ANC brings out a big gun for by-elections
Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is in the Western Cape to ensure ANC victories in two hotly contested by-elections. ||| ANC heavyweight and Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is in the Western Cape to...
View ArticleCape ATM bombers strike again
Police are searching for suspects after an ATM was blown up in Cape Town, the 12th this year. ||| Police are searching for suspects after an ATM was blown up in Cape Town on Sunday morning. The blast,...
View ArticleDad stabbed on Cape beach
A man fought for his life when he was attacked with a butcher’s knife while walking with his daughter on Long Beach. ||| A Kommetjie father who fought for his life when he was attacked with a butcher’s...
View ArticleMan beaten to death in police cell
A woman is mourning the death of her fiancé after he was killed in a police cell, allegedly by fellow detainees. ||| A Cape Town woman is today mourning the death of her fiancé after he was beaten to...
View ArticleHow Thai cops arrested Palazzolo
Vito Palazzolo was about to step onto a plane bound for SA when a Thai police officer stopped him. ||| Vito Palazzolo was about to step on to a plane bound for SA when a Thai police officer stopped...
View ArticleSleeping on floor in Thai cell with 13 others
Vito Palazzolo is being detained in a cell with 13 other inmates and has to sleep on the floor. ||| Vito Palazzolo is being detained in a cell with 13 other inmates and has to sleep on the floor. This...
View ArticleGrabouw racial fights in our favour – DA
The DA’s candidate in Grabouw’s Ward 11 says a violent protest there boosted his party’s prospects. ||| The DA’s candidate for Wednesday’s by-election in Grabouw’s Ward 11 says a violent protest...
View ArticleCages in, but film crew out
SHARK cage diving will continue as usual in False Bay in the wake of last Thursday’s fatal attack at Kogel Bay beach, but the beach is still closed. ||| Sibusiso Nkomo STAFF REPORTER SHARK cage diving...
View ArticleChild stabbing case postponed
The case against a man accused of stabbing to death his two-year-old niece has been postponed. ||| The case against a man accused of stabbing to death his two-year-old niece in Nyanga was postponed by...
View ArticleCharges withdrawn against 11 strippers
Charges of being illegally in the country were withdrawn against 11 of 12 strippers of various nationalities. ||| FLACOURT-MAVERICKSJOHANNESBURG April 23 SapaCHARGES WITHDRAWN AGAINST 11...
View ArticleCell death accused in court
Two men accused of killing a man in a Cape Town police station's cells have appeared in court. ||| The case of two men accused of killing a man in a Cape Town police station's cells was postponed by...
View ArticleZille says sorry for ‘refugee’ tweet
Helen Zille has apologised for her “refugee” tweet, saying it was taken out of context, a report has said. ||| DA leader Helen Zille has apologised for her education “refugee” tweet, saying the remark...
View ArticleByleveld ‘flippen close’ to Lotz motive
Retired policeman Piet Byleveld has called on the close friends of murder victim Inge Lotze to get in touch with him. ||| Retired policeman Piet Byleveld, who now heads a private investigations firm,...
View ArticleSon acquitted of father’s murder
A man has been acquitted of his father's 2009 murder in the George Magistrate's Court. ||| A man has been acquitted of his father's 2009 murder in the George Magistrate's Court, according to a report...
View ArticleState withdraws case against 11 dancers
The State has dropped criminal charges against eleven Mavericks Revue Bar exotic dancers. ||| Eleven Mavericks Revue Bar exotic dancers are free to get on to the stage again after the State dropped...
View ArticleTwo medics attacked on a call-out
An emergency medical services crew was beaten, kicked and pepper-sprayed in Masiphumele while responding to a call-out. ||| An emergency medical services crew was beaten, kicked and pepper-sprayed in...
View ArticleMom of 2 killed in bike crash
A woman died after she and her boyfriend were flung off their motorbike after being hit by a suspected drunken driver. ||| A mother of two young boys died after she and her boyfriend were flung off...
View ArticleZille blames ministry for crisis in Grabouw
DA leader Helen Zille has accused the Department of Public Works of stalling in transferring land in Grabouw to build a school. ||| DA leader Helen Zille has accused the national Department of Public...
View ArticleLotz case can be solved, says PI
Legendary detective Piet Byleveld has been trawling through evidence linked to the unsolved murder of Inge Lotz. ||| Legendary detective Piet Byleveld left the Cape on Monday night after spending the...
View ArticleMan shot outside court
A man has been shot and seriously wounded outside the Western Cape High Court. ||| A man was shot and seriously wounded outside the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.A bystander, Junior Ngumbi, said...
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