Bernardo was a ‘fighter with a big heart’
Former international boxing and kickboxing champion Michael “Mike” Shawn Bernardo has been found dead in his Muizenberg flat. ||| FORMER international boxing and kickboxing champion Michael “Mike”...
View ArticleChild murder accused in court
A mother who confessed to murdering her two-year-old son, Tariq Jacobs, will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court. ||| A 30-year-old mother who confessed to murdering her two-year-old son...
View ArticleLive rabbits sold with bread - report
A scheme in which live rabbits would be sold with loaves of bread for consumption in townships will be probed. ||| The SPCA is to investigate a scheme in which live rabbits would be sold with loaves of...
View ArticleMan held for drugs
An 18-year-old man was arrested when drugs with an estimated street value of R100,000 were found in a house in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape police said. ||| An 18-year-old man was arrested when drugs...
View ArticlePolice chief sets leave record straight
Western Cape police chief Arno Lamoer says reported absenteeism levels at the Maitland, Cape Town, police station are incorrect. ||| Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Arno Lamoer says...
View ArticleTrio’s spree of murder, betrayal, fraud
A married couple and the hitman they hired have been found guilty of killing a Cape Town school principal ||| A spree of murder, betrayal and fraud has led to the convictions of a city trio, two of...
View ArticlePakistan rescue: mom feared losing kids
“The urgency was to get her out of there with a possible custody battle looming. She was in no condition to stay there.” ||| A Cape Town mother, rescued from an allegedly abusive husband in Pakistan,...
View ArticleHuman trafficking verdict expected
Magistrate Ruth Jakuja is to hand down judgmentin the first human trafficking case to be heard in the Western Cape. ||| Magistrate Ruth Jakuja is to hand down judgment on Wednesday in the first human...
View ArticleSkateboarders ride into battle over by-laws
A group of Cape Town skateboarders have appealed to the mayor to rethink by-laws that ban them from public roads. ||| A battle against skateboarding by-laws has been joined by a diverse group of...
View ArticleProtest halts Chappies building
Construction on the controversial Chapman’s Peak toll plaza was suspended and a “breakthrough” meeting is expected to take place. ||| Construction on the controversial Chapman’s Peak office block was...
View ArticleMore dirt on murder plot wife
Nell-Marie Cooke is said to have approached her gardener to assassinate her husband and he then asked a friend to get involved as well. ||| The woman known as the “White Widow” allegedly hired her...
View ArticleLeaders blamed for growing inequality
More than half of South Africans believe that political leaders are not concerned about them. ||| More than half of South Africans believe that political leaders are not concerned about them, according...
View ArticleSARS gunning for Ponzi queen
The taxman is determined to squeeze a massive R17 million out of Jasmine “Mini” Ebrahim. ||| The taxman is determined to squeeze a massive R17 million out of this Cape Ponzi scheme queen. And a Daily...
View ArticleStolen bag incident shows ‘security ineptitude’
A Canal Walk shopper has slammed the centre for shoddy security after she had her bag stolen while trying on shoes. ||| A Canal Walk shopper has slammed the centre for shoddy security after she had her...
View ArticleCCTV eye turns traffic spy
The City of Cape Town has begun using 800 CCTV cameras across the metro to capture illegal driving and nail errant drivers. ||| The City of Cape Town has begun using 800 CCTV cameras across the metro...
View ArticleTrain ‘terror caller’ arrested
Police have arrested a man who made numerous anonymous threats to blow up railway lines and train stations. ||| Police have tracked down and arrested a Cape Town man who made numerous anonymous threats...
View ArticleResidents gather at slain man’s funeral
Manenburg residents came out in their droves to mourn the loss of murdered Rashied Moses. ||| Manenburg residents came out in their droves to mourn the loss of Rashied Moses, 37, the man who was gunned...
View ArticleZuma’s state of nation talk slammed
The DA’s Lindiwe Mazibuko was part of the panel that criticised President Jacob Zuma State of the Nation address. ||| The ANC’s Chief Whip Dr Mathole Motshekga has defended Jacob Zuma’s call for a...
View ArticleChild murder case postponed
The case of a woman accused of murdering her two-year-old son has been postponed. ||| The case of a woman accused of murdering her two-year-old son was postponed by the Mitchell's Plain Magistrate's...
View ArticleTrio arrested for drugs worth R600k
Three people were arrested in Macassar, in Cape Town, for possession of drugs with an estimated street value of about R600 000. ||| Three people were arrested in Macassar, in Cape Town, for possession...
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