||| Strand - Two men were arrested for allegedly operating a Mandrax factory in Strand, Western Cape...
View ArticleClampdown on unregistered schools
Sixteen Western Cape schools are operating without the necessary registration from the provincial education department. ||| Western Cape - Sixteen Western Cape schools are operating without the...
View ArticleIce cream vendor beaten with bat
Police are searching for two young men who beat up an ice cream vendor with a baseball bat on Sea Point Promenade. ||| Cape Town - Police are searching for two young men who beat up an ice cream vendor...
View ArticlePolice 'targeting' foreign workers
The Food and Allied Workers Union has accused the police and the State of colluding with farmers after the arrest of over 100 farmworkers. ||| Cape Town - The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) has...
View ArticleNew prosecutor in cop ‘burglary murder’ case
A new prosecutor has been assigned to the case of a man accused of killing a policeman responding to a burglary at his home. ||| Cape Town - A new prosecutor has been assigned to the case involving a...
View ArticleTrain commuters travelling in fear
“We are tired of this. Something needs to be done. If it is not stories of muggings, then rocks come flying through open windows.” ||| Cape Town - A brawl and other violence have prompted commuters on...
View ArticleSPCA lashes out at circus
The SPCA has accused a circus of falsely using its name to endorse its performing animals acts that include lions and tigers. ||| Cape Town - The local branch of the SPCA has accused a circus of...
View ArticleHawks officers plead not guilty to torture, murder
Ten of the 13 Hawks officers accused of torturing and murdering a suspect in their custody have pleaded not guilty. ||| Cape Town - Ten of 13 Hawks officers accused of torturing and murdering a suspect...
View ArticleUnions threaten new farm strikes
Unions in the agriculture sector have threatened more strikes if farmers undermine the minimum wage and dismiss workers. ||| Cape Town - Unions in the agriculture sector have threatened more strike...
View ArticleCape man killed in ‘robbery gone wrong’
A Khayelitsha man was gunned down as he was walking to work in Bishop Lavis. ||| Cape Town - A Khayelitsha man was gunned down as he was walking to work in Bishop Lavis on Thursday morning.He was...
View ArticleWestern Cape jobs bonanza
The Western Cape will invest R112m to create first-time jobs for young people this year, Helen Zille has announced. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape government will invest R112 million to create...
View ArticleW Cape to pilot NDP projects
The Western Cape will pilot three national development plan (NDP) projects, provincial premier Helen Zille said. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape will pilot three national development plan (NDP)...
View ArticleJudgement reserved in stalker appeal
The Western Cape High Court reserved judgment on an appeal by Australian accountant Shumsheer Singh Ghumman against a nine-year prison sentence. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court reserved...
View ArticleNew Inge Lotz info comes to light
A group of youngsters high on tik followed Inge Lotz from university to her flat, where they planned to rob her. ||| Cape Town - A group of youngsters high on tik followed Inge Lotz from Stellenbosch...
View Article‘Ghumman had clear plan to kill’
Australian Shumsheer Singh Ghumman clearly had a plan to kill Clifton businessman Philip Rhind, the court heard ||| Cape Town - Everything in the entire case involving Australian accountant Shumsheer...
View ArticleCity refinery blast kills 1
One contractor died and another was seriously hurt in an explosion shortly before 5pm at the Chevron oil refinery in Milnerton. ||| One contractor died and another was seriously hurt in an explosion...
View ArticleThree guilty of Mzoli kidnap
Two men and a woman have been found guilty of kidnapping Sisanda Ngcawuzele, daughter of popular restaurant owner Mzoli Ngcawuzele. ||| Two men and a woman have been found guilty of kidnapping Sisanda...
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