Airport fog havoc precedes heavy rain
Thick fog has caused havoc with flights in and out of Cape Town city over the past few days. ||| Thick fog has caused havoc with flights in and out of the city over the past few days – including...
View ArticleUnease over De Lille grows
Patricia de Lille is creating "deep fault lines" in the Cape's top leadership, says her own administration. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille’s “street fighter” leadership style is...
View ArticleSearch still on for missing Cape doctor
Police are continuing the search for Cape Town paediatric specialist and lecturer Dr Louis Heyns who was last seen on Wednesday. ||| Cape Town - Police are continuing the search for missing Cape Town...
View ArticleFidentia victims get R17m payout
More than R17m had been paid out to beneficiaries of the Living Hands Umbrella Trust, which invested with Fidentia. ||| Cape Town - More than R17 million had been paid out to beneficiaries of the...
View ArticleAward for Obamas ‘not a game’
The City of Cape Town has dismissed suggestions that its award for Barack Obama and his wife is a "political gimmick". ||| Cape Town - The city has brushed aside criticism that its granting of the...
View ArticleCape man killed in R6m jewellery heist
A man, 65, was shot and killed by a gang of robbers during a multimillion-rand jewellery heist in Durbanville. ||| Cape Town - A 65-year-old man was shot and killed by a gang of robbers during a...
View ArticleRose-Leigh on road to recovery
Rose-Leigh Usher - the Durban cancer patient who recently underwent a stem cell transplant - could be home this week. ||| Cape Town - Rose-Leigh Usher - the Durban cancer patient who underwent a...
View ArticleCape council cautious about funding
Red flags have been raised about money that has been allocated by the City of Cape Town to “needy” community groups. ||| Cape Town - Red flags have been raised about money that has been allocated by...
View ArticleLesbians still being targeted
Attitudes to lesbians have changed little in 20 years, says activist Funeka Soldaat, who has been raped, beaten and stabbed. ||| Cape Town - Funeka Soldaat has been stabbed, raped and attacked.The...
View ArticleSpes Bona shooting case postponed
Two men accused of killing Cape Town schoolboy Glenrico Martin have appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - Two men accused of killing Cape Town schoolboy Glenrico Martin appeared...
View ArticlePolice docket incomplete 8 months on
It has been eight months since the assault that left 19-year-old Jethro van Schalkwyk in a coma, yet his attackers remain at large. ||| Cape Town - It has been eight months since the assault that left...
View ArticleMayor hangs up on interviewer
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has defended herself for hanging up on a CapeTalk 567 radio interviewer. ||| Cape Town - Patricia de Lille has defended herself for hanging up on radio interviewer...
View ArticleFidentia saga: Six years... and counting
J Arthur Brown acted out of "greed" and used funds meant for the poor "to live his dream of building an empire", says the NPA. ||| Cape Town - J Arthur Brown acted out of “greed” and used funds meant...
View ArticleCape protesters ignore interdict
Protesters blocked roads near Cape Town International Airport despite an interim interdict banning such behaviour. ||| Cape Town - Protesters blocked roads near Cape Town International Airport on...
View ArticleClerk in court over ‘lunch money’
A clerk for the Master of the High Court allegedly asked for a R300 “lunch money” bribe to expedite a letter of authority. ||| Cape Town - A clerk in the office of the Master of the High Court pleaded...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for JCC bookkeeper
A Cape Town bookkeeper was given a suspended sentence for stealing thousands from the Jewish Community Centre. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape bookkeeper was given a five-year suspended sentence on...
View ArticleKrugerrand investors left high and dry
Two Capetonians who thought it safe to buy Krugerrands on installment have not received the coins or their money back. ||| Cape Town - Donovan Barnes and fellow Capetonian Vera Hougaard thought gold...
View Article‘Teacher beat mentally disabled boy‘
The parents of a mentally disabled boy are outraged after he was allegedly whipped with a pipe by his teacher. ||| Cape Town - The parents of a mentally disabled boy are outraged after he was allegedly...
View ArticleFilm paints violent portrait of Cape
A mega-violent depiction of Cape Town life in a new movie called Zulu, has been labelled as a wake-up call for Capetonians. ||| Cape Town - A mega-violent depiction of Cape Town life in a new movie has...
View ArticleMan electrocuted at Cape station
A homeless man was electrocuted when he apparently fell on to high-voltage overhead cables at Cape Town Station. ||| Cape Town - A homeless man was electrocuted when he apparently fell on to...
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