City of CT charged for raising tariffs
Criminal charges have been laid against Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille over higher electricity tariffs. ||| Cape Town - Criminal charges have been laid against Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille over...
View ArticleSeven poo dumpers denied bail
“They arranged for faeces to be dumped at the airport which, in fact, has nothing to do with service delivery.” ||| Cape Town - Seven men who allegedly dumped human waste at Cape Town International...
View ArticleBattle lines drawn in ‘poo war’
While nine men remain in custody for dumping faeces , a new group have taken up the “poo war” against the City of Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - While nine men remain in custody after human waste was...
View ArticleDA novice takes on ANC veteran in poll battle
He was nine years old when she ran her first election campaign in the Western Cape in 1994. ||| Cape Town - He was nine years old when she ran her first election campaign in the Western Cape in 1994....
View Article‘City spending too much on security’
The City of Cape Town is looking to cut costs by replacing private security guards with its own staff. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is looking to cut costs by replacing private security guards...
View ArticlePoo dumpers fling racist insults
"He is only lambasting us because we are black. We are ready to spend 30yrs in jail. Why must we be treated like pigs?" ||| Johannesburg - Seven men who allegedly dumped human waste at Cape Town...
View ArticleFire destroys Cape Town shacks
Seven people were left homeless after a fire in Philippi in Cape Town on Monday. ||| Cape Town - Seven people were left homeless after a fire in Philippi in Cape Town on Monday, a city official said.A...
View ArticleIntruder kills man, injures wife, son
A Cape Town man was was stabbed to death in his bedroom, while his wife and son both received knife wounds. ||| Cape Town - A Bellville man has been stabbed to death in his bedroom during a...
View ArticleFishing company manager on fraud charges
A former Flantrade Fishing manager appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court on hundreds of fraud charges. ||| Cape Town - A former Flantrade Fishing manager appeared in the...
View ArticleCops attack blind busker
A blind busker was forcefully removed and his guitar smashed to pieces when several metro police officers arrested him. ||| Cape Town - A blind busker who has played guitar at Greenmarket Square for...
View Article15 statements obtained in grave tampering case
Police have obtained 15 statements in their investigation of a grave tampering charge laid against Mandla Mandela. ||| Cape Argus - The police have obtained 15 statements in their investigation of a...
View ArticleToilet drive city’s best shot, says De Lille
Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille said the city’s toilet problems were compounded by the legacy of apartheid spatial planning. ||| Cape Town - While the City of Cape Town’s solutions to the sanitation...
View ArticleAssaulted parking marshal returns to work
The parking marshal assaulted in the dramatic pictures carried by the Cape Times nearly two weeks ago, has returned to work. ||| Cape Town - The parking marshal assaulted in the dramatic pictures...
View ArticleFort development ‘could hurt CT stadium’
Plans for a luxury hotel and bistros near Fort Wynyard will affect the future of Cape Town Stadium, says the ward councillor. ||| Cape Town - The national government’s plan to build a luxury hotel and...
View ArticleMEC: ‘Huge challenges on services’
MEC Anton Bredell says more needs to be done to ensure all households in the Western Cape have access to basic services. ||| Cape Town - Local Government MEC Anton Bredell says more needs to be done to...
View ArticleSparks fly over power hikes
Cape Town's deputy mayor has condemned Cosatu for threatening to strike against municipalities over electricity hikes. ||| Cape Town - Deputy mayor Ian Neilson has condemned Cosatu as disingenuous and...
View ArticleEx-Sars official jailed for R6m fraud
A Cape Town woman was jailed for 12 years for defrauding the SA Revenue Service of more than R6 million. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town woman was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday for defrauding the SA...
View ArticleFraud probe stops ‘imminent’ land sale
A fraud probe by the Hawks into the proposed Princess Vlei shopping mall is holding up the sale of the land. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town would await the outcome of a fraud probe by the Hawks...
View ArticleAxed police forum head vows to fight
Western Cape police have suspended the province's Community Police Forum chairman over "alleged misconduct". ||| Cape Town - Western Cape police have suspended the province’s Community Police Forum...
View ArticleWomen, kids latest victims of gang violence
Two women and three children wounded in crossfire have become the latest victims of violence on the Cape Flats. ||| Cape Town - Two women and three children wounded in crossfire have become the latest...
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