EMS workers being targeted in Cape Town
Emergency workers have been targeted by criminals three times in Mitchells Plain in a fortnight, twice being held at gunpoint. ||| Cape Town - Emergency workers have been targeted by criminals three...
View ArticleDA Youth leader flees after shack attack
A DA activist is uncertain of his return to his Gugulethu home following an alleged arson attack and death threats. ||| Cape Town - A DA activist, forced to flee his home following alleged death...
View ArticlePassenger dies as taxi rolls on N7
A man was killed when a minibus taxi hit an object on the side of the N7 and overturned just past the Plattekloof turn-off. ||| Cape Town - A man was killed early on Tuesday when a minibus taxi hit an...
View ArticleOldest Robben Islander dies
The oldest person to be born on Robben Island in Cape Town, Dr Lindsay Melt van der Spuy, has died. ||| Cape Town - The oldest person to be born on Robben Island in Cape Town, Dr Lindsay Melt van der...
View ArticleBail bid in petrol jockey killing
A Cape Town man accused of killing a petrol attendant has brought a formal application for bail. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape man accused of killing a petrol attendant brought a formal application...
View ArticleAirport faeces case postponed
Nine men appeared in court for allegedly dumping human waste in the departures hall at the Cape Town International Airport. ||| Cape Town - Nine men appeared in the Bellville District Court on Tuesday...
View ArticleSA's capital of drunk driving arrests
Western Cape has the highest percentage of drunk driving arrests in South Africa. ||| The Western Cape has the highest percentage of drunk driving arrests in South Africa - and has been the capital for...
View ArticleFive-star plans for prime SANDF land
Plans are under way to develop defence force land around Fort Wynyard in Green Point into a five-star hotel. ||| Cape Town - Plans are under way to develop defence force land around Fort Wynyard in...
View Article‘R200, code get you into refugee centre’
A scribbled code on your hand and R200 will get you to the front of the queue at Home Affairs' refugee centre in the Cape. ||| Cape Town - Two hundred rand and a scribbled code on your hand will get...
View Article‘Bad idea to pension off older teachers’
The SA Democratic Teachers’ Union says it would reject “any suggestion” that experienced teachers should retire early. ||| Cape Town - The SA Democratic Teachers’ Union says it would reject “any...
View ArticleFive held after Sanco man doused in petrol
Five women have been arrested in Cape Town for allegedly dousing a Sanco leader and his five-year-old daughter with petrol. ||| Cape Town - A row over jobs at a MyCiTi bus construction site in...
View Article‘Communities need more than houses’
Pregs Govender of the SAHRC has urged communities to hold the government accountable - no matter which party is in power. ||| Cape Town - Communities need to hold all levels of government accountable,...
View Article‘State wants to punish poo protesters’
Advocate Thembalihle Sidaki says the State wants to punish his clients - the nine men accused of dumping faeces at Cape Town’s airport. ||| Cape Town - The State wants the nine men accused of dumping...
View Article‘Petrol murder’ suspect held for assault before
The man accused of beating a petrol jockey, who died later in hospital, had previously been arrested five times for assault. ||| Cape Town - The man accused of assaulting a petrol jockey, who died...
View ArticleDad shot dead saving family
A Cape Town man took a bullet for his family after gunmen stormed into their home and threatened to shoot them all. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town man took a bullet for his family after gunmen stormed...
View ArticleTwo dead in Cape Flats shootings
A teenager and a 38-year-old man died in two seperate shooting incidents in Mannenberg and Bishop Lavis. ||| Cape Town - A teenager was shot and killed in crossfire in a Cape Town suburb on Tuesday...
View ArticleSA prisons set for hi-tech systems
The government is hoping to radically improve the country’s prison system through new technology and improved legislation. ||| Cape Town - The government is hoping to radically improve the country’s...
View ArticleBoy, 17, allegedly raped by pastor
A 29-year-old pastor was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen who came to him for help with headaches. ||| Cape Town - On Wednesday a pastor accused of raping a 17-year-old boy at his...
View ArticleANCYL condemns attack on DA leader
The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape has condemned the attack on the home of a Democratic Alliance Youth leader. ||| Cape Town - The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape on Wednesday condemned the...
View ArticleDewani ‘still thinks about Anni a lot’
Shrien Dewani still thinks about his wife Anni, despite the prospect of a murder trial, a London court was told. ||| London - Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani still thinks about his dead wife...
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