‘Education refugees’ prefer Gauteng or KZN
Fewer than 17 percent of pupils who leave the Eastern Cape choose the Western Cape, it has emerged . ||| Fewer than 17 percent of pupils who leave the Eastern Cape for other provinces choose the...
View ArticleProbe into hot air balloon crash
The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating why a private hot air balloon drifted into power cables on a local wine estate. ||| The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating why a private hot air...
View Article‘Rot in jail, son’
A Cape Town father has written off his 37-year-old son who bludgeoned to death two of his sisters with a hammer. ||| A Bishop Lavis father has disowned his 37-year-old drug-addict son who bludgeoned to...
View ArticlePagad on march against drug scourge
Drug abuse is so bad in Eastridge, some girls are forced into prostitution to support their addiction. ||| Drug abuse is so bad in Eastridge, an economically depressed suburb of Mitchells Plain, that...
View ArticleGirl killed in gang shootout
A 12-year-old Cape Town girl was killed during a deadly shootout between rival gangs and police. ||| A 12-year-old Cape Town girl was killed during a deadly shootout between rival gangs and cops.And...
View ArticleTwo held for kidnapping boy
Two men have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a boy in Blanco near George, Western Cape. ||| Two men were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy in Blanco...
View ArticleGrabouw pupils transferred
Over 200 Umyezo Wama Apile school pupils in Grabouw, Cape Town, began classes at an institute in Kuils River. ||| Over 200 Umyezo Wama Apile school pupils in Grabouw, Cape Town, began classes at an...
View ArticleMan to appear for girl’s murder
A man will appear in court for allegedly killing a 12-year-old girl and injuring two others. ||| A man will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court for allegedly killing a 12-year-old girl and...
View ArticleDurban man feared drowned
A building contractor who went swimming off the rocks at Bantry Bay, in Cape Town, on Monday is feared drowned. ||| A building contractor who went swimming off the rocks at Bantry Bay, in Cape Town, on...
View Article21 in court for perlemoen trading
Six of 21 men arrested for allegedly exporting perlemoen pleaded guilty in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. ||| Six of 21 men arrested for allegedly exporting perlemoen pleaded guilty in the...
View ArticleBooze ad ban: Panic over jobs
Billions of rand and thousands of jobs will be lost if government goes through with its proposed legislation, say critics. ||| Billions of rand and thousands of jobs will be lost if the Department of...
View ArticleUncle in dock for killing toddler
The man who allegedly knifed to death his 17-month-old niece has appeared in court for the first time. ||| The man who allegedly knifed to death his 17-month-old niece and shoved her body under his bed...
View ArticleDad devastated after third child murdered
A Cape Town father is mourning the death of another child after his daughter’s body was found in a field. ||| A Lotus River father is mourning the death of his daughter after she was found murdered on...
View ArticleNo end to big fish die-off in Zandvlei
Muizenberg residents say they are still in the dark about what is killing the fish in the Zandvlei estuary. ||| Muizenberg residents say they are still in the dark about what is killing the fish in the...
View ArticleGuard’s final warning
The security guard who pointed a firearm at a Cape Argus photographer has been given a final written warning. ||| The security guard who pointed a firearm at a Cape Argus photographer earlier this...
View ArticleLooking for a home
Most people don’t consider adopting a dog because they think only “township specials” are available, says SPCA’s Sarah Scarth. ||| They are cute, frisky and homeless – and the unwitting victims of an...
View ArticleDA goes to cops over ‘bid to run over Mazibuko’
The DA has lodged a complaint with police against a Sadtu union official who allegedly tried to run over Lindiwe Mazibuko. ||| Complaints have been lodged with police against a union official the DA...
View ArticleChild shooting case postponed
The trial of a man accused of shooting a 12-year-old girl dead has been postponed. ||| The trial of a man accused of shooting a 12-year-old girl dead was postponed in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's...
View ArticleZandvlei estuary fish off limits
People have been warned not collect or consume fish washing out in the Zandvlei estuary in Cape Town. ||| People should not collect or consume fish washing out in the Zandvlei estuary in Cape Town, the...
View ArticleBoy tried to save cousin in shoot-out
A young boy scrambled desperately to save his cousin when they were caught in a gang shoot-out. ||| A young boy scrambled desperately to save his cousin when they were caught in gang shoot-out. But...
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