Tygerberg Zoo to close
Tygerberg Zoo, once a major tourist attraction, has been sold and will close down by the end of the year. ||| Tygerberg Zoo, once a major tourist attraction and a hot spot for school educational...
View ArticleDeath driver’s urgent bail bid postponed
Taxi driver Jacob Humphreys wants bail pending his bid to have his conviction and 20-year jail sentence overturned. ||| Taxi driver Jacob Humphreys wants bail pending his bid to have his conviction and...
View ArticleDouble-act at trial
A domestic worker accused of sexually assaulting her boss’ son has displayed two sides to her character. ||| A domestic worker accused of sexually assaulting her boss’ son has displayed a bit of a Dr...
View ArticleCleaner accused of raping boss’s son
A Cape Town domestic worker has been arrested for allegedly raping her boss’s teenage son. ||| A Cape Town domestic worker has been arrested for allegedly raping her boss’s teenage son.The accused was...
View ArticleClampdown on booze sold to shebeens
Major alcohol distributors that sell liquor to illegal shebeens will have their licences revoked and could be criminally charged. ||| Major alcohol distributors that sell liquor to illegal shebeens...
View ArticleCamps Bay petrol bomber jailed
An accountant who petrol-bombed the luxury home of Clifton businessman Philip Rhind has been jailed for nine years. ||| An Australian accountant who petrol-bombed the luxury home of Clifton businessman...
View ArticleSuspended sentences for ANCYL members
Four Youth League members, who pleaded guilty to misconduct for disrupting a lecture by President Jacob Zuma in February, have received suspended sentences. ||| Four Western Cape ANC Youth League...
View Article‘I hope this is the end of it’
Hannah Rhind’s father is pleased that Shumsheer Singh Ghumman received a ‘just sentence’ for petrol-bombing his home. ||| A Cape Town father condemned on Thursday the “murderous plot” hatched by his...
View Article13 but has never been to school
Other children her age have already started high school, but 13-year-old Christolene Swartz has never attended class. ||| Other children her age have already started high school, but 13-year-old...
View ArticleBoy’s murder prompts town to tackle truancy
Bonnievale residents are taking action against a high rate of bunking among pupils following the murder of a 6-year-old boy. ||| Bonnievale residents are taking action against a high rate of...
View ArticleMEC: we will take your house away
The Western Cape government intends taking back houses sold or rented out by housing beneficiaries. ||| The Western Cape government intends taking back houses sold or rented out by housing...
View ArticleCape Town finds its man with a plan
Cape Town’s World Design Capital plans are gaining ground, with the appointment of the event’s programme director. ||| Cape Town’s World Design Capital plans are gaining ground, with this week’s...
View ArticleZille tells ANC MPLs to keep up
ANC members in the Western Cape legislature have been told to keep pace with programmes and policy changes. ||| ANC members in the Western Cape legislature have been told to keep pace with programmes...
View ArticleFour members disciplined over Malema fracas
Four Western Cape ANC Youth League members have been suspended for their disruption of a lecture given by President Jacob Zuma. ||| Four Western Cape ANC Youth League members have been suspended by the...
View ArticleEx-champ Gerrie in bout with the law
SA boxing legend Gerhard “Gerrie” Coetzee has been charged with running an unregistered dental business. ||| Former world champion boxer Gerhard “Gerrie” Coetzee is putting his gloves up against...
View ArticleWCape contract not invalid - Madonsela
A contract between the Western Cape government and advertising agency TBWA was not invalid, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said. ||| A contract between the Western Cape government and advertising...
View ArticleW Cape ad tender not illegal - Public Protector
There was nothing unlawful about the Western Cape government's awarding a contract to TBWA, the Public Protector has said. ||| There was nothing unlawful about the Western Cape government's awarding a...
View ArticleZille hails tender finding
Western Cape premier Helen Zille has welcomed the Public Protector's findings on a branding deal. ||| Western Cape premier Helen Zille on Friday welcomed the Public Protector's finding that there was...
View ArticleTwelve Hawks on murder charges
Twelve members of the Hawks police unit appeared on murder and other charges in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. ||| Twelve members of the Hawks police unit appeared on murder and other charges...
View ArticleCompany in trouble over ‘hype’
The Muizenberg meat supplier has blamed “religious hype” over the controversy for forcing clients to cut ties with it. ||| The Muizenberg meat supplier that found itself in hot water last year over the...
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