‘Fashion Victim’ takes Noseweek to court
The owner of a fashion company wants the controversial Noseweek magazine to retract an online article. ||| The owner of a fashion company launched an application in the High Court in Cape Town on...
View ArticleGirl found buried on Cape beach
The body of a young girl was found on Muizenberg beach on Friday. ||| The body of a young girl was found on Muizenberg beach on Friday, Cape Town police said.The girl had been buried in the...
View ArticlePolice woman killed in Cape
A police woman was shot and killed in Philippi East, Cape Town on Friday evening. ||| A police woman was shot and killed in Philippi East, Cape Town on Friday evening, Western Cape police said.The...
View ArticleSex workers accuse police of abuse
"The police abuse us instead of protecting us." ||| "The police abuse us instead of protecting us."These are the words of Cape Town sex worker Angie de Bruin, 54, who is tired of the abuse faced as a...
View ArticleTwo dead, 55 homeless in Cape Town fires
Two people, including a minor, were killed and 55 were left homeless after fires broke out in Du Noon and Khayelitsha early Saturday morning, the City of Cape Town said. ||| Two people, including a...
View ArticleCouple smash Houdini’s escape record
The record for an upside-down escape attempt, set 87 years ago by the legendary Harry Houdini, was smashed. ||| The record for an upside-down escape attempt, set 87 years ago by the legendary Harry...
View ArticleGunmen kill unarmed, on-duty cop
Detetctives are hunting for two gunmen who shot and killed an on-duty police constable in Cape Town. ||| Detetctives are hunting for two gunmen who shot and killed an on-duty police constable in...
View ArticleStop abusing us, sex workers tell cops
“Enough is enough. I’m a human being”, “My body, my choice”, and “Change is possible” were some of the messages conveyed by placard-bearing sex workers who marched to the Bellville police station. |||...
View ArticleMom, boyfriend held after beach death
Cops have allegedly detained the mom of missing Savannah Mersin, along with the mother’s boyfriend for questioning, after a body believed to be the child’s was found. ||| Unconfirmed reports on...
View ArticleSomalis boost fund to rescue yacht couple
Cape Town’s Somali community has joined the fundaising efforts to help free the Durban couple captured off their yacht by Somali pirates 16 months ago. ||| Cape Town’s Somali community has joined the...
View ArticleCape hospital turf war
Western Cape health MEC Theuns Botha has vowed to go as high as the Constitutional Court to ensure that control of two of Cape Town’s major tertiary hospitals is not shifted to the national government....
View ArticleBody on beach may be missing girl, 8
A man and a woman will appear in court on kidnapping charges in connection with the disappearance of an eight-year-old girl. ||| A man and a woman will appear in court on kidnapping charges on Monday...
View ArticleMan in wheelchair hit by car, dies
A man travelling in a motorised wheelchair on the N7 in Cape Town died after being struck by a car. ||| A 58-year-old man travelling in his motorised wheelchair on the N7 at about 3am on Sunday died...
View ArticleRiot sparks traffic chaos in Cape
Protesters forced police to close down parts of Vanguard Drive as they burnt tyres and vandalised road signs and traffic lights. ||| Rampaging protesters forced police to close down parts of Vanguard...
View ArticleFormer henchman gives shocking details
A former right-hand man of slain crime lord Cyril Beeka tells of the Cape’s brutal security underworld industry. ||| Today a former right-hand man of slain crime lord Cyril Beeka takes you behind the...
View ArticlePollsmoor to house awaiting-trial prisoners only
Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai is being transformed into a hub for awaiting-trial prisoners. ||| Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, notorious for overcrowding and gangsterism, is being transformed into a hub for...
View ArticleGirl killed for inheritance – claim
Missing Savannah Mersin may have been murdered because her killer wanted to get their hands on her inheritance. ||| Missing Savannah Mersin may have been murdered because her killer wanted to get their...
View ArticleMan freed from jail accused of rape again
A man released from prison after a rape charge against him was dropped, has been accused of raping the same victim. ||| A 32-year-old man released from prison last June after delays in the police...
View Article250 held in raid on immigrants
Police arrested 250 people suspected of being illegal immigrants during a raid with Home Affairs in Woodstock. ||| Police arrested 250 people suspected of being illegal immigrants during a raid with...
View ArticleAnti-crime vigilantes suspected of murders
Two men were stoned and beaten to death in separate incidents in what police believe were attacks by residents. ||| Two men were stoned and beaten to death in separate incidents at the weekend in what...
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