School to fight eviction
Grootkraal Primary School near Oudtshoorn is to fight an application for the school to be evicted from the land it occupies. ||| Grootkraal Primary School near Oudtshoorn is to fight an application for...
View ArticleCivil group meets Chappies stakeholders
A civil rights group, stakeholders and the transport department met over the construction of an office block on Chapman's Peak on Thursday. ||| A meeting between a civil rights group, stakeholders and...
View ArticleHelicopter makes hard landing in Cape Town
A chopper was forced to make an emergency landing at Cape Town International Airport after experiencing mechanical problems shortly after take-off. ||| Johannesburg - A helicopter made an emergency...
View ArticleSt James killer gets life in jail
Gcinikhaya Makoma has been sentenced to life and 46 years in prison for his role in a “deadly” cash van heist. ||| St James Church killer Gcinikhaya Makoma, who was granted amnesty for the 1993 attack,...
View ArticlePlans move forward for city transport
Metro Writer ||| Metro WriterKHAYELITSHA will be one of the latest recipients of bicycle lanes, with a number of non-motorised transport (NMT) projects still in the design, tender or construction...
View ArticleSPCA puts brakes on rabbit scheme
The SPCA has stopped a scheme in which live rabbits were allegedly to be sold with loaves of bread. ||| The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has stopped a scheme in which live rabbits...
View ArticleCape’s first human trafficking conviction
The Western Cape has its first human trafficking conviction, with the State demanding a life sentence. ||| The Western Cape has its first human trafficking conviction, with the State demanding a life...
View Article‘Killer was defending himself’
Sources say a dad accused of killing a man outside his children’s school did it to protect himself. ||| A dad accused of shooting a man dead outside his kids’ school allegedly did it to protect...
View ArticleGirl's letter to her rapist dad
An emotional mother read in court a gut-wrenching letter her 13-year-old daughter wrote to her molester. ||| An emotional mother read into evidence in the Blue Downs Regional Court a gut-wrenching...
View ArticlePro-Palestine film refused screening
A row has broken out after a Cape Town film theatre refused to screen a pro-Palestinian film. ||| A row has broken out after a city film theatre refused to screen a pro-Palestinian film.Pro-Palestine...
View ArticleTariq, 2, murder trial stalls
The outstanding post-mortem results of murdered toddler Tariq Jacobs have delayed the case. ||| The results of the post-mortem of murdered toddler Tariq Jacobs are still outstanding – nearly two months...
View ArticleLecturer fired for ‘stealing millions’
A university professor was given the boot after she allegedly started a guest house, purchased a Mercedez-Benz and a big-screen TV using donors’ money. ||| A professor at a Cape Flats university was...
View ArticleCongolese seeks action over Kabila
The Congolese community in Cape Town have called on the government to not recognise Joseph Kabila’s presidency. ||| The Congolese community in Cape Town took to the streets on Thursday in protest over...
View ArticleZille zooms in on poverty
Western Cape premier Helen Zille's state of the province address was mainly focused on alleviating poverty. ||| How to help people out of poverty was the main focus of Western Cape premier Helen...
View ArticleNo solutions from Zille: ANC
The Western Cape ANC say premier Helen Zille failed to give solutions to poverty in her state of the province speech. ||| Western Cape premier Helen Zille failed to give immediate solutions to poverty...
View ArticleMan airs his views on board
Andrew Julius stood outside the Western Cape legislature hoping that Premier Helen Zille would listen to complaints. ||| Retired Elsies River resident Andrew Julius stood outside the Western Cape...
View ArticleHunger strike over, protest goes on
Extreme swimmer Lewis Pugh has joined the fight against the construction of the Chapman’s Peak toll plaza. ||| one of the activists heading the fight against the construction of the Chapman’s Peak toll...
View ArticleState blasts compensation suggestion
Offering money for killing 10 children instead of doing jail time is not an option for taxi driver Jacob Humphreys. ||| Offering money for killing 10 children instead of doing jail time was not an...
View ArticleGhumman wants case reopened
Australian Shumsheer Singh Ghumman made a last-minute bid to have his trial for arson and fraud re-opened. ||| Australian Shumsheer Singh Ghumman made a last-minute bid on Monday to have his trial for...
View ArticleDisease delays fraud trial
The trial of two men facing multi-million rand fraud charges was delayed because one of them has advanced Parkinson's disease. ||| The trial of two men facing multi-million rand fraud charges,...
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