DA to fight Winelands toll project
The Democratic Alliance vowed to fight the introduction of toll roads in the Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance vowed on Tuesday to fight the introduction of toll roads in the...
View Article‘Burglar’ beaten, burned to death
An alleged burglar was beaten and burned to death in Khayelitsha – in the sixth fatal mob attack in Cape Town this year. ||| Cape Town - An alleged burglar, Sivuyile Sothyantya, 25, was beaten and...
View Article‘Cops checked bus hours before crash’
Four hours before a bus crashed on the Hex River Pass claiming 24 lives, it was stopped by traffic authorities, the owners say. ||| Cape Town - Four hours before a double-decker bus crashed on the Hex...
View ArticleCourt told of hardship after bus crash
A Cape bus crash that killed 23 people in 2010 deeply affected the lives of family members left behind, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape bus crash that killed 23 people in 2010 deeply...
View Article‘Crash bus was travelling in highest gear’
A bus was travelling down a Western Cape Pass in its highest gear before it crashed and killed 23 people in 2010, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - A bus was travelling down a Western Cape Pass in its...
View ArticleCourt should consider bus driver’s frailty
The driver of the bus that crashed and killed 23 people in 2010 is very ill and would never be able to drive a bus again, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - The driver of the bus that crashed and killed...
View ArticleBus crash driver jailed
A man will spend six years in jail for the deaths of 23 people in a bus crash he caused, the Cape Town Magistrate's Court ruled. ||| Cape Town - A man will spend six years in jail for the deaths of 23...
View ArticleShocking new stats on cop brutality
Startling statistics on police brutality presented at Parliament showed cases leapt by more than 300% in the past decade. ||| Cape Town - Startling statistics on police brutality were presented at...
View ArticleBus crash mom and kids reunited
For six days, on a ventilator and unable to speak, Bongiwe Maqandana was unaware of what had happened to her family. ||| Cape Town - “Mommy and daddy have died. But mommy is coming back.” When...
View ArticleMost condoms distributed in Western Cape
About 46 condoms were distributed per adult male in the Western Cape - 30 more than the national average, according to the SAIIRR. ||| Johannesburg - The Western Cape was the province where the most...
View ArticleSchools MEC appeals denial of 17 closures
Donald Grant has approached the ConCourt for leave to appeal an order to keep 17 schools open which he had decided to close. ||| Cape Town - Education MEC Donald Grant has approached the Constitutional...
View Article‘My madam beat me with a golf club’
A domestic worker has accused her employer of locking her up and beating her with a golf club for some hours. ||| Cape Town - A Langa domestic worker has accused her employer of locking her up and...
View ArticleMugged ice cream seller is smiling again
After losing his teeth in a mugging, a Sea Point ice-cream vendor is now showing off a dazzling new smile. ||| Cape Town - After losing his teeth in a mugging, a Sea Point ice cream vendor is now...
View ArticleToothless nurse’s story goes global
The nurse who was sent home after she reported for work without false teeth has people chattering both here and abroad. ||| Cape Town - The nurse who was sent home after she reported for work without...
View ArticleRat packs raid homes by night
"Their eyes are lit up like the headlights of a car. They are like vampires because they only come out at night." ||| Cape Town - Giant rats that attack in packs at night are terrorising residents....
View ArticleBattle over booze sales on Sundays
Harley’s has filed an urgent application for an interdict to stop the planned ban on alcohol sales in Cape Town on Sundays. ||| Cape Town - Harley’s Liquor and Wine Specialists has filed an urgent...
View Article432 families get houses for Easter
The City of Cape Town will hand over new houses to beneficiaries in Philippi before the Easter weekend. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town will hand over new houses to beneficiaries in Philippi...
View ArticleHandwriting expert testifies in Maqubela trial
If two signatures are identical, one of them is extremely likely to be a forgery, a handwriting analyst told the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - If two signatures are identical, one of them is...
View ArticleWill signature likely genuine: expert
The signature on acting judge Patrick Maqubela's will is in all possibility not a forgery, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The signature on acting judge Patrick Maqubela's will is in...
View ArticleU-turn on Sunday booze sales in Cape
The ban on liquor sales in Cape Town on Sundays is off – for now. ||| Cape Town - The ban on liquor sales in Cape Town on Sundays is off – for now. In a surprising turnaround that caused an uproar in...
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