Anene: Rejection of rape plea explained
The State rejected an accused's guilty plea for the rape of Anene Booysen because it would have implied a lesser sentence, according to the NPA. ||| Cape Town - The State rejected an accused's guilty...
View ArticleAbsent lawyer delays rape-robbery case
The trial of a taxi driver and his guard who allegedly went on a rape and robbery rampage across Cape Town has been delayed. ||| Cape Town - The trial of a taxi driver and his guard, who allegedly went...
View ArticleHotel blaze spurs dramatic rescue
Elizabeth Bosman passed her two children through a small window and ran for her life as smoke filled her room. ||| Cape Town - “I thought as long as my children were safe I can die.” This went through...
View ArticleForensic backlog delays murder case
The case against four men accused of killing a Cape Town woman was postponed yet again due to a backlog at the state’s forensic labs. ||| Cape Town - The case against four men accused of killing a...
View ArticleANCYL ‘disgusted’ by Zille attack
The ANC Youth League says throwing faeces at somebody is not something it stands for. ||| Cape Town - The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape says it is “disgusted” by the faeces flung at Premier...
View ArticleFewer trains for Cape commuters
Getting the right train to work is going to become harder in Cape Town as MetroRail has had to take five train sets out of service. ||| Cape Town - Getting the right train to work is going to become...
View ArticleKidnap couple’s family devastated
The family of a South African couple held captive by kidnappers in Yemen are devastated by the lack of updates. ||| Cape Town - The family of a South African couple held captive by kidnappers in Yemen...
View ArticleTraffic cop dies while helping
A Western Cape traffic official from Worcester died on the N1 after being struck by a bakkie. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape traffic official from Worcester died on the N1 on Tuesday after being struck...
View ArticleDe Lille praises Cape Town sanitation
At least 97 percent of Capetonians have access to sanitation - the highest level in the country, mayor Patricia de Lille said. ||| Cape Town - At least 97 percent of Cape Town residents have access to...
View ArticleR140bn Wescape project ‘doomed’
Experts say the proposed R140 billion Wescape mini-city is short-sighted, highly speculative - and doomed to fail. ||| Cape Town - Experts from the University of Cape Town have torn into the proposed...
View ArticleOfficer says witness ‘leapt from car’
Anger and aggression moved 13 Hawks policemen to allegedly torture and murder a suspect, the Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Anger and aggression moved 13 Hawks policemen to allegedly torture...
View ArticleSome say no to flush toilets: de Lille
Cape Town is trying to eradicate the bucket toilet system, but is facing resistance from communities, mayor Patricia de Lille said. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is trying to eradicate the...
View ArticleConCourt to rule on W Cape rates
The Constitutional Court will decide whether to grant Western Cape rural landowners leave to appeal a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling. ||| Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court will decide on Thursday...
View ArticleDe Lille blasts ANCYL ‘thugs’
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says the ANC Youth League are “thugs” from whom the ANC mother body has distanced itself. ||| FLADELILLE-3RD-LD-TOILETS by Jenna EtheridgeCAPE TOWN June 5 SapaANCYL...
View ArticleCourt hears of cash goodwill token
A Stellenbosch property developer gave an environmental officer R500 as a token of goodwill, a Cape Town court heard. ||| Cape Town - An environment official was told that the money a Stellenbosch...
View ArticleAngry clown sues… and wins
Norman Pudney, also known as Puddles the Clown, has won a defamation case against the editor and publisher of FHM. ||| Cape Town - Norman Pudney is not clowning around when it comes to his reputation....
View ArticleGuard spoke to one of the alleged killers
One of the men accused of raping and murdering Asemahle Ntsabo allegedly made an obscure remark about the girl, a court heard. ||| Cape Town - One of the men accused of raping and murdering...
View ArticleHRC weighs into fray over bucket toilets
The SA Human Rights Commission is to meet Patricia De Lille to discuss the provision of portable flush toilets in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - The South African Human Rights Commission is to meet Mayor...
View ArticleCape’s shocking sex crime stats revealed
At least 68 people are sexually violated in the Cape every day, according to figures released by the Department of Health. ||| Cape Town - Nearly 25 000 people were sexually assaulted in the Western...
View ArticleThree questioned on Dr Heyns’ death
Cape Town police have questioned three more men in connection with the murder and robbery of Dr Louis Heyns. ||| Cape Town - Three more men are being questioned in connection with the murder and...
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