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Man in dock 11 years after murder

Eleven years after Jean Johanna Schapiro was murdered someone has finally appeared in court in connection with her death. ||| Cape Town - Eleven years ago, Jean Johanna Schapiro, 70, was murdered in...

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City of Cape Town in austerity drive

An official home for the mayor is just one of the many things that the City of Cape Town is cutting out in an austerity drive. ||| Cape Town - An official home for the mayor is just one the many things...

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Daredevil reveals how he’ll fly for Madiba

Matt Silver-Vallance has revealed how he plans to fly from Robben Island to Cape Town hanging from 200 balloons. ||| Cape Town - A daredevil is all set to fly from Robben Island to Cape Town hanging...

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‘UCT votes on the most attractive race’

An opinion piece about love and race in UCT's student paper has got some people's pulses racing, but not for the right reasons. |||   Cape Town - An opinion piece about love and race in the University...

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Navy dockyard a problem - Chief

The capacity of the Simon's Town naval dockyard to support SA Navy ships is a major problem, navy chief Vice Admiral Refiloe Mudimu said. ||| Cape Town - The capacity of the Simon's Town naval dockyard...

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Cape tavern loses liquor licence

A Cape Town tavern had its liquor licence revoked, Western Cape finance and economic development MEC Alan Winde said. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town tavern had its liquor licence revoked on Thursday,...

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Man burns to death in crash

A man burnt to death when a car and a truck collided head-on in Riversdale, Western Cape police said. ||| Western Cape - A man burnt to death when a car and a truck collided head-on in Riversdale on...

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Man arrested for cop, motorist shooting

A man has been arrested after the murder of a Cape Town traffic officer and a motorist he pulled over, police said. ||| Cape Town - A man was arrested on Thursday following the murder of a Cape Town...

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Paper sorry for ‘most attractive race’ poll

UCT’s student newspaper has issued a formal apology for printing a survey polling the most attractive race. ||| Cape Argus - UCT’S weekly student newspaper Varsity has issued a formal apology for...

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Man sues over ‘jail rape that gave him HIV’

An ex-inmate who says he contracted HIV after being raped on his first night in jail is suing correctional services. ||| Cape Town - An ex-prisoner who says he contracted HIV after being gang-raped on...

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We’ll shut you down, MEC warns taverns

The Western Cape Liquor Authority shut down a tavern in Elsies River for contravening several trading licence rules. ||| Cape Town - Contravene liquor laws and we’ll close your business – that’s the...

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Cape train carriages set alight

Three train carriages were set alight near a Cape Town station, Metrorail said. ||| Cape Town -Three train carriages were set alight near a Cape Town station on Friday morning, Metrorail said.Regional...

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We can’t protect our coastline, says navy

The SA Navy is unable to protect the coastline because of problems in the dockyard in Simon’s Town, navy officers admitted. ||| Cape Town - The SA Navy is unable to protect the country’s coastline or...

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Cape acts on staff substance abuse

City of Cape Town officials estimate that about 10% of their employees have an addiction problem. ||| Cape Town - City of Cape Town officials estimate that about 10 percent of the 27 000 city employees...

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R1m drug bust in Cape suburb

Two men were arrested and tik and cocaine worth more than R1 million seized at a flat in Mowbray. ||| Cape Town - Two men were arrested and tik and cocaine worth more than R1 million seized at a flat...

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Two held for jazz fest scam

Police have arrested two people for allegedly selling fraudulent Cape Town International Jazz Festival entry wristbands. ||| Cape Town - Two people were arrested on Friday morning for allegedly selling...

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Whistleblower arranged hit

The man who lifted the lid on an alleged plot to kill a security firm boss has testified that he had been asked to arrange a hitman. ||| Cape Town - The man who lifted the lid on an alleged plot to...

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Search on for missing Cape girl

A nine-year-old girl has vanished while playing with her friends near her home in Nyanga. ||| Cape Town - Police and community policing forum members in Nyanga and surrounding areas have launched a...

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Cop faces charges after boy run over

A Cape Town police officer who knocked down a two-year-old boy now faces culpable homicide charges. ||| Cape Town - A Philippi police officer who knocked down a two-year-old boy after he had tried to...

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Complaint lodged over ‘attractive race’ article

The SAHRC are probing a student article which surmised that UCT students thought whites were the most "attractive" race. |||  Cape Town - The Young Communist League of SA has lodged a complaint over an...

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