Ministers held liable in rape case
Negligence led to a convicted rapist attacking a five-year-old girl while on bail, a judge has found. ||| A Western Cape High Court judge yesterday found the ministers of justice and safety and...
View ArticleR3m abalone found after crash
Police arrested two people after they discovered abalone worth R3million in their car, wrecked in a crash outside Riviersonderend. ||| Police have arrested two people after they discovered abalone...
View ArticleHarbour worker hit by crane
A worker was injured after he was struck by the hook of a crane while working on a ship in the Durban harbour. ||| Durban - A worker was injured after he was struck by the hook of a crane while working...
View ArticleCash for busting friends with fines
Cape Town offering money to rat on friends and family with outstanding fines. ||| The City of Cape Town is planning to pay people to rat on their family and friends who owe traffic fines. The city...
View ArticleD-day for Cape Town councillors fines
City officials with outstanding arrest warrants have had three months to pay up. ||| City councillors with outstanding arrest warrants for traffic fines, including a mayoral committee member, have had...
View ArticleLesbian says she was attacked over kiss
Bonisiwe Mtshali was allegedly assaulted by security guards at the Carlton Centre because of her sexual orientation. ||| A local lesbian is standing her ground after allegedly being assaulted by a...
View ArticleArmed gang wreaks havoc in Cape
About 50 teen gangsters armed with knives and pangas entered Green Point in Khayelitsha and attacked anyone in sight. ||| About 50 teenage gangsters armed with knives and pangas on Sunday night entered...
View ArticleParamedics slammed for carrying guns
Paramedics who carried guns on duty were a dangerous invitation to criminals, Emergency Medical Services has said. ||| Metro Emergency Medical Services in Cape Town has condemned the use of firearms...
View ArticleANC stoking protests in Cape - De Lille
Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille has accused the ANC of stoking protests as part of an agenda to destabilise the city. ||| Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille has accused the ANC of stoking protests in...
View ArticleHealth assessment for Dewani
When accused murder mastermind Shrien Dewani’s case goes before a UK court on Tuesday, it will be to assess his health. ||| When accused murder mastermind Shrien Dewani’s case goes before a UK court on...
View ArticleMystery over gun in office shooting
Ballistics experts are examining the 9mm pistol found in the Cape Town office where two businessmen were shot and killed. ||| Police ballistics experts are examining the 9mm pistol found in the city...
View ArticleLow-cost solution for high-tech idea
A single mother-of-three can now keep the cold at bay thanks to a Stellenbosch University initiative. ||| Cape Town - Nosango Plaatjie, a single mother-of-three who lives in the Enkanini informal...
View ArticleCape clinic accused of malpractice
Staff at a Cape Town clinic were so intent on testing and treating a toddler for TB they failed to pick up the symptoms of diabetes. ||| Staff at a Belhar medical clinic were so intent on testing and...
View ArticleSuspected 28’s leader killed in drive-by
An alleged 28’s gang leader was gunned down in front of a hair salon in Cape Town. ||| Police are investigating the murder of two men – one a suspected 28’s gang leader – shot dead in a drive-by...
View Article'Facebook rapist' case postponed
The trial of “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester was postponed by the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - The trial of “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester was postponed by the Western Cape High Court on...
View ArticleMore service delivery protest rock CT
About 100 people protested about poor service delivery in Nyanga around 3:45am on Monday morning. ||| Cape Town - About 100 people protested about poor service delivery in Nyanga, Cape Town, on Monday...
View Article11 minutes of mayhem
In rarely seen CCTV footage of a service delivery protest, 11 minutes was all it took for protesters in Cape Town to run amok. ||| In rarely seen CCTV footage of a service delivery protest, 11 minutes...
View ArticleZille, De Lille act on ANCYL threat
Premier Helen Zille and Mayor Patricia de Lille take matters to cops after ANCYL says it will make Cape "ungovernable". ||| The ANC Youth League admits to threatening to make Cape Town “ungovernable”,...
View ArticleI will not be threatened - Joemat-Pettersson
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tina Joemat-Pettersson says there is a campaign to discredit her. ||| With a wide-ranging forensic investigation threatening to blow the lid on corrupt...
View Article‘Sex monster’ denied bail
Judge John Hlophe has upheld a decision to deny bail for a Knysna man charged with 36 crimes against children. ||| Cape Town - A man charged with 36 crimes against children would remain in police...
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