ANC to call on Baloyi over DA ‘coup’
The ANC wants the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister to intervene in the Oudtshoorn municipality. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape ANC wants Co-operative Governance and...
View ArticleMan in court for petrol jockey’s death
The man accused of beating petrol attendant Lawrence Mandipazano to death appeared in court in connection with the murder. ||| Cape Town - The man accused of beating petrol attendant Lawrence...
View ArticleWork starts on luxury Christiaan Barnard Hospital
Construction has started on the new multimillion-rand Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital on Cape Town’s Foreshore. ||| Cape Town - Construction has started on the new multimillion-rand Christiaan...
View ArticleObama may get a hot reception
Cosatu may join and even lead protests against US President Barack Obama when he visits South Africa. ||| Cape Town - Cosatu may join and even lead protests against US President Barack Obama when he...
View ArticleNaked woman flees as gang of 40 kills teen
A group of about teens armed with knives and pangas stormed the home of a Kosovo resident and allegedly stabbed a boy to death. ||| Cape Town - A Kosovo resident was left reeling when a group of about...
View ArticleNo Legal Aid for Khoi activists
A group of Khoi activists who invaded a District Six apartment complex has been denied Legal Aid. ||| Cape Town - A group of Khoi activists who invaded a District Six apartment complex has been denied...
View ArticleMissing man’s yacht homeward bound
In about three weeks the yacht Finnegan will have completed a circumnavigation of the globe - but its owner will not be on it. ||| Cape Town - In roughly three weeks the yacht Finnegan will arrive in...
View ArticleFear grips Wallacedene
Groups of Zimbabwean men armed with knives and axes gathered in Wallacedene to defend themselves against locals. ||| Cape Town - Groups of Zimbabwean men armed with knives and axes gathered early today...
View Article‘Cop sought money for drinks’
A Western Cape constable tried to extort liquor money from a taxi driver allegedly caught with perlemoen, the court has heard. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape constable tried to extort liquor money from...
View ArticleWomen in portaloo sit-in on city steps
"The refusal of the Zille government to provide sanitary toilets can only be described as abject genocidal neglect." ||| Cape Town - In the latest incident in the sanitation protests, police blocked...
View ArticleScrap dealer murdered
“While lying critically injured the perpetrators robbed him of his firearm, a 9mm Grand Power and one loaded magazine.” ||| Cape Town - A 33-year-old scrap dealer from Belhar was gunned down and robbed...
View ArticleForeigners flee in fear
Wallacedene seemed calm, but foreign nationals still felt unsafe and resorted to spending the night outside a police station. ||| Cape Town - Wallacedene was calmer on Thursday night, but fearful...
View ArticleCops name victim in artist murder probe
The woman allegedly murdered in Cape Town by world-renowned artist Zwelethu Mthethwa has been identified. ||| Cape Town - The woman allegedly murdered by world-renowned artist Zwelethu Mthethwa has...
View ArticleMom accused of faking daughter’s death
A Cape Town woman is on trial for allegedly faking her daughter’s death to cash in a R1.75 million life insurance policy. ||| Cape Town - A 65-year-old woman is on trial facing multiple counts of tax...
View ArticleMunicipal managers’ pay rockets
Money set aside for municipal managers’ salaries in the Western Cape has increased by millions. ||| Cape Town - Money set aside for municipal managers’ salaries in the Western Cape has increased by...
View ArticleProtesters evicted from District 6 flats
Protesters illegally occupying flats in District Six have started leaving the complex in compliance with a court order. ||| Cape Town - Protesters illegally occupying flats in District Six during the...
View ArticleShack dwellers’ conditions shock Zuma
President Jacob Zuma told shack dwellers near Cape Town he was shocked to see the conditions in which DA rule had left them. ||| Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma on Friday told shack dwellers near Cape...
View ArticleNPA files Brown sentence petition
The State has petitioned the Supreme Court of Appeal to ask for a heavier sentence for former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown. ||| Cape Town - The State has petitioned the Supreme Court of Appeal to ask...
View ArticleCops’ graft case postoned
The case against two police officers charged with corruption and extortion was postponed in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. ||| Cape Town - The case against two police officers...
View ArticleZuma visit ‘political posturing’: DA
President Jacob Zuma failed to acknowledge the good when he visited Hout Bay's Imizamo Yethu informal settlement, the DA said. ||| Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma failed to acknowledge the good when...
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