‘Nothing untoward about funding’
The Department of Agriculture insists its funding of the Black Association of the Wine and Spirit Industry is above-board. ||| Cape Town - The Department of Agriculture said there was nothing untoward...
View ArticleANC enters fray over UCT race poll
Western Cape ANC spokesperson Marius Fransman has entered the fray over a race-related UCT newspaper article. ||| Cape Town - The African National Congress in the Western Cape has condemned as...
View ArticleVictim tells of Parly lift fall
The cleaners inside the Parliament lift that dropped three floors this weekend thought they were going to die. ||| Cape Town - One of the women injured after free-falling in a lift at Parliament...
View ArticleANC wishes MP a speedy recovery
The ANC wished party MP Sue van der Merwe a speedy recovery after she was assaulted during a robbery at her home. ||| Cape Town - The ANC wished party MP Sue van der Merwe a speedy recovery on Monday...
View ArticleStadium’s running costs a mystery
The Cape Town Stadium cost more than R4-billion to build - but the cost of running it appears to be anybody’s guess. ||| Cape Town - The real cost of running Cape Town Stadium appears to be a mystery...
View ArticleOaklands pupil in court over shooting
A Cape Town pupil accused of firing shots at two fellow pupils appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town pupil accused of firing shots at two fellow pupils appeared in the...
View ArticleZille draws HIV-test winners
Western Cape premier Helen Zille has drawn the names of the five R10 000 winners in her HIV testing campaign lottery. ||| Cape Town - Over 4 000 Western Cape residents took part in an HIV testing...
View ArticleMissing child at a friend’s house
Staff Writer ||| Staff WriterA nine-year-old girl from the Samora Machel informal settlement at Nyanga who went missing last week, has been found safe and sound.Yamkela Mtini, pictured, was found in...
View ArticleAddict supplied top cop with tik
A heroin addict in need of money supplied police Captain Esmerald Bailey with tik, the Specialised Commercial Crime Court heard. ||| Cape Town - A heroin addict in need of money supplied police...
View ArticleProsecutor’s corruption case postponed
The corruption trial of a former prosecutor was postponed in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court. ||| Cape Town - The corruption trial of a former prosecutor was postponed in the Bellville...
View ArticleForeign student raped on Signal Hill
A Norwegian exchange student was raped and her boyfriend tied up by two armed men on Signal Hill, police have confirmed. ||| Cape Town - A Norwegian exchange student was raped and her boyfriend tied...
View ArticleCommuter assault caught on camera
Cape Town commuter Shelvine Erasmus pulled out his iPad when he witnessed an act of violence. ||| Cape Town - A Metrorail guard was filmed assaulting a passenger caught travelling without a ticket in...
View ArticleDetails of sex worker’s hostage hell emerge
Shocking new claims of a horrific attack on a teenage prostitute by a couple have emerged. ||| Cape Town - Shocking new claims of a horrific attack on a teenage prostitute by a couple emerged on Monday...
View ArticleCity to put the ‘h’ back in ‘Guguletu’
The City of Cape Town will recommend that a misspelling of Gugulethu on street signs be corrected at a cost of R200 000. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town naming committee will recommend this month...
View ArticleIntruders assault MP at home
ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was on the phone when intruders used a crowbar to smash through the kitchen door of her home. ||| Cape Town - ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was on the phone to her son when...
View ArticleAccused in perlemoen case skips the country
A second accused in a major perlemoen case in the Cape is now wanted by Interpol after he went to China and did not return. ||| Cape Town - A second accused in a major perlemoen case in the province is...
View Article‘Hero’ Woodman mourned by family
Traffic officer Wesley Woodman’s relatives are struggling to cope after his death at the hands of an alleged gangster. ||| Cape Town - The family of slain traffic officer Wesley Woodman, who was shot...
View ArticleWomen identify attacker in line-up
Manenberg’s alleged serial rapist has been arrested after evading capture for six months. ||| Cape Town - An alleged serial rapist who stalked Manenberg and its surrounds has been arrested after being...
View ArticleEaster road deaths down in Cape
While more people died in road crashes over the Easter holiday nationally, the Western Cape recorded a 30% decrease in road deaths. ||| Cape Town - While more people died in road crashes over the...
View ArticleMaqubela trial hits hitch
The cross-examination of Thandi Maqubela, accused of killing her husband, was delayed in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - The murder trial of acting judge Patrick Maqubela's wife was...
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