Bronx murder accused gets bail
One of four men accused of murdering Bronx owner Bruno Bronn was granted bail while his three co-accused remain in custody. ||| One of four men accused of murdering a Cape Town nightclub owner was...
View ArticleMan who had baby with girl escapes life term
A man who had a child with an 11-year-old girl will now serve five years in jail after his rape conviction was overturned . ||| The conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of raping an...
View ArticleKiller taxi driver gets 20 years
Taxi driver Jacob Humphreys has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in jail for killing 10 children. ||| Western Cape taxi driver Jacob Humphreys was in effect jailed for 20 years on Tuesday after...
View ArticleTeen gangs’ reign of fear
Gangs of pupils are sowing terror in Khayelitsha, carrying out deadly attacks on innocent pupils and residents. ||| Gangs of pupils carrying pangas and knives are sowing terror in Khayelitsha, carrying...
View ArticleSA must slay ‘monster’ with good leaders
Public Protector Thuli Mandosela says SA needs strong leadership and effective government systems to combat corruption. ||| SA needs strong leadership and effective and efficient government systems to...
View ArticleThugs target school children
Pupils in Langa are being intimidated and robbed of their phones and lunch money while on their way to school. ||| Pupils in Langa are being intimidated and robbed of their phones and lunch money while...
View ArticleZuma hecklers each given bail of R500
Two men accused of disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s centenary lecture in Cape Town have been released on bail. ||| Two men accused of disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s centenary lecture at the Good...
View ArticleFather appears in court for sex assault
A man once linked to the brutal murder of his daughter has been arrested for sexually assaulting another child. ||| A man once linked to the brutal murder of his own daughter has now been arrested for...
View ArticleHumphreys denied leave to appeal
An application for leave to appeal the conviction and sentencing of taxi driver Jacob Humphreys was denied. ||| An application for leave to appeal the conviction and sentencing of taxi driver Jacob...
View ArticleNdebele hails taxi driver’s sentence
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has welcomed the 20-year jail term imposed on taxi driver Jacob Humphreys. ||| The 20-year jail term imposed on taxi driver Jacob Humphreys was welcomed on Tuesday...
View ArticlePSC considers boycott of Labia
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign is considering calling for a boycott of the Labia Theatre. ||| The Palestine Solidarity Campaign is considering calling for a boycott of the Labia Theatre and lodging...
View ArticleSolidarity volunteer granted bail
A Solidarity charity volunteer accused of raping a 12-year-old boy has appeared in court. ||| A Solidarity charity volunteer accused of raping a 12-year-old boy appeared in the Strand Magistrate's...
View ArticleIvory case postponed
A case against two Chinese nationals accused of illegally possessing ivory has been postponed. ||| A case against two Chinese nationals accused of illegally possessing ivory was postponed by the...
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The University of the Western Cape will inaugurate new chancellor Thabo Makgoba. ||| The University of the Western Cape will inaugurate new chancellor Thabo Makgoba on Tuesday evening.“Makgoba was...
View ArticleGroup helps Cape township dogs
An animal welfare group is trying to help dog lovers in an impoverished South African township better care for their pets. ||| An animal welfare group is trying to help dog lovers in an impoverished...
View ArticleTeen killed at school
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a school in Valhalla Park in Cape Town on Tuesday. ||| A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a school in Valhalla Park in Cape Town on Tuesday, police...
View ArticleBanks ditch Auction Alliance
Two top banks have stopped trading with Auction Alliance until investigations of alleged corruption come to a close. ||| TWO of the country’s top banks have stopped trading with Auction Alliance (AA)...
View ArticleWidening economic gap ‘immoral, says Makgoba
Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba has been inaugurated as University of the Western Cape new chancellor. ||| The ever-widening gap between rich and poor, despite the fall of apartheid, is “truly...
View ArticleLegal challenge to Chappies plaza begins
The first round has begun in the public’s legal challenge to the authorities to halt construction of a toll plaza on Chapman’s Peak. ||| The first round has begun in the public’s legal challenge to the...
View ArticleCop held for graft
An Elsies River police sergeant has been arrested in Cape Town for apparently soliciting a bribe. ||| An Elsies River police sergeant has been arrested in Cape Town for apparently soliciting a bribe,...
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