Fidentia victims outraged at ‘suffering’
As J Arthur Brown told how the fraud case against him had ruined his life, people directly affected by his actions were left seething. ||| Cape Town - As former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown told a...
View ArticleRasta lawyer to challenge drugs act
Garreth Prince intends to challenge sections of the Drugs and Trafficking Act to allow Rastafarians to use the "holy herb" as part of their religion. ||| Cape Town - In his bid to change the law...
View ArticleTraffic cop kills ‘drunk’ driver
An allegedly drunk motorist was shot dead in Cape Town after he is said to have assaulted a traffic officer. ||| Cape Town - An allegedly drunk motorist was shot dead after he is said to have assaulted...
View ArticlePregnant woman, toddler die in fire
A pregnant woman and her two-year-old daughter died in a shack fire in Cape Town, the city's disaster management said. ||| Johannesburg - A pregnant woman and her two-year-old daughter died in a fire...
View ArticleCity leases resort to non-existent firm
The City of Cape Town has been leasing a holiday resort it owns to a non-existent company and does not know exactly who is running it. ||| Cape Town - A holiday resort owned by the City of Cape Town in...
View ArticleBlack advocate takes on law firms - report
A black advocate is taking on four SA law firms for “deliberately excluding” black advocates from certain cases, a report said. ||| Johannesburg - A black advocate from Cape Town is taking on four...
View ArticleInterpreter in rhino horn case ‘compromised’
A Vietnamese interpreter sourced to assist in one of the Cape’s biggest rhino horn cases was believed to have been “compromised”. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape justice department has revealed that a...
View ArticleAnnie Lennox, the good wife
Annie Lennox says the place she wants to be in the world is wherever her man is – and at the moment that is South Africa. ||| Cape Town - Singer-songwriter and political activist Annie Lennox says the...
View Article‘It was just our tiny boat and God’
With no engine and no cellphone, a dad and son drifted for two days as a frantic rescue effort took place. ||| Cape Town - “We just spoke to God, and he looked after us.” This was how a Cape father...
View Article12 SA pilots held in Namibia
Twelve SA pilots on a trip to raise awareness for cancer were arrested by Namibian police and spent the night in jail. ||| Cape Town - Twelve South African pilots flying 12 light aircraft were arrested...
View ArticleSekunjalo ire at DA’s ‘lies’
Sekunjalo has hit out at a DA MP, accusing him lying about the controversy surrounding SA’s fisheries research fleet. ||| Cape Town - Investment company Sekunjalo has hit out at DA MP and fisheries...
View ArticlePregnant mom, child found in razed bungalow
A mother and her two-year-old daughter died in a fire that destroyed three bungalows and left 10 people homeless. ||| Cape Town - A mother and her two-year-old daughter died in a fire that destroyed...
View Article10 drownings in 3 years at Monwabisi
The deaths of two boys playing in the tidal pool at the Monwabisi beach resort marked the 10th drowning there in three years. ||| Cape Town - The deaths of two boys playing in the tidal pool at the...
View ArticleWoman in court over Gumtree murder
A woman is now the fifth accused in the so-called Gumtree murder case in which Olwyn Cowley was killed trying to sell his car. ||| Cape Town - A Mitchells Plain woman has been added as the fifth...
View ArticleW Cape says no to total booze ban
Transport MEC is opposing the plan to lower the nationwide drink-driving limit to zero. ||| Cape Town - A rift is developing between the Western Cape and national ministries of transport over the...
View ArticleProbe after motorist killed by cop
A suspected drunk driver was fatally shot by a Cape Town traffic officer who was driving him to a police station. ||| Cape Town - A suspected drunk driver was fatally shot by a traffic officer who was...
View ArticleTwo killed in CTown drive-by shooting
Two men were killed and three wounded in a drive-by shooting in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, Western Cape police said. ||| Cape Town - Two men were killed and three wounded in a drive-by shooting in...
View ArticleFSB’s Fidentia inspection ‘unauthorised’
The Financial Services Board did not have the authority to inspect Fidentia's offices in 2006, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The Financial Services Board (FSB) did not have the...
View ArticleCape Town releases vacant land
||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is placing a number of its properties onto the market to stimulate economic development, deputy mayor Ian Neilson said on Monday.“The release of this land is part...
View ArticleCapitec boss shocked by resignation
One of the founders of Capitec was “shocked” by the resignation of a senior manager to join a competitor, the Bellville Commercial Crime Court heard. ||| Cape Town - One of the founders of consumer...
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