FSB to discuss Fidentia case in Parliament
The Financial Services Board will appear before Parliament soon to discuss the recent court case of Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown. ||| Cape Town - The Financial Services Board (FSB) will appear before...
View ArticleCatering bill is not small fry
216 810: That’s how many McDonald’s Big Mac burger meals you could buy with the money two departments spent on catering in a year. ||| Cape Town - 216 810: That’s how many McDonald’s Big Mac burger...
View ArticleDA calls for arrest of Libya’s Saleh
Former Libyan political heavyweight Bashir Saleh must be arrested if he is in South Africa, the DA said. ||| Johannesburg - Former Libyan political heavyweight Bashir Saleh must be arrested if he is in...
View ArticleBoard should explain suspect’s parole - DA
The Parole Appeal Board should explain how parole was granted to the alleged murderer of Dr Louis Heyns, the DA said. ||| Johannesburg - The Parole Appeal Board should explain how parole was granted to...
View ArticleCape’s cold front continues
The cold front in the Western Cape is expected to remain until Tuesday, the SA Weather Service said. ||| Cape Town - The cold front in the Western Cape is expected to remain until Tuesday, the SA...
View Article‘Others bicker, we gain support’
How does an upstart political party with hardly any funding rationalise its campaigning in the Cape before the 2014 elections? ||| Cape Town - How does an upstart political party with hardly any...
View ArticleDepartment concern over exam cheats
Cheating in exams is on the increase, according to the Western Cape Education Department. ||| Cape Town - Cheating in exams by cribbing or taking a cellphone into the exam room is on the increase,...
View ArticleDoctor’s murder: Mom of suspects speaks
Marie's sons were nabbed for the death of Dr Louis Heyns. She wants to support them - but she has only R10 to her name. ||| Malmesbury - “I thought I’d have a peaceful retirement. I could never dream...
View Article‘I’ve chosen to live on R8 a day’
Social experiment brings man face to face with the hunger that is commonplace in Khayelitsha, writes Warda Meyer. ||| Cape Town - Ayanda Zenzile may look like any other Khayelitsha shack dweller taking...
View ArticleCape Town under fire over buses
The running of the City of Cape Town's transport directorate is facing close scrutiny from opposition parties. ||| Cape Town - The running of the City of Cape Town’s transport directorate, which has a...
View ArticleR2.2m lawsuit over bogus property deal
A Constantia couple who lost R2.2 million in a house deal that went awry are to take legal action against the conveyancer. ||| Cape Town - A Constantia couple who lost R2.2 million in a house deal that...
View ArticleFidentia curator’s case 'warrants probe'
A company which accused a Fidentia curator of misappropriating funds in an unrelated matter does, in fact, have a case against him. ||| Cape Town - A company which had accused a Fidentia curator of...
View ArticleAnene murder accused pleads
Johannes Kana, 21, has pleaded guilty to rape but not guilty to the murder of Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen. ||| Bredasdorp - A man appeared in the Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court on Monday morning...
View ArticleFlight school’s future up in the air
Oudtshoorn’s municipal leaders are undecided what to do with a Chinese-owned flight school on the outskirts of the Karoo town ||| Cape Town - Oudtshoorn’s municipal leaders are undecided what to do...
View ArticleGang role in warders' deaths probed
Correctional Services are checking whether prison gangs shot dead two off-duty Pollsmoor Prison warders. ||| Cape Town - Correctional Services is checking whether prison gangs shot dead two off-duty...
View ArticleNPA loses bid to appeal Brown sentence
The State's application for leave to appeal former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown's sentence has been denied. ||| Cape Town - The State's application for leave to appeal former Fidentia boss J Arthur...
View ArticleTik takes hold of yet another son
Tebogo Mokeri did everything short of chaining his 22-year-old son in the house to try and get him off the streets and off the drugs. ||| Johannesburg - Tebogo Mokeri did everything short of chaining...
View ArticleRobber killed in showdown with cops
A suspected house robber died in Plettenberg Bay during a confrontation with police over the weekend. ||| Plettenberg Bay - A suspected house robber died in Plettenberg Bay during a confrontation with...
View ArticleNPA to petition Appeal Court over Brown
The State will approach the Supreme Court of Appeal to ask for a heavier sentence against former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown. ||| Cape Town - The State will approach the Supreme Court of Appeal to ask...
View ArticleHuman waste dumped at legislature
Human waste has been dumped on the steps of the Western Cape legislature, premier Helen Zille's office said. ||| Cape Town - Human waste was dumped on the steps of the Western Cape legislature on...
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