Promotion policy included crooked cops
Police officers facing criminal or disciplinary charges have been considered for promotion or promoted since 2006. ||| Police officers facing criminal or disciplinary charges have been considered for...
View ArticleAlways striving to learn more, even at 79
“I am going to do this for myself,” says 79-year-old Lindele Malgas, a pupil at Isibane Adult Basic Education and Training Centre. ||| Lindele Malgas flashed a toothless smile as fellow pupils at...
View ArticleGauteng train arson attacks poor: Prasa
Prasa says the torching of six trains in Gauteng by striking workers is an attack on the poor and working class. ||| The torching of six trains in Gauteng by striking workers was an attack on the poor...
View ArticleJoemat-Pettersson hits back at DA
Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has taken issue with the DA’s criticism of her plan to move the fisheries branch to Pretoria. ||| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson...
View ArticleGangs blow up two more ATMs
Two more ATMs have been blown up in Cape Town in the past 24 hours. ||| Two more ATMs have been blown up in the city in the past 24 hours.The latest bombing was at 2am on Thursday in Southfield. This...
View ArticleMitchells Plain cops locked out over rent
Another SAPS department has been locked out of its premises because of unpaid rent. ||| Another SAPS department has been locked out of its premises because of unpaid rent.This comes just weeks after a...
View ArticleFamily wants long term for petrol bomber
A Clifton family is hoping for a lengthy prison sentence for British fund manager Shumsheer Singh Ghumman. ||| A Clifton family is hoping for a lengthy prison sentence for British fund manager...
View ArticleGirl, 8, vanishes on her way home from school
Police and Lavender Hill residents are still searching for an eight-year-old girl who went missing on her way home from school on Tuesday. ||| Police and Lavender Hill residents are still searching for...
View ArticleHawks captain in court
Suspended police captain Esmerelda Bailey appeared on corruption and other charges in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. ||| Suspended police captain Esmerelda Bailey appeared on corruption and other...
View ArticleStrip club owner’s bail decided on Friday
Judgement on the bail application of a Russian strip club owner accused of extortion, intimidation and theft will be handed down on Friday. ||| Judgement on the bail application of a Russian strip club...
View ArticleAlien-invasive fish get the toxic treatment
A FOUR-kilometre stretch of the Rondegat River in the Cederberg has been treated with the highly toxic fish poison rotenone to kill alien invasive small-mouth bass. ||| JOHN YELDEnvironment and Science...
View Article‘Too little for poor, or to fight crime’
The Western Cape’s budget is geared towards a “DA constituency”, with too little focus on big issues. ||| The Western Cape’s budget is geared towards a “DA constituency”, with too little focus on big...
View Article‘Just bring our Savannah home’
The family of eight-year-old Savannah Tyler Mersin has sent a desperate plea for her safe return home. ||| While the search continues for eight-year-old Savannah Tyler Mersin, her family have sent a...
View ArticleEducation, health get bulk of budget
Health and education will receive more than 70 percent of the Western Cape’s R39-billion budget this year. ||| Health and education will receive more than 70 percent of the Western Cape’s R39-billion...
View ArticleParking spy-tech for Cape
All eyes are on errant motorists in the Cape Town CBD. ||| All eyes are on errant motorists in the Cape Town CBD.Hi-tech parking monitors being installed across the central city will alert traffic...
View ArticleRussian a danger to society, court told
An escort agency owner Igor “The Russian” Russol is a danger to society, the Cape Town Regional Court has heard. ||| An escort agency owner Igor “The Russian” Russol is a danger to society, the Cape...
View Article24 illegal immigrants held
Twenty-four illegal immigrants have been arrested and 26 vehicles impounded in Nyanga. ||| Twenty-four illegal immigrants were arrested and 26 vehicles impounded in Nyanga, the City of Cape Town said...
View ArticleWrong walk to freedom
Learners marched 10 kilometres to protest - only to end up at the wrong Department of Education offices. ||| These pupils marched 10 kilometres in protest, only to end up at the wrong education...
View ArticleHomeless man becomes Benz model
This homeless man went from rags to riches in the flash of a camera. ||| A few days ago Stephen Swart was handing out sangoma pamphlets for only R50 a day but now he is a model for Mercedes-Benz.After...
View ArticleHawks captain’s bail conditions eased
Suspended Hawks police captain Esmerald Bailey, charged with corruption, no longer has to report to the police twice a week. ||| Suspended Hawks police captain Esmerald Bailey, charged with corruption,...
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