Cape farm may move for guest house
An informal “foster farm” that has operated in the heart of Tamboerskloof for almost 20 years may soon have to close. ||| Cape Town - An informal “foster farm” that has operated in the heart of...
View ArticlePoo-dumpers face wrath of ANC
Loyiso Nkohla and Andile Lili will appear before an ANC disciplinary committee after their faeces-flinging antics. ||| Cape Town - Faeces-flinging ringleaders Loyiso Nkohla and Andile Lili are to be...
View ArticleCape police keep tabs on gangsters
The recent shootings in Manenberg have prompted Western Cape police to monitor certain gangsters from the area. ||| Cape Town - A number of gangsters are being monitored by police after a spate of...
View ArticleCape school closure case delayed
Thirty people affiliated to the Save Our Schools campaign were disappointed after finding out that judgment in the school closure case had been delayed. ||| Cape Town - Protesters were left...
View Article‘Use our Kaapse Afrikaans in schools’
Kaapse Afrikaans, spoken by some pupils at home, should be used for essays and tests at schools, says Michael le Cordeur. ||| Cape Town - Kaapse Afrikaans, the language spoken by some pupils at home,...
View ArticleSix refugee centre officials suspended
Six Home Affairs officials working at Customs House refugee centre have been suspended for alleged corruption. ||| Cape Town - Six Home Affairs officials working at Customs House refugee centre have...
View ArticleFishermen accuse businessman of ‘vendetta’
Arniston community leaders believe a "personal vendetta" is behind the court tussle over a piece of prime property. ||| Cape Town - Leaders of an Arniston fishing community believe a “personal...
View ArticleBaby dies in Wendy house blaze
An eight-month-old girl died in a fire in a Wendy house in Bonteheuwel, the City of the Cape Town said. ||| Cape Town - An eight-month-old girl died in a fire in a Wendy house in Bonteheuwel, the City...
View ArticleMEC speaks out on policing bill paper
Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato has raised his concerns about the government's green paper on policing. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato raised his concerns about...
View Article‘Enough evidence to extradite Dewani’
A senior legal official from SA says he is confident there is enough evidence to extradite honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani. ||| London - A senior legal official from South Africa says he is...
View ArticleParents in court for selling teen for sex
The 13-year-old girl was taken by various people to a park or bushes to be raped, for as little as R20 a time, the court heard. ||| The four women and one man stood solemn-faced in the dock of a...
View ArticleMan charged with defrauding Eskom of R65m
A whopping R65 million. That’s the value of the fraud allegedly committed by a former Eskom employee. ||| A whopping R65 million. That’s the value of the fraud allegedly committed by a former Eskom...
View ArticleGangsters recruit at primary level
The arrest of two boys came as no surprise to CPF chairman Hanif Loonat who says gangs have become increasingly brazen in their recruiting. ||| Late last month two boys aged 13 and 14 were arrested...
View ArticleMan burns to death in shack fire
A man has burnt to death in shack fire in Khayelistsha, The City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre said. ||| Johannesburg - A man has burnt to death in shack fire in Khayelistsha on...
View ArticleI couldn’t go through that hell again - mom
Jacoba Adams is terrified that her 21-year-old son, a Rude Boys gang member, will die like his brother, killed in a gang-related shooting. ||| Mitchells Plain mother Jacoba Adams is terrified that her...
View ArticleCape ‘to be hit hard by strikes’
As Cosatu in the Western Cape threatens strike action if the the electricity rate hikes introduced. ||| As Cosatu in the Western Cape threatens strike action if the electricity rate hikes introduced at...
View ArticleTwo killed as war over turf hots up
Two teenage boys have been killed and a 12-year-old girl wounded as the brutal war over territory in Cape Town escalates. ||| Cape Town - Two teenage boys have been killed and a 12-year-old girl...
View ArticleCouncil workers need police protection in CT
The City of Cape Town has had to deploy law enforcement officers to protect council workers in several areas. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has had to deploy law enforcement officers to protect...
View ArticleGirl off to see heroine shot for her beliefs
A Manenberg teen is heading to hear an address by Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban. ||| Cape Town - A Manenberg teenager is heading for the Big Apple where she will...
View ArticleDA urges Parliament to probe Nxesi
"It is clear that Minister Nxesi is doing everything possible to protect the President from being held accountable." ||| Cape Town - The DA wants Parliament to investigate Minister of Public Works...
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