Zille’s weighty speech draws flak
Premier Helen Zille has highlighted her key focus areas for the year ahead. ||| Premier Helen Zille has highlighted education, agriculture, economic development, jobs for youth and combating substance...
View Article‘Johann Rupert’s got my wine farm’
A Durban man takes on one of South Africa’s richest men in a land dispute worth R25 million ||| Durban - A Durban man has vowed to reclaim “his” Cape wine farm that he alleges was illegally sold to...
View ArticleMillions spent on repairing Cape schools
More than R5 million has been spent on repairing vandalised and burgled Western Cape schools since April. ||| Cape Town - More than R5 million has been spent on repairing vandalised and burgled Western...
View ArticleR100 000 reward in murder hunt
It’s been almost two months since John Commins was killed in his Newlands home, yet there have been no arrests. ||| Cape Town - It’s been almost two months since former Western Province cricketer John...
View ArticleCops deny bribe bid
Khayelitsha police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption for allegedly trying to extort money from off-duty cops. ||| Cape Town - Two Khayelitsha police officers have pleaded not...
View ArticleAll quiet before Anene court case
Bredasdorp, where Anene Booysen was raped and murdered, was quiet, ahead of the next court appearance of her alleged killers. ||| Western Cape - The sleepy town of Bredasdorp, where Anene Booysen was...
View ArticleDA’s own murder database planned
Western Cape premier Helen Zille said her government was developing their own database of provincial murder statistics. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape premier Helen Zille said her government was...
View ArticleProbe launched into refinery fire
A team of investigators from the Labour Department will visit the Chevron oil refinery after a man was killed during a “flash fire”. ||| Cape Town - A team of investigators from the Labour Department...
View ArticleEx Fidentia boss waiting for legal aid
J Arthur Brown is still waiting for his legal aid lawyer to be officially appointed, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia head J Arthur Brown is still waiting for his...
View ArticleLibyan teen enters Cape Town on a raft
A Libyan teen boarded a ship in Ghana as a stowaway, and deployed a life raft off the Cape coast to reach the city. ||| Cape Town - A Libyan teenager has landed in Cape Town after an incredible journey...
View ArticleMurder accused Hawks plead not guilty
Three of 13 Hawks' officers pleaded not guilty in the Western Cape High Court to charges relating to the death of a man in custody. ||| Cape Town - Three of 13 Hawks' officers pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleDA proposes disbanding departments
The DA proposed, in an alternative national budget, disbanding several government departments and all district municipalities. ||| Johannesburg - The DA proposed, in an alternative national budget on...
View ArticleSexwale under fire for high spending
ANC MP Nomhle Dambuza has slammed Minister Tokyo Sexwale’s department for spending R91m on consultants. ||| Cape Town - ANC MP Nomhle Dambuza has slammed Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale’s...
View ArticleRobben Island ritual helps with closure
Families of 12 of the prisoners who died on Robben Island and whose remains were never found will finally receive some closure. ||| Cape Town - Families of 12 of the prisoners who died on Robben Island...
View ArticleW Cape ANC membership ‘swelling’
The number of ANC members in the Western Cape has risen to 50 147 in the past few months, the party said. ||| Cape Town - The number of ANC members in the Western Cape has risen to 50 147 in the past...
View ArticleBusinessman in court for child rape
A Knysna businessman pleaded not guilty to 79 charges, including statutory rape, in the Thembalethu Magistrate’s Court, in George. ||| George - A Knysna businessman pleaded not guilty to 79 charges,...
View Article‘Fragile Anene did not stand a chance’
Slain teenager Anene Booysen’s former teachers are using the tragic story of her death to warn other children. ||| Bredasdorp - Slain teenager Anene Booysen was a soft-spoken, fragile pupil, say...
View ArticleWoman’s body found metres from her shack
Gugulethu residents made a grim discovery when they woke up and found the body of a 34-year-old woman lying on a pathway. ||| Cape Town - Neighbours made a grim discovery when they woke up early on...
View ArticleNajwa’s brother misses court
A warrant of arrest has been authorised for a brother of Najwa Petersen. ||| Cape Town - A warrant of arrest has been authorised for a brother of Najwa Petersen, who is in prison for the murder of her...
View ArticleZille slams ‘absurd’ electoral office claim
Helen Zille said ANC claims that she has created an “informal electoral office” are “so insane they do not warrant a serious reply”. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape premier Helen Zille has rejected ANC...
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