DA loses seats in UCT vote squabble
UCT is at the centre of a political mudslinging match after seven DA candidates were stripped of their seats on the 2013 Student Representative Council. ||| UCT is at the centre of a political...
View ArticleZille warns of complacency
Complacency is the greatest risk the Democratic Alliance faces in the Western Cape, premier Helen Zille said. ||| Cape Town - Complacency is the greatest risk the Democratic Alliance faces in the...
View ArticleSmuggler’s 28 year-sentence upheld
Cape Town - Convicted drug and abalone smuggler Kiyaam Rinquest will have to serve an effective 28 years behind bars after two Western Cape High Court judges dismissed his appeal against the sentence...
View ArticleOne dead, six missing in Hout Bay accident
At least one person died and dozens were injured after their charter boat capsized in Hout Bay. ||| Hout Bay, Cape Town - At least one person died and dozens were injured after their charter boat...
View ArticleHeroes of Hout Bay disaster
Hout Bay fisherman Alfonso Wichman has described the nightmare sight of people thrashing in the icy Atlantic waves. ||| Hout Bay fisherman Alfonso Wichman has described the nightmare sight of people...
View ArticleCops in firing line: 2 more shot
Two Hout Bay police officers have been gunned down, bringing to 92 the number of killed in a year. ||| A Hout Bay woman, who was talking to slain policewoman Phindiwe Nikani when she was shot in the...
View ArticleCondolences to boat accident family - De Lille
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille sent condolences to the family of a man who died when a boat capsized in Hout Bay. ||| Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille on Sunday sent condolences to the family of a...
View ArticleMissing man found dead in Hout Bay
Rescue efforts for the last man missing from a charter boat that capsized on Hout Bay ended sadly after he was found dead. ||| Hout Bay - Rescue efforts for the last man missing from a charter boat...
View ArticleAsylum seekers ‘failed by state’
Passop has accuses Home Affairs of bullying and "unlawful stunts". ||| More than 700 first-time asylum applicants were not assisted at the Maitland Refugee Reception Centre since July 25, despite a...
View ArticleI will increase voter base - Meyer
The goal of the Western Cape DA is to increase the voter base to 60% in the next general elections, newly-elected leader Ivan Meyer said. ||| Cape Town - The goal of the Western Cape Democratic...
View ArticleMeyer new W Cape DA leader
Helen Zille warned hundreds of delegates at the CTICC that complacency was the greatest risk they faced in the Western Cape. ||| DA leader Helen Zille warned hundreds of delegates at the Cape Town...
View ArticleSurvivors want Metrorail to pay
Metrorail have denied allegations of negligence, saying "the incident was the result only of Zeelie's negligence". ||| It was an ordinary morning, like most others. Arend Hendricks sat next to his...
View ArticleFirst victim of Hout Bay accident identified
The first person to die after a charter boat capsized in Hout Bay has been identified. ||| Hout Bay - The first person to die after a charter boat capsized in Hout Bay has been identified on Sunday as...
View ArticleVictims identified after Miroshga tragedy
A British tourist and a South African sailor were killed when the catamaran Miroshga capsized off Hout Bay. ||| Johannesburg - Two people, including an elderly British tourist, were killed when a...
View ArticleConstable dies after Hout Bay shooting
A 27-year-old police constable has died in hospital after being shot and wounded in Hout Bay’s Imizamo Yethu settlement. ||| Johannesburg - A 27-year-old constable has died in hospital after being shot...
View ArticleFour killed in Cape crash
Four people died and five others were injured when multiple cars collided in Macassar, the Western Cape health department said. ||| Cape Town - Four people died and five others were injured when...
View Article'We watched yacht flip over'
Bird-watchers watched in horror as the Miroshga capsized in front of them, throwing dozens of tourists into the icy Atlantic. ||| Cape Town - Bird-watchers who had taken a spontaneous decision to...
View ArticleHe died trying to help others
John Roberts, who drowned in the Hout Bay tragedy, was hailed as a hero for giving up his lifejacket for someone else. ||| Cape Town - Crew member John Roberts, who drowned in the Hout Bay charter boat...
View ArticleMiroshga: ‘Pocket of air kept us alive’
Anna-Marie Wever was one of three women who were trapped under the Miroshga when it capsized off Hout Bay. ||| Cape Town - Anna-Marie Wever of Stellenbosch, one of three women who were trapped under...
View ArticleFamiles devastated by metro cops’ murders
The families of the two police officers gunned down in Imizamo Yethu are battling to come to terms with their relatives’ deaths. ||| Cape Town - The families of the two police officers gunned down in...
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