Tax consultant guilty of fraud
A 54-year-old Cape Town woman was found guilty of nearly one hundred counts of fraud and theft. ||| Wynberg - A woman was found guilty of several counts of fraud and theft by the Wynberg Regional Court...
View ArticleFatal shove off a bridge
A man fell more than 15 metres to his death after he was pushed off a bridge after an alleged argument with his friend. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town man fell more than 15m to his death after he was...
View Article‘No masks for janitors on faeces duty’
Cape Town janitors say they have not been given protective masks and clothing when they clean communal toilets. ||| Cape Town - Janitors employed by the City of Cape Town say they have not been given...
View ArticlePoo war protesters freed
But faeces-throwing ringleader Andile Lili and two others were denied bail as they have other cases pending against them. ||| Cape Town - Faeces-throwing ringleader Andile Lili, who was arrested with...
View ArticleActivists stranded by march organisers
Some of those who marched under the Right2Know banner to the Vodacom offices said they were left stranded by the organisers. ||| Cape Town - Some of those who marched under the Right2Know banner to the...
View ArticleTax adviser guilty of fraud
The NPA welcomed the fraud and theft conviction of a tax practitioner, whose victims included Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille. ||| Cape Argus - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed...
View ArticleWoman killed in crash with cop car named
The woman involved in the car crash with a police vehicle in Milnerton that killed her and one of her dogs has been identified. ||| Cape Town - The woman involved in the car crash in Milnerton that...
View ArticleCops warn of wendy house scam
Western Cape police have warned people to beware of a wendy house scam where deposits were paid but goods are not delivered. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape police have warned people to beware of a new...
View ArticleMom-to-be’s killer found guilty
A man was convicted of the rape, murder or attempts to do so of three women, including one who was eight months’ pregnant. ||| Cape Town - An Eastern Cape man has been convicted of six counts involving...
View ArticleCabinet condemns faeces-dumping protests
Cabinet has slammed the dumping of human waste by protesters in the Cape's informal settlements. ||| Cape Town - Cabinet on Thursday condemned the dumping of human waste by protesters opposing portable...
View ArticleANC boycott ‘disrupts work of legislature’
The ANC’s boycott of the Western Cape provincial legislature was disrupting its work, Deputy Speaker Piet Pretorius has said. ||| Cape Town - The ANC’s boycott of the Western Cape provincial...
View ArticleMEC slams pupils’ school time protest
It is disgraceful that pupils from South Peninsula High protested outside court instead of learning in their classrooms, says Donald Grant. ||| Cape Town - It was disgraceful that pupils from South...
View ArticleGoldberg celebrates a life of Struggle
Fellow Rivonia trialist Denis Goldberg has urged SA to think of Nelson Mandela for his strengths. ||| Cape Town - Fellow Rivonia trialist Denis Goldberg has urged South Africans to think of the ailing...
View ArticleJewish board ‘nose picking’, says Fransman
The ANC's Marius Fransman has accused the SA Jewish Board of Deputies of "abusing" the SA Human Rights Commission. ||| Cape Town - ANC provincial chairman Marius Fransman has accused the South African...
View ArticlePoo protesters back in court
Several protesters carried portable flush toilets and sang freedom songs on a train to central Cape Town, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - Several protesters carried portable flush toilets and sang...
View ArticleDrunk drivers campaign 'shut down'
A 'name and shame' campaign for convicted drunk drivers in the Western Cape has been shut down by the department of justice, Transport MEC Robin Carlisle claimed. ||| Cape Town - A 'name and shame'...
View ArticleFransman did not snub SAHRC
Marius Fransman did not snub a meeting with the SAHRC and the Jewish Board of Deputies, the commission said. ||| Johannesburg - ANC Western Cape chairman Marius Fransman did not snub a meeting with the...
View ArticlePoo protest ‘ring leaders’ released
The three alleged "ringleaders" of a plot to dump human waste in Cape Town CBD were released on a warning. ||| Cape Town - The three alleged “ringleaders” of a plot to dump human waste in central Cape...
View ArticleSpes Bona murder chase postponed
Two men accused of killing Cape Town schoolboy Glenrico Martin appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - Two men accused of killing Cape Town schoolboy Glenrico Martin appeared in the...
View ArticleContractor manipulated tender system
A Western Cape contractor who manipulated the Overstrand Municipality’s tender system by cover-quoting was jailed for three years. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape contractor who manipulated the...
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