13 bouncers arrested in raids
Thirteen security guards from Specialised Protection Services have been arrested in a series of raids on Cape Town nightclubs. ||| Thirteen security guards from Specialised Protection Services (SPS)...
View ArticleNo crowds for Common
The promised 1 000-strong crowd failed to materialise for a second Rondebosch Common event. ||| The promised 1 000-strong crowd failed to materialise for a second Rondebosch Common event yesterday,...
View ArticleSabotage, fuel hike strangle Cape transport
The Western Cape transport network is under severe pressure. ||| The Western Cape transport network is under severe pressure, with continued incidents of sabotage on Metrorail trains combined with...
View ArticleMan ‘kidnapped, forced girl to marry him’
A Philippi man who allegedly kidnapped a teenager has appeared in court in one of the first cases of "ukuthwala" to be brought to court. ||| A Philippi man who allegedly kidnapped a teenager, then...
View ArticleSquabble over Beeka’s posh home
The future of the upmarket, 11-roomed house that Cyril Beeka bought on auction before his death hangs in the balance, thanks to the absence of a will. ||| The future of the upmarket, 11-roomed house...
View ArticleDA and Didata in Plett tender
The DA in Plettenberg Bay has allegedly given a company run by a resident in the area a R4.3m short-term IT contract without tender. ||| The DA in Plettenberg Bay has allegedly given a company run by a...
View ArticleDog shaman’s open letter
James Lech has broken his silence on the aftermath of his Rottweiler’s attack on a toddler on Clifton’s First Beach. ||| Cape Town’s self-styled dog shaman, James Lech, has broken his silence on the...
View ArticleMan shoots woman after bum row
A young woman was brutally shot dead after she smacked her alleged killer for grabbing her buttocks. ||| A young woman was brutally shot dead after she smacked her alleged killer for grabbing her...
View ArticleCSA, Saru targeted by fraudster
A man has been making restaurant bookings in Cricket SA and the SA Rugby Union’s name, and the claiming overpayment. ||| Two of South Africa's largest sport federations have been scammed, seemingly by...
View ArticleFireman killed
A fireman has died after a boulder fell on him while he was battling a blaze in the Western Cape. ||| A fireman was killed when a boulder fell on him while he was battling a blaze between Piketberg and...
View ArticleBouncers to appear over licences
Thirteen bouncers arrested at the weekend have been released and will appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. ||| Thirteen bouncers arrested at the weekend – after a clampdown on the industry –...
View Article‘Meningitis death’ actually murder
A little girl, originally claimed to have died of meningitis, was allegedly murdered by her father’s girlfriend. ||| A little girl was allegedly murdered by her father’s girlfriend.Three-year-old Lache...
View ArticleWoman begins hunger strike over Chappies
Bronwen Lankers-Byrne has started her hunger strike against the Chapman’s Peak construction site. ||| A Hout Bay resident and member of the Civil Rights Action Group (Crag) started a hunger strike at...
View ArticleANC ‘brown’ envelope report released
An ANC report into a “brown envelope” scandal has been released to the Independent Newspapers group. ||| An ANC report into a “brown envelope” scandal involving former Western Cape premier Ebrahim...
View ArticleGavric extradition hearing postponed
Prosecutors have the documentation requesting the extradition of Serbian fugitive Dobrosav Gavric to his home country. ||| Prosecutors were finally in possession of documentation requesting the...
View ArticleRasool’s ‘secret meeting’
Former premier Ebrahim Rasool met two journalists and government officials at Leeuwenhof in 2005. ||| Evidence given to the ANC during the investigation into the so-called “brown envelope”...
View ArticleUnderworld in the dock
The self-proclaimed head of the Russian underworld in Cape Town is expected in court today after being arrested for extortion. ||| The self-proclaimed head of the Russian underworld in Cape Town is...
View ArticlePolice ambush suspects in court
The case against three men charged with the ambush-style murders of two Western Cape police officers was postponed on Monday. ||| The case against three men charged with the ambush-style murders of two...
View ArticleCape fireman falls to his death
After two days of fighting fires in Piketberg, a Cape Town fireman fell to his death about 30 metres down the mountain. ||| After two days of fighting a number of fires in the Piketberg, a Cape Town...
View ArticleCases lay bare Cape’s sleazy underbelly
Three separate cases involving alleged underworld figures are being heard in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. ||| Reminiscent murmurs about the city’s notorious night life back in the 1990s filled the...
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