Suspected ostrich feather poachers caught
Five people will appear in the Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court for allegedly stripping feathers off live ostriches. ||| Cape Town - Five people will appear in the Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleFive in court over ostrich feathers
Five people accused of stripping feathers off live ostriches appeared in the Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - Five people accused of stripping feathers off live ostriches appeared in the...
View ArticleMaqubela quizzed over calls
Murder-accused widow Thandi Maqubela was questioned about her movements and cellphone calls the day her husband died. ||| Cape Town - Murder-accused widow Thandi Maqubela was questioned on Tuesday...
View ArticleEx-Idols winner on drink-driving charge
Former SA Idols winner Karen Kortje has appeared in court on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. ||| Cape Town - Former South African Idols winner Karen Kortje has appeared in court on...
View Article‘In 5 minutes they were all dead’
An eyewitness has come forward to describe the massacre of four Pakistani men in Mitchells Plain last month. ||| Cape Town - An eyewitness has come forward to describe the massacre of four Pakistani...
View ArticleMaqubela is quizzed on movements
Murder-accused Thandi Maqubela boarded an aircraft to Johannesburg after being told that her husband had been hospitalised. ||| Cape Town - Thandi Maqubela, accused of killing her husband, Acting Judge...
View ArticleLavender Hill locked down by police
Police kicked down doors as they swooped on suspected drug dens and gang safe houses in Lavender Hill. ||| Cape Town - Dozens of armed metro police officers swooped on suspected drug dens and gang safe...
View ArticleMitchells Plain dealers beware!
The Western Cape Community Policing Forum has 350 members ready in Mitchells Plain to help LeadSA’s anti-drug initiative. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape Community Policing Forum (CPF) has 350 members...
View ArticleGunmen hit wrong target
A Cape Town family is mourning the death of their only son after an apparent case of apparent mistaken identity led to his death. ||| Cape Town - A Retreat family is mourning the death of their only...
View ArticleNight-time patrols for Signal Hill
Vehicles visiting Signal Hill at night will soon be closely monitored by SANParks rangers in an urgent bid to prevent violent crime. ||| Cape Town - Vehicles visiting Signal Hill at night will soon be...
View ArticleTrevor Manuel motivates young minds
Bursaries worth R10 000 each were awarded to 16 students from Mitchells Plain by a Mitchells Plain Bursary and Role Model Trust. ||| Cape Town - Bursaries worth R10 000 each were awarded to 16 students...
View ArticleRasta pupil returns to school
A Rastafarian pupil who was ordered to stay away from school until he cut his dreadlocks has been allowed to return. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape Rastafarian pupil who was ordered to stay away from...
View ArticleCape Town tolls different, says Sanral
The proposed N1-N2 Winelands toll project in Cape Town will be different to Gauteng's e-tolling system, Sanral said. ||| Cape Town - The proposed N1-N2 Winelands toll project in Cape Town will be...
View ArticleJoe Slovo settlement to go solar
More than 2600 new homes in Joe Slovo settlement in Cape Town will be fitted with solar-powered geysers. ||| Cape Town - More than 2600 new homes in Joe Slovo settlement in Cape Town will be fitted...
View ArticleWidow denies knowledge of death
Judge Patrick Maqubela's widow has denied knowing her husband was dead the day she went to Cape Town International Airport to meet him. ||| Cape Town - Judge Patrick Maqubela's widow Thandi has denied...
View Article‘I buried cop in shallow grave’
A Cape Town man has confessed to stabbing a policeman to death over a suspected affair with his wife. ||| Cape Town - A Mfuleni man has pleaded guilty to murdering a policeman he suspected of having an...
View Article‘Every Saturday I'm attending a funeral’
Councillor Barbara Rass has called for the state to bring back capital punishment after a shooting in Atlantis. ||| Cape Town - Two people died and one was injured in a brazen shooting outside the...
View ArticleWe're one step closer, says Anni's family
Anni Dewani’s family will not rest until they’ve heard Shrien Dewani’s account of her death. ||| Cape Town - It has been almost two years of “torture” for Anni Dewani’s family. But on Thursday there...
View ArticleLost hiker spends cold night on ledge
An American tourist who got lost while hiking up Table Mountain was forced to spend the night on an overhang. ||| Cape Town - An American tourist was airlifted from Table Mountain after getting lost...
View ArticleMaqubela: I may have been followed
Thandi Maqubela believes someone else had her husband Patrick Maqubela’s cellphone at the time of his death. ||| Cape Town - Someone in possession of the late acting judge Patrick Maqubela’s cellphone...
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