Khayelitsha police to face inquiry
Helen Zille has pulled in judicial heavyweights to head a commission to probe allegations of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has pulled in judicial...
View ArticleReligious leaders vow to fight corruption
In one of the strongest stances yet against corruption, people of all faiths came together to launch an anti-corruption campaign. ||| Cape Town - In one of the strongest stances yet taken against...
View ArticleLavender hill’s period of peace
There has been a welcome lull in gang violence in Lavender Hill, but many residents believe the peace will not last. ||| Cape Town - There has been a welcome lull in gang violence in Lavender Hill in...
View ArticleAnger at bar next to Bo-Kaap mosque
A liquor licence granted to an establishment a metre from one of the country’s oldest mosques has raised the ire of residents. ||| Cape Town - A liquor licence granted to an establishment a metre from...
View ArticleWitness received SMS from dead judge
A State witness says she received an SMS from Judge Patrick Maqubela a day after he was allegedly murdered. ||| Cape Town - A State witness says she received an SMS from Acting Western Cape High Court...
View ArticleJudge bemoans Dewani trial delays
A Western Cape High Court judge bemoaned delays in the trial of a man accused of killing honeymoon tourist Anni Dewani. ||| A Western Cape High Court judge on Thursday bemoaned delays in the trial of a...
View ArticleTeen kills intruder, saves his family
A 16-year-old boy shot and killed an armed intruder who had shot at the family and assaulted his dad. ||| A 16-year-old boy from Caledon saved the lives of his parents, shooting dead an armed intruder...
View ArticleSolidarity wants Hlophe case concluded
Trade union Solidarity has called on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to expedite the investigation against Cape judge president John Hlophe. ||| Cape Town - Trade union Solidarity on Thursday...
View ArticleJudge bemoans Dewani trial delays
A Western Cape High Court judge has bemoaned delays in the trial of a man accused of killing honeymoon tourist Anni Dewani. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape High Court judge on Thursday bemoaned delays...
View ArticleSA stowaway dies aboard BA flight
A man last seen climbing over the Cape Town International airport fence was found dead in London. ||| Cape Town - A man last seen climbing over the Cape Town International airport fence was found dead...
View ArticleWitness saw Dewani accused
A woman saw a man on trial for Anni Dewani's murder together with one of her convicted killers, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - A woman saw a man on trial for Anni Dewani's murder...
View ArticleStudy miners’ conditions: Nzimande
Closer scrutiny of living conditions in mines will help to improve conditions for mining communities, SACP general secretary Blade Nzimande said. ||| Johannesburg - Closer scrutiny of living conditions...
View ArticleHlophe case to be considered
The judicial conduct committee will meet on Friday to consider allegations against Cape Judge President John Hlophe. ||| Johannesburg - The judicial conduct committee will meet on Friday to consider...
View ArticleWitness says Tongo, Mngeni met
A man on trial for Anni Dewani's murder was seen with one of her convicted killers the day she died, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - A man on trial for Anni Dewani's murder was seen...
View ArticleCape cops to report on sex worker abuse
Western Cape police have been asked to report to the police national office on the abuse of sex workers. ||| Johannesburg - Western Cape police have been asked to report to the police national office...
View ArticleLawyer laughs off Dewani funding claims
Xolile Mngeni’s private lawyer has laughed off a rumour that he was being funded by the family of Shrien Dewani. ||| Cape Town - The private lawyer of a man on trial for Anni Dewani's murder laughed...
View ArticlePagad boss held by cops
Pagad leader Abdus Salaam Ebrahim is one of three men police have taken in for questioning following a shooting. ||| Cape Town - Three Pagad members – including the organisation’s leader, Abdus Salaam...
View ArticleAirline stowaway freezes to death
A man who scaled the Cape Town airport fence was found dead inside the landing gear of a plane at Heathrow. ||| Cape Town - A mystery man who scaled the Cape Town International Airport fence on...
View Article'Stay away from the wandering hippo'
The City of Cape Town has warned people not to approach the young hippo that wandered from Rondevlei into the Zeekoevlei. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has warned people not to approach the...
View Article‘I saw Dewani accused in car together’
A witness has testified she saw Zola Tongo, Xolile Mngeni and a third man together hours before Anni Dewani was killed. ||| Cape Town - A family friend of the man who helped organise Anni Dewani’s...
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