‘I was sexually assaulted repeatedly’
The death of well-known puppeteer Keith Anderson has blown the lid off an alleged child sex scandal. ||| The recent death of well-known city puppeteer, circus performer and set designer Keith Anderson...
View ArticleTwo hurt as boy falls from cliff
A boy was seriously injured and a seven-months pregnant woman was hurt when the boy fell from a cliff on Lion’s Head. ||| A boy was seriously injured and a seven-months pregnant woman was hurt when the...
View ArticleQueries over security at bases
Local military installation Silvermine is quietly being stripped bare by copper thieves. ||| While all the attention has been on the Waterkloof Air Force Base after the arrival there of the Gupta...
View ArticleEx-Robben Island guard retires
The longest serving 'Islander' at Robben Island, former prison guard Jan Moolman, has retired after half a century of service. ||| Johannesburg - The longest serving 'Islander' at Robben Island, former...
View ArticleMotlanthe calls for farm solution
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called for co-operation between farmers and farmworkers. ||| Johannesburg - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has called for co-operation between farmers and...
View ArticleHitch a ride on a crime bust
Capetonians will be able to "ride along" with law enforcement on patrols in a programme designed to "restore credibility". ||| Cape Town - Capetonians will be able to “ride along” with metro police and...
View ArticlePeace preacher gunned down
Bullets tore into the gang pastor's body... but the will to live gave him the strength to somehow continue driving. ||| Cape Town - Seven or eight bullets tore into the maverick gang pastor and peace...
View ArticleBullets fly at packed Cape mall
Bullets flew and shoppers ran for cover as security guards and robbers exchanged gunfire in a busy Gugulethu mall. ||| Cape Town - Bullets flew and shoppers ran for cover as security guards and robbers...
View ArticleFired cop probed for more crimes
A former Steenberg police officer arrested for attempted housebreaking is also being investigated for other crimes, police said. ||| Cape Town - A former Steenberg police officer arrested for attempted...
View ArticleCape vows that bucket toilets will go
The City of Cape Town aims to do away with at least 958 bucket-system toilets by next year. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town aims to do away with at least 958 bucket-system toilets by next year in...
View Article‘One signature, and I'm off'
Doctor Cyril Karabus is waiting for final clearance documentation and could leave the UAE on Tuesday afternoon, his lawyer said. ||| Cape Town - South African doctor Cyril Karabus is waiting for final...
View ArticlePastor tried to smuggle drugs into prison
A pastor is to appear in court charged with trying to smuggle drugs, concealed around his private parts, into a prison. ||| Swellendam - A Swellendam pastor is to appear in the Swellendam Magistrate’s...
View ArticleStudent crashes on rocks in mom’s Jag
The father of a 19-year-old says he is determined to find out what caused her mom’s Jaguar to go off the road and onto the rocks. ||| Cape Town - The father of a 19-year-old being treated for a minor...
View ArticleFine suitable for Brown - lawyer
J Arthur Brown’s lawyer says a hefty fine would be a suitable punishment for the “ostracised” former Fidentia boss. ||| Cape Town - A fine is an appropriate sentence for the fraud committed by former...
View ArticleCall for probe into Liverpool tour saga
Tony Ehrenreich wants disciplinary action against Mayco member, Grant Pascoe, for the mishandling of the Liverpool fixture. ||| Cape Town – ANC leader in the city council Tony Ehrenreich wants...
View ArticleTop Cape cyclist killed in crash
A leading figure in cycling has called for a ban on "yellow-line" driving, after a top cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision. ||| Cape Town - A leading figure in cycling has called for a ban on...
View ArticlePupils ‘terrorising’ township residents
For the last six months, the streets of F-section in Khayelitsha empty out before pupils leave class, a terrified resident said. ||| Cape Town - A gang of pupils from Bulumko Secondary School in...
View ArticleSA Adventurer of the Year named
Richard Kohler was told he would never paddle again. His response? The first continuous solo navigation of SA’s coastline by kayak. ||| Cape Town - Richard Kohler was told he would never paddle again –...
View ArticleFull marks for W Cape textbook delivery
The Western Cape is the only province to have had 100 percent of textbooks delivered to schools this year. ||| Cape Town - THE Western Cape is the only province to have had 100 percent of textbooks...
View ArticlePost-matric study ‘a big advantage’
Unemployment among people with a post-matric qualification is far less than among those a grade 12 certificate. ||| Cape Town - Unemployment among people with a post-matric qualification is far less...
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