Fires destroy homes on Good Friday
About 200 people have been left homeless after four fires swept across Cape Town on Good Friday. ||| Cape Town - About 200 people have been left homeless after four fires raged around Cape Town on Good...
View ArticleZero tolerance for offenders
Two people were killed in two separate incidents on Western Cape roads on Good Friday ||| Cape Town - TWO people were killed in two separate incidents on Western Cape roads on Good Friday – one a...
View ArticlePolicing shambles ruins war on gangs
The justice system in the Western Cape is coming apart in a toxic cocktail of sloppy police work and incompetence in detection. ||| Cape Town - An explosive new report paints a grim picture of the...
View ArticleWinds make Cape skyscraper unstable
Gale force winds are making the construction of the city's highest building unstable, Cape Town disaster management said. ||| Cape Town - Gale force winds are making the construction of the city's...
View ArticleThree dead, 47 displaced in Cape fires
Three people were killed and 47 people were left homeless after several fires in Cape Town over Easter, the city's disaster risk management centre said. ||| Cape Town - Three people were killed and...
View ArticleCape’s wee little problem taken care of
The City Of Cape Town has warned the dog loving public that it will be introducing new measures to control pet pollution. ||| "Please note that this is an April Fool's Day story and should not be taken...
View Article‘SA no place for my sons’
A Cape Town mom is battling to bring her two sons home after their father decided they should rather live in Algeria. ||| Cape Town - In the dusty and remote village of Tébessa, Algeria, a three-storey...
View ArticleCape strike organiser gets state funding
Nosey Pieterse, who played a critical role in mobilising striking farmworkers, is getting funds from the government. ||| Cape Town - Nosey Pieterse, an organiser of the recent farmworkers’ strikes in...
View ArticleCouncillor expelled for ‘selling RDP houses’
A Cape Town councillor who allegedly sold RDP houses has been found guilty of breaching the councillors’ code of conduct. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town councillor who allegedly sold RDP houses has been...
View ArticleFamily killed as home burns
A Cape Town couple and their toddler burnt to death when their locked wendy house caught alight. ||| Cape Town - A couple and their toddler burnt to death when their locked wendy house caught alight in...
View ArticleNo birthday cheer for Karabus
Professor Cyril Karabus’s 78th birthday was a sombre affair as he is still unable to leave Abu Dhabi. ||| Cape Town - Birthday wishes for Cape Town professor Cyril Karabus poured in from around the...
View ArticleMaqubela wanted revenge, says State
Acting judge Patrick Maqubela's wife wanted revenge after finding out about his extramarital affairs, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Acting judge Patrick Maqubela's wife wanted...
View ArticleTaxi factions face route closures
MEC for Transport Robin Carlisle plans to cancel the routes used by the Bellville Taxi Association (Bellta). ||| Cape Town - MEC for Transport Robin Carlisle plans to cancel the routes used by the...
View ArticleMaqubela confronted alleged blackmailer
The wife of acting judge Patrick Maqubela says she confronted a policeman who allegedly blackmailed him with “compromising” pictures. ||| Cape Town - The wife of acting judge Patrick Maqubela...
View ArticleWestern Cape man killed by train
A man died when he was struck by a train in Eersterivier, Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A man died when he was struck by a train in Eersterivier, Cape Town on Tuesday, said paramedics.Netcare 911...
View ArticleRobben Island balloon flight on cards
A man intends to fly from Robben Island to Cape Town this month using helium-filled balloons. ||| Cape Town - A man intends to fly from Robben Island to Cape Town this month using helium-filled...
View ArticleJudges’s widow denies threaterning texts
Text messages Thandi Maqubela sent to her husband on his extramarital affairs were not threatening, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Text messages Thandi Maqubela sent to her husband...
View ArticleCape Town files urgent toll interdict
The Western Cape High Court will hear an urgent interdict by the City of Cape Town in May to halt the Winelands toll project. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court will hear an urgent interdict...
View ArticleDead whale beaches in Cape Town
A dead Arnoux's Beaked Whale, found beached at Bakoven in Cape Town, was removed for a necropsy. ||| Cape Town - A dead Arnoux's Beaked Whale, found beached at Bakoven in Cape Town, was removed for a...
View ArticleBail for cop accused of soliciting bribes
A traffic officer accused of corruption for allegedly soliciting bribes from drivers has been released on R3 000 bail . ||| Cape Town - A traffic officer accused of corruption for allegedly soliciting...
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