Maqubela cross-examination ends
The cross-examination of Thandi Maqubela, accused of the alleged murder of her husband acting judge Patrick Maqubela has ended. ||| Cape Town - The cross-examination of Thandi Maqubela, accused of the...
View ArticleWhites still hold top jobs in Cape
If you are white, you stand a very good chance of being in top management in the Western Cape, an EE report found. ||| Cape Town - If you are white, you stand a very good chance of being in top...
View ArticleSA surfer’s tale of survival at sea
A doctor had to glue his nose back together. And that's just one reminder of Brett Archibald’s miraculous survival. ||| Cape Town - His nose was so badly lacerated that a doctor had to glue it back...
View ArticleConfusion over ‘unfair’ liquor law
The Liquor trading days and hours by-law came into effect on April 1, but traders say they are unclear about how it affects them. ||| Cape Town - The Liquor trading days and hours by-law came into...
View ArticleBusinessman dies after robbery at home
A Cape Town businessman died after intruders broke into his home while he and his family were asleep and assaulted him. ||| Cape Town - A businessman from Cravenby died after intruders broke into his...
View ArticleForeign businesses lose faith in police
More than 70% of business robberies were committed against foreign-owned businesses, says Community Safety MEC Dan Plato. ||| Cape Town - More than 70 percent of business robberies were committed...
View ArticleAttack on Grade 1 teacher a new trend
A Steenberg principal has told of an attack by a pupil on a Grade 1 teacher by one of her pupils. ||| Cape Town - A Steenberg principal has told of an attack by a pupil on a Grade 1 teacher - who then...
View ArticleMuslims, Jews not hit by meat scandal
Halaal and kosher food has been insulated from the meat scandal, due to stringent certification processes, say experts. ||| Cape Town - Religious groups with special dietary laws are deeply angered...
View ArticleFur flies over SMSes in circus row
Accusations are flying over a series of gruesome SMSes sent to an animal rights activist by an employee at McLaren Circus. ||| Cape Town - Accusations are flying over a series of gruesome text messages...
View ArticleBus strike disrupts Cape Town
Thousands of commuters had to make alternative plans to get to work as bus drivers went on strike in the city and other centres. ||| Cape Town - Thousands of commuters had to make alternative plans to...
View ArticleToilet facilities at schools shocking - report
Two-thirds of Khayelitsha primary schools don’t have enough toilets for pupils. ||| Cape Town - Two-thirds of Khayelitsha primary schools don’t have enough toilets for pupils.And at a school in Site B...
View ArticleCouncil eyes R700m subsidy
The city council wants control all public transport in Cape Town - and as part of this wants to take over the lucrative Golden Arrow contract. ||| Cape Town - The city council has applied to control...
View ArticleEquity report errs: Union
The Commission for Employment Equity's latest report contains misrepresentations about transformation in the labour market, trade union Solidarity said. ||| Johannesburg - The Commission for Employment...
View ArticleBusinessman cleared of statutory rape
Knysna businessman Adrian Wilson-Forbes was acquitted on all 79 charges against him. ||| Cape Town - Knysna businessman Adrian Wilson-Forbes was acquitted on all 79 charges against him in the Western...
View ArticleRobbers shoot Cape shop owner
A shop owner has been shot and wounded while fighting off robbers who took an undisclosed amount of cash during a daring robbery. ||| Cape Town - A Chinese shop owner has been shot and wounded while...
View ArticleNzimande announces Bredasdorp youth training
Blade Nzimande announced a R10m construction skills development and job creation project in Bredasdorp, to uplift the youth in the community. ||| Johannesburg - Minister of Higher Education Blade...
View ArticleW Cape DA out in cold
The DA has been rocked by controversy over a campaign to rebrand itself by emphasising its liberal roots. ||| The DA has been rocked by controversy over draft electioneering proposals drawn up in the...
View ArticleANC ‘not the only opposer of apartheid’
South Africans need to know that the ANC did not always provide the only opposition to apartheid, says Helen Zille. ||| Western Cape - South Africans need to know that the ANC did not always provide...
View ArticleSick sailor rescued in Cape Town
A Burmese sailor has been rescued from a ship off Cape Town and taken to hospital in a critical condition with malaria, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. ||| Cape Town - A Burmese sailor has been...
View ArticleProject of hope rises out of Anene tragedy
A R10 million project aimed at young people and women in Bredasdorp where Anene Booysen was killed has been launched in her memory. ||| Born out of the horrific rape and murder of 17-year-old Anene...
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