Motsepe allocates R12m to Cape areas
Patrice Motsepe has donated R12m to help rid Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha of poverty and unemployment. ||| Cape Town - Mining magnate and South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has donated R12...
View ArticleSalt River rapes case may be heard by judge
Riedwaan George, 49, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday in connection with the rape of four girls. ||| Cape Town - The case against a Salt River man facing several charges of rape...
View ArticleKhoi activists to ask for stay of eviction
The group of Khoi activists who occupied several units in a District Six apartment complex are asking for a stay of eviction. ||| Cape Times - The group of Khoi activists who occupied several units in...
View ArticleSea Point land claim dreams shattered
Valuable Sea Point land - earmarked to benefit the families of those forcibly removed under the Group Areas Act - is to be sold. ||| Cape Town - Valuable Sea Point land - earmarked for development to...
View Article‘My generation didn’t die for the country’
There was a huge pool of non-voters who would “be seen dead before they vote for any of the parties on the horizon right now”, says Mamphela Ramphele. ||| Cape Town - There was a huge pool of...
View ArticleFresh hope for couple held captive
A local NGO believes it can not only pinpoint where two SA hostages are being held in Yemen, but also negotiate their safe release. ||| Cape Town - A local NGO believes it can not only pinpoint where...
View ArticleToilets are ‘a temporary arrangement’
Some Hangberg residents say the recent move by the city to install toilets is a clear indication that they are permanent. ||| Cape Town - Some Hangberg residents who live above the area’s major...
View Article‘Queue-jumpers’ stay put
Permanent residents of the complex in District Six accused the invaders of being “queue-jumpers”. ||| Cape Town - With the sheriff of the Western Cape High Court missing from the scene of an illegal...
View ArticleR2m heroin ‘inside SA man’
An SA security guard has been nabbed in Mauritius after he allegedy swallowed 71 pellets of heroin worth almost R2m. ||| Durban - A South African security guard has been arrested in Mauritius after...
View ArticleChaos as police fire tear gas at refugees
Police fired tear gas into a crowd outside the Home Affairs refugee centre after some tried to jump the queue and force their way in. ||| Cape Town - Police fired tear gas into a crowd outside the Home...
View ArticleImizamo Yethu man beaten to death
A Zimbabwean man was beaten to death in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay police spokeswoman Tanya Lesch reported. ||| Cape Town - A Zimbabwean man was beaten to death in Imizamo Yethu on Sunday, Hout Bay police...
View ArticleArtist charged with sex worker’s murder
Cape Town artist Zwelethu Mthethwa is at the centre of a police investigation into the murder of a Woodstock sex worker. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town artist Zwelethu Mthethwa is at the centre of a police...
View ArticleCape Town granted toilet interdict
The City of Cape Town has been granted a final interdict against those who interfere with servicing of toilets, mayor Patricia de Lille said. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has been granted a...
View ArticleWorkers want slice of R294m pie
Employees want a portion of the R294 million restitution Hout Bay Fishing Industries has been ordered to pay. ||| A portion of the R294 million restitution Hout Bay Fishing Industries has been ordered...
View ArticleSkipper ‘told keep two sets of records’
The skipper in charge of Hout Bay Fishing Industries’ West Coast rock lobster operations was told to keep two sets of record books. ||| The shore skipper in charge of Hout Bay Fishing Industries’ West...
View Article‘Lobster restitution terrific’
“We historically have been one of the largest consumers of South African rock lobster...” ||| The US litigator who headed the prosecution in the largest restitution case of its kind, focusing on former...
View ArticleWallacedene residents on the rampage
Somali shops were looted, tyres burnt and rocks hurled at police as Wallacedene residents tore the township apart. ||| Cape town - Somali shops were looted, tyres were burnt and police and journalists...
View Article‘No human should live in such conditions’
Life in Wallacedene is hard, and some residents have had to send their kids to live with relatives to protect them from infections. ||| Cape Town - Some residents of Wallacedene’s temporary relocation...
View ArticleTears and anger over District Six invasion
Some apartheid evictees jeered the occupiers, while others vowed to join them amid complaints of a botched handover process. ||| Cape Town - As the illegal District Six housing occupation entered its...
View ArticleTop policeman dons’ dagga’ T-shirt
Western Cape top cop Jeremy Vearey had Facebook users intrigued by his choice of clothing during a march. ||| Cape Town - Facebook users were intrigued this week by a picture of one of Cape Town’s top...
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