‘Bladder infection’ actually labour
A Cape Town teen was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a bladder infection, only to give birth a few hours later. ||| Cape Town - Suffering from abdominal pains, a 17-year-old Mitchells Plain girl...
View ArticleFog delays Cape Town flights
Flights to and from the Cape Town International Airport were diverted due to heavy fog, the Airports Company SA (Acsa) said. ||| Cape Town - Flights to and from the Cape Town International Airport were...
View ArticleDelays spark a rampage
Windows were broken, property was damaged and 36 students arrested as almost 1 000 Northlink students went on the rampage. ||| Cape Town - Windows were broken, property was damaged and 36 students were...
View ArticleCrime writer baffled as Fred loses battle
The end of Fred van der Vyver's legal battle against the State has been criticised by the investigative author who has followed it. ||| Cape Town - The end of Fred van der Vyver’s long legal battle...
View Article‘Fill Buckets for Bok’
The clash at Newlands will be a chance to raise funds for ex-bok Tinus Linee, who was diagnosed with motor neuron disease. ||| Cape Town - Saturday’s Super Rugby clash at Newlands will be a chance to...
View ArticleAlleged gangboss killed in Cape Town
Donovan Uys, understood to be a leader of the Hard Livings gang, and his girlfriend, were shot dead as they sat thier car. ||| Cape Town - A couple was shot and killed as they sat in their car in...
View ArticleNaming rights for CT Staduim up for grabs
Two major financial institutions are vying to buy the naming rights for Cape Town Stadium for between R20 and R40m a year. ||| Cape Town - Two major financial institutions are vying to buy the naming...
View ArticleCrime author too alert for burglar
A police reservist caught a suspected serial housebreaker "red-handed" trying to rob his home as his family slept. ||| Cape Town - A crime writer and police reservist caught a suspected serial...
View ArticleNPA to appeal Brown’s sentence
The Prosecutions Authority wants leave to appeal against the sentence handed to former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown. ||| Cape Town - The National Prosecutions Authority has applied for leave to appeal...
View ArticleHit-and-run suspect granted bail
The suspect in a hit-and-run accident, in which cyclist Koos Roux died, was released on R3000 bail. ||| Cape Town - An alleged hit-and-run driver was released on R3000 bail when he appeared in the...
View ArticleChance is a fine thing for these sailors
Sailors Asenathi Jim and Roger Hudson went from placing 213 in the world to number 10 in less than two years. ||| Cape Town - THE chances of Asenathi Jim and Roger Hudson ever meeting were slim, never...
View ArticleDisabled gogo, 89 gets a home at last
Lena Maasdorp, 89, said she had “suffered long enough” as she received the keys to her new house. ||| Cape Town - Lena Maasdorp, 89, said she had “suffered long enough” as she received the keys to her...
View ArticleMinister may act against soldiers
An investigation into "excessive abuse" at Oudtshoorn Army Infantry School recommended suspensions or disciplinary action. ||| Cape Town - Heads could roll at the Oudtshoorn Army Infantry School after...
View ArticleMassive search for missing professor
A missing professor's family are hopeful that he is alive, as police prepare to trace his cellphone via signal searches. ||| Cape Town - The family of a missing Stellenbosch University professor are...
View ArticleFear after gangboss gunned down
Residents of Manenberg are expecting reprisals after a senior Hard Livings gang member and his friend were gunned down. ||| Cape Town - Residents of Manenberg are expecting reprisals by the Hard...
View ArticleCape Town MD in R13bn tender probe
The managing director of a company awarded a R13 bn state tender has been found unfit to run a body corporate. ||| Cape Town - The managing director of a local solar energy company that was awarded a...
View Article1 988 farmers seek wage exemption
Nearly 2 000 farmers, many from the Western Cape, have applied for exemption from the minimum wage for farm workers. ||| Cape Town - Nearly 2 000 farmers, many from the Western Cape, have applied for...
View ArticleNPA zeros in on Fidentia judge
Prosecutors listed at least eight "misdirections" the judge made in former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown's case. ||| Cape Town - Prosecutors in the Western Cape have hit back at Western Cape High Court...
View ArticleTrain amputee scores victory
On the first day of the 2010 World Cup Siyamcela Moses Mnengi was thrown from a moving train. Now he may finally get compensation. ||| Cape Town - It was the first day of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, and...
View ArticleZuma’s VVIP jet queried
The Department of Defence’s plans to spend millions on a jet for the country’s “No 1” have been met with little enthusiasm. ||| The Department of Defence’s plans to spend millions on a jet for the...
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