Fire leaves two dead, 3000 homeless
Two people were killed and 3 000 were left homeless after a fire swept through a Cape informal settlement. ||| Stellenbosch, Western Cape - Close to 3 000 people have been left homeless and two people...
View ArticlePossible plea bargain for cop murder
Cape Town - A couple accused of killing a policeman and burying his body in their backyard appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. ||| Cape Town - A couple accused of killing a policeman and...
View ArticleTwenty dead in De Doorns bus crash
Twenty people died when a bus veered off the Hex River Pass near De Doorns. ||| Cape Town - Twenty people died when a bus veered off the Hex River Pass near De Doorns on Friday morning, Western Cape...
View ArticleDate set for Paarl child murder trial
Three men appeared in the Western Cape High Court in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a six-year-old girl. ||| Cape Town - Three men appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday...
View ArticleDe Doorns bus crash toll increases
Another two fatalities have increased the death toll in a bus accident on the Hex River Pass near De Doorns to 24. ||| Cape Town - Another two fatalities have increased the death toll in a bus accident...
View ArticleDe Doorns bus crash ‘unfortunate’
Government sent its condolences to the families and friends of the 24 people killed in a Western Cape bus crash. ||| Cape Town - Government sent its condolences on Friday to the families and friends...
View ArticleDe Doorns bus crash to be probed
A major investigation has been launched into the cause of the Western Cape bus accident that killed 24 people. ||| Cape Town - A major investigation has been launched into the cause of the Western Cape...
View ArticleKhayamandi fire leaves thousands destitute
More than 3000 people were left homeless after about 800 shacks were destroyed by a fire in Khayamandi, near Stellenbosch. ||| Cape Town - More than 3000 people were left homeless after about 800...
View ArticleCondolences for bus crash families
Political parties and government expressed their condolences to the families of 24 people killed in a bus accident in De Doorns. ||| Cape Town - Various political parties and government expressed their...
View ArticleZuma sends condolences to bus victims
President Jacob Zuma extended his condolences to the families of 24 people who were killed in a bus accident. ||| Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma extended his condolences on Friday to the families of...
View Article24 dead, 8 critical in horror crash
"It is evident that halfway down the pass the driver had problems with the brakes because he went on to the arrester bed." ||| De Doorns, Western Cape - The double-decker bus came careering down the...
View ArticleSkeleton found in Cape forest
Joggers were oblivious to the skeletal remains, including a skull, that lay in a pile in what appeared to be a shrine. ||| Cape Town - Joggers and homeless people living in Newlands Forest were...
View ArticleCarnival à la Cape Town gets under way
It's party time as the lights, glamour, sparkle and sheer over-the-top pizzazz of the Cape Town Carnival makes its way down Somerset Road. ||| Cape Town - It’s party time in the Mother City on...
View ArticleMagistrates set for week-long go-slow
The wheels of justice are expected to grind to a halt in the Western Cape’s lower courts. ||| Cape Town - The wheels of justice are expected to grind to a halt in the Western Cape’s lower courts next...
View ArticleDA blamed for fatal Cape shack fire
The fire that left two people dead and over 4 000 people displaced in Kayamandi, is the DA's fault, the ANC said. ||| Stellenbosch, Western Cape - The fire that left two people dead and over 4 000...
View ArticleChaaban gives up on his appeal
Badih Chaaban has decided to “focus on more important things”, so he’s abandoning his appeal against his assault conviction. ||| Cape Town National People’s Party president Badih Chaaban has...
View ArticleResidents ‘channel anger’ to rebuild after fire
“For me it’s touching that people in the community whose houses weren’t burned are willing to skip work to help us out.” ||| Stellenbosch, Western Cape - Kayamandi residents were putting out the last...
View ArticleShark bites angler
Johannesburg - An shark bit an angler in shallow water at De Mond, outside Struisbaai, the National Sea Rescue Institute said on Sunday. ||| Johannesburg - An shark bit an angler in shallow water at De...
View Article‘Copper thieves hit Silvermine’
Copper thieves have stripped the country's coastal military nerve centre and destroyed equipment used to communicate with fleets. ||| Johannesburg - Copper thieves have stripped the country's coastal...
View ArticleBus crash relatives in agonising wait
It was an emotional scene in Khayelitsha as family members searched through the possessions saved from the crash site. ||| There were emotional scenes at Khayelitsha Sports and Recreation Centre in...
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