Cape’s R78m road fines bonanza
The City of Cape Town has netted over R78 million in income from traffic fines since the start of this financial year. ||| The City of Cape Town has netted over R78 million in income from traffic fines...
View Article27 schools may face closure
A total of 27 schools around the Western Cape face possible closure. ||| Michelle JonesEducation WriterA TOTAL of 27 schools around the Western Cape face possible closure.The schools, with declining...
View ArticleMinister to challenge WCape safety bill
The proposed Western Cape Community Safety Bill clashed with the Constitution, the police ministry said on Tuesday. ||| The proposed Western Cape Community Safety Bill clashed with the Constitution,...
View ArticlePlato ‘determined’ to implement bill
The Western Cape government insisted on Tuesday that a community safety bill was in line with the Constitution. ||| The Western Cape government insisted on Tuesday that a community safety bill was in...
View ArticleAppeal Court to hear Sex Act appeal
The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear an urgent appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority about an apparent flaw in the Sexual Offences Act. ||| The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear an urgent...
View ArticleService protests hit WCape hardest
The Western Cape was the most protest-afflicted province in 2012, an independent report found. ||| The Western Cape was the most protest-afflicted province in 2012, an independent local government...
View Article‘You shelter gangsters’
Conflict resolution expert, Irvin Kinnes, has urged communities to help root out the thugs responsible for violence at schools. ||| Not all violence at schools is gang-related, and school-based...
View ArticleShop, jol and see the game
The city wants to have the Cape Town Stadium precinct rezoned so that it can accommodate nighclubs and restaurants. ||| The city wants to have the R4 billion Cape Town Stadium precinct rezoned so that...
View ArticleR1.5m award ends land claim marathon
Isabel Florence’s hands trembled as she exited the Western Cape High Court - R1.5 million richer than when she entered. ||| Isabel Florence’s hands trembled as she exited the Western Cape High Court on...
View ArticleChapman’s toll case dismissed
An application to interdict construction of the R54 million Chapman's Peak building was dismissed in the Western Cape High Court. ||| An application to interdict construction of the R54 million...
View ArticlePupils rush to school to get only meal of the day
Rushing to get to school an hour before the bell rings does not come naturally to most eight-year-olds. ||| Rushing to get to school an hour before the bell rings does not come naturally to most...
View ArticleMurder accused shopped for new carpet
A carpet fitter says the two people charged with the murder of a Danish millionaire ordered carpets on the day of the murder. ||| A carpet fitter has identified two people charged with the murder of...
View Article‘My son was torched for being gay’
A Cape Town reverend believes his son was stabbed and set alight because he was gay. ||| A Cape Town reverend believes his son was stabbed and set alight because he was gay.Reverend Casper Edward...
View ArticleRuling ‘a victory for common sense’ – MEC
Transport MEC Robin Carlisle has welcomed the judgment in the Chapman's Peak toll plaza case. ||| An application to interdict construction of the control building for the Chapman's Peak toll plaza in...
View Article30 years for rape, murder of niece, 8
A man who raped and murdered his 8-year-old niece was sentenced to 30 years in jail. ||| A man who raped and murdered his 8-year-old niece was sentenced to 30 years in jail in the Western Cape High...
View ArticleEight treated for suspected gas leak
Eight women were taken to hospital on Wednesday following a suspected gas leak at a furniture factory. ||| Eight women were taken to hospital on Wednesday following a suspected gas leak at a furniture...
View ArticleAnti-drug activist in coke bust
World-renowned director of the Muaythai Against Drugs Foundation, Gary Trappler, has been arrested for possession of cocaine. ||| World-renowned director of the Muaythai Against Drugs Foundation,...
View ArticleTwo children killed in shack fire
“There is speculation that the children were on their own.” ||| Cape Town - Two siblings died in a shack fire in Thembalethu, the Western Cape's George Municipality said on Saturday.Steven Erasmus, a...
View ArticleTemperatures set to rise, but not by much
The mercury is set to rise, following a weekend cold front that has held most of SA in its icy grip. ||| The mercury is set to rise on Monday, following a weekend cold front that has held most of SA in...
View ArticleCops can’t stop gun-running - Plato
Following 11 deaths and 10 injuries in gang-related shoot-outs in Hanover Park, Community Safety MEC Dan Plato has taken a sharp swipe at police. ||| Following 11 deaths and 10 injuries in gang-related...
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