Brown must face full might of law: State
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown should be given at least the minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment for fraud, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur...
View ArticleThe two sides of Fidentia
While J Arthur Brown’s awaits his sentencing, a family is still waiting to be paid from a Fidentia-linked trust fund. ||| While J Arthur Brown’s awaits his sentencing, a family is still waiting to be...
View ArticleFive hurt in Hout Bay gas blast
Four people, three of them firefighters, were injured in an explosion in a Hout Bay fish and chip shop. ||| Cape Town - Four people, three of them firefighters, were injured in an explosion in a Hout...
View ArticleMan in court over Wellington couple’s killing
While people gathered to pay their final respects to Daan and Erka Rousseau, the man charged with their murder appeared in court. ||| Cape Town - While friends and family gathered to pay their final...
View ArticlePublic vent on cop hotline
Complaints against the police continue to come in on a hotline set up to stamp out police corruption, MEC Dan Plato said. ||| Cape Town - Complaints against the police, including some local metro...
View Article'Bullets won’t kill my message of peace'
The pastor who survived being shot eight times says bullets will not stop his peace work among gangsters. ||| Cape Town - The Cape Town pastor who survived being shot eight times says bullets will not...
View ArticleAvid cyclist killed in hit-and-run
Koos Roux and his son cycled together on Bottelary Road in Cape Town, when they were hit from behind by a white bakkie. ||| Cape Town - He was a national cycling champion, having won a gold in his...
View ArticleUAE dragging feet on Karabus
United Arab Emirates authorities have yet to clear administrative issues obstructing doctor Cyril Karabus's return home. ||| Pretoria - United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have yet to clear...
View Article‘Sin bin’ teen was knifed 39 times
Graphic details of how a 17-year-old girl died in an orgy of violence was recounted in a Cape Town court. ||| Cape Town - A court has heard in graphic detail how a 17-year-old girl died in an orgy of...
View ArticleUAE returns Karabus’s passport
United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials have handed back South African doctor Cyril Karabus's passport. ||| Cape Town - United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials handed back South African doctor Cyril...
View ArticleKarabus may be home by weekend
South African doctor Cyril Karabus will probably leave the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week, his lawyer said. ||| Cape Town - South African doctor Cyril Karabus will probably leave the United Arab...
View ArticleZuma: I will drive anti-drug campaign
The "mothers and sisters" of Eldorado Park pleaded to him for help, and President Jacob Zuma has responded. ||| Johannesburg - They had pleaded for him to help, and on Tuesday President Jacob Zuma...
View ArticleTop Cape cop in abuse probe
A top cop, who is believed to have helped launch a domestic violence office, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend. ||| Cape Town - One of the Western Cape’s top cops, who is believed to have helped...
View ArticleHermanus man guilty of 285 counts of fraud
A businessman has been convicted of defrauding the Overstrand Municipality of about R3m by manipulating the tender system. ||| Cape Town - A Hermanus man has been convicted of defrauding the Overstrand...
View ArticleCape’s older teachers could leave skills gap
More than 40 percent of the Western Cape’s permanent teachers and principals will reach retirement age in the next 15 years. ||| Cape Town - More than 41 percent of permanent teachers and principals in...
View ArticleJ Arthur Brown fined R150 000
J Arthur Brown was fined R150 000 and given a suspended prison sentence for his two fraud convictions. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was fined R150 000 and given a suspended...
View ArticleWestern Cape ‘needs more cops’
A security committee has heard that the Western Cape is suffering from a shortage of officers and the unequal distribution of staff across police stations. ||| Cape Town - A shortage of officers and...
View ArticleCape teen shot at school
Enrico Martin, a pupil at Spes Bona High, was shot in the head after entering the school premises. ||| Cape Town - A teenage boy was shot at an Athlone high school on Wednesday morning, Western Cape...
View ArticleBrown’s sentence is fair, says judge
Judge Anton Veldhuizen acknowledged J Arthur Brown's "trauma and personal suffering" during his sentencing judgment. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was fined R150 000 and given a...
View ArticlePupil critical after school shooting
A matric schoolboy at Spes Bona High School in Athlone was shot and seriously wounded on the school’s grounds ||| Cape Town - A matric schoolboy at Spes Bona High School in Athlone was shot and...
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