Man jumps off cliff to avoid police
A man was rescued after jumping off a cliff near Gordons Bay, apparently to avoid being arrested. ||| Johannesburg - A man was rescued early Sunday morning after jumping off a cliff near Gordons Bay,...
View ArticleDe Lille takes charge of toilet cleaning
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille oversaw the cleaning of container toilets in two informal settlements. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille oversaw the cleaning of container toilets in...
View ArticleJudgement reserved on school closures
The Western Cape High Court reserved judgment oon a matter of 17 schools that are disputing a decision to close them down. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court reserved judgment on Tuesday on a...
View ArticlePolice escort toilet clean-up crew
After residents appealed for help, Cape Town's mayor tried "one last time" to clean toilets in no-go areas. ||| Cape Town - In a desperate, 11th-hour move to “provide the services people deserve”, Cape...
View ArticleANCYL to go on ‘toilet crisis’ walkabout
A delegation from the ANCYL national task team is to go on a walkabout to determine the extent of the sanitation “crisis” in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A delegation from the ANC Youth League national...
View ArticlePlea deal in 2002 shop murder case
Raafiq Abrahams stands accused of stabbing Sulaiman Brey inside his Wynberg store after a botched robbery in 2002. ||| Cape Town - Relatives of Sulaiman Brey are anxiously awaiting the outcome of a...
View ArticleFransman snubs rights body
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies has slammed the ANC provincial chairman’s snub at a attempt to mediate a complaint. ||| Cape Town - The SA Jewish Board of Deputies has slammed ANC provincial chairman...
View ArticleDispute over a spoon leads to assault
An argument over a spoon resulted in a Khayelitsha schoolboy being assaulted by a fellow pupil. ||| Cape Town - An argument over a spoon ended with a Khayelitsha schoolboy being assaulted by a fellow...
View ArticleKiller ruined our lives, says family
“Why did you hurt her? Why did you take her life? I have no sympathy for you. Do you realise what Anzunette meant to all of us?” ||| Cape Argus - Convicted murderer Moegamat Armien Salie not only...
View Article4 800 ideas for Gugs street names
More than 4 800 proposals have been put forward for the 91 NY streets in Gugulethu that are expected to be renamed by August. ||| Cape Town - More than 4 800 proposals have been put forward for the 91...
View ArticleANC cries foul over legislature ruling
The ANC has accused Western Cape Legislature Deputy Speaker Piet Pretorius of bias in his ruling against MPL Max Ozinsky. ||| Cape Town - The ANC has accused Western Cape Legislature Deputy Speaker...
View ArticleMuslim lawyers urge SA to arrest Obama
A group of Muslim lawyers wants SA to arrest “ war criminal” US President Barack Obama when he visits later this month. ||| Cape town - A group of Muslim lawyers in Johannesburg wants South Africa to...
View Article‘Ringleader’ arrested over faeces row
ANC proportional councillor Loyiso Nkohla, one the apparent ringleaders in the "faeces war", has been arrested. ||| Cape Town - ANC proportional councillor and youth league member Loyiso Nkohla was...
View ArticleSchool closures like ‘death penalty’
The SA Democratic Teachers Union and 16 of the affected schools had asked that Grant’s decision be reviewed and set aside. ||| Cape town - It is not adequate to give one-word reasons or simple...
View ArticleDedicated staff give tot a second shot
“At some point she was so sick that I wanted to give up. I thought she would die, but today I’m happy that my little girl has made it.” ||| Cape Town - Three-year-old Ventacia Jafta is familiar to...
View ArticleWoman killed in horror smash
A woman was killed when the car she was driving collided with a police vehicle in Milnerton, Cape Town. ||| Cape Argus - A woman was killed when the car she was driving collided with a police vehicle...
View ArticleFaeces on train: accused in court
About 180 people accused of illegally gathering on a train while carrying human waste have appeared in court. ||| Cape Town - About 180 people accused of illegally gathering on a train while carrying...
View ArticleWomen bludgeoned to death in her home
The family and neighbours of an elderly Milnerton woman who was murdered in a home invasion are reeling with shock. ||| Cape Town - The family and neighbours of an elderly Milnerton woman who was...
View ArticlePoo protest case postponed
The seven alleged “ringleaders” of a plot to dump human waste in Cape Town appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - The seven alleged “ringleaders” of a plot to dump human waste in...
View ArticleW Cape ANCYL leaders to be announced
The Western Cape ANC Youth League's leadership will be announced next week. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape ANC Youth League's leadership will be announced next week, the league's national task team...
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