Mom’s anguish after Grade 2 daughter raped
A Philippi mother is devastated after her seven-year-old daughter was allegedly raped by a Grade 3 pupil at school. ||| A Philippi mother is devastated after her seven-year-old daughter was allegedly...
View ArticleDeath taxi driver wants bail extended
Taxi driver Jacob Humphreys, found guilty last year of the murder of 10 schoolchildren, wants his bail extended. ||| Taxi driver Jacob Humphreys, found guilty last year of the murder of 10...
View ArticleWhite men still rule in city staffing
The City of Cape Town will have to hire a combined 500 black and female employees to reach its equity goals. ||| The City of Cape Town will have to hire a combined 500 black and female employees in...
View ArticleNew phone can get help in a hurry
People living in one of Cape Town’s informal settlements will be able to report emergencies at the push of a button. ||| People living in one of Cape Town’s informal settlements will be able to report...
View Article‘Dog whisperer’ barking up wrong tree
James Lech has been asked to remove claims that he is linked to the NSPCA and the Animal Anti-Cruelty League. ||| Camps Bay “Dog Whisperer” James Lech has been instructed to remove “misleading,...
View ArticleEx-city worker jailed for scam
A Bellville Commercial Crime Court magistrate has sentenced a former City of Cape Town employee to three years in jail. ||| A Bellville Commercial Crime Court magistrate berated a former City of Cape...
View Article‘Monster mothers’ in court
Arguably the Cape’s worst mothers, two women appeared in the same court for crimes against their children. ||| Two of the Cape’s worst mothers appeared in the same court for crimes against their...
View ArticleBitter end to family’s search
A family’s quest to find their son who was kidnapped 16 years ago ended in tragedy when they learned he is dead. ||| A family’s quest to find their son who was kidnapped 16 years ago ended in tragedy...
View ArticleHunted by wild dogs
A pack of dogs is terrorising residents of Browns Farm and has already attacked two children. ||| A pack of dogs is terrorising a neighbourhood and has already attacked two small children.The attacks...
View ArticleMuso in court for drunk driving
Musician Arno Carstens appeared on a charge of drunken driving in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Friday. ||| Musician Arno Carstens appeared on a charge of drunken driving in the Cape Town...
View ArticlePoliceman in court over travel claim
A policeman accused of making a fraudulent expense claim after escorting a prisoner to the High Court in Mthatha has appeared on court. ||| A policeman accused of making a fraudulent expense claim...
View ArticleCop unit ‘beat and tortured people’
A specialised police unit has been accused of causing havoc by taking the law into its own hands. ||| A specialised police unit operating in Heideveld and Manenberg has been accused of causing havoc by...
View ArticleBattle of the Common
A usually peaceful Rondebosch Common was turned into a war zone as protesters were sprayed with blue dye and thrown into the back of police vans. ||| A usually peaceful Rondebosch Common was turned...
View ArticleMJC publishes Trust’s records
The Muslim Judicial Council bowed to mounting public pressure to come clean, publishing its Halaal Trust financial records. ||| The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) on Friday bowed to mounting public...
View ArticleRocker Arno Carstens will have to wait a while longer to hear the outcome on...
Rocker Arno Carstens will have to wait a while longer to hear the outcome on his drunk driving charge, after the matter was again postponed in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday. ||| Rocker...
View ArticleFarewell to sixth car crash victim
Friends and family of Fabrice Nbombashi, the car guard killed two weeks ago, gathered to celebrate his life. ||| Friends and family of Fabrice Nbombashi, the car guard killed in a horror crash which...
View Article‘Idiot’ skipper to try again
The captain of The Berserk which sank during a polar expedition last year appears to be attempting to recreate the voyage to the Southern Ocean. ||| THE captain of The Berserk yacht, which sank during...
View ArticleTop city bouncers ‘illegal’
Police and authorities are set to investigate the nightclub industry ||| The new bouncer network that moved in to take control of nearly 200 of Cape Town’s nightclubs after the assassination of...
View ArticleVeld fire rages in the Boland
Fifteen fire engines and 150 ground personnel are battling a raging veld fire in the Slanghoek Valley near Worcester. ||| Johannesburg - Two structures have been destroyed by a veld fire that is...
View ArticleBand of brothers who patrol club scene
Specialised Protection Services was set up after the murder of Cyril Beeka and are now running the Cape nightclub security scene. ||| With a single raising of an arm, the oncoming traffic in busy Long...
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