Social aid queue of despair
More than 100 people overnighted on a pavement, hoping to get their hands on a Social Relief of Distress voucher worth R1 200. ||| Cape Town - More than 100 people, some with toddlers, braved a chilly...
View ArticleMan hurt in industrial accident
A Cape Town man was seriously injured when his hand was caught between the rollers of a machine. ||| Epping, Cape town - A Cape Town man was seriously injured when his hand was caught between the...
View ArticleBus owners also to blame: UDM
The owners of unroadworthy public transport must also take the blame for causing road fatalities, the United Democratic Movement said. ||| The owners of unroadworthy public transport must also take the...
View ArticleCape’s residents better off - Census
Western Cape residents are better off than those in most other provinces, Census 2011 has shown. ||| Cape Town - People living in the Western Cape are better off than those in most other provinces....
View ArticleTransgender student assaulted - report
Members of UWC’s alternative lifestyle rights group 'Gayla UWC' claim security failed to intervene in an assault on a transgender student. ||| Cape Town - Members of the University of the Western...
View ArticleWP players throw money at their fans
WP rugby players caused some chaos during their victory parade when they threw money at the crowd in Khayelitsha. ||| Cape Town - Western Province rugby players caused some chaos during their Currie...
View ArticleThousands scramble for university spots
The Cape’s four major tertiary institutions have received more than 95 000 applications for about 22 000 first-year spots on offer. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape’s four major tertiary institutions...
View ArticleSunday jols no fun for for residents
They urinate on the fence, toss bottles in the street, drink alcohol from the boots of their cars… and all this on a Sunday afternoon. ||| Cape Town - They urinate on the fence, toss bottles in the...
View ArticleRumour blamed for food voucher chaos
The SA Social Services Agency managed to help only 30 people after hundreds queued overnight for food vouchers. ||| Cape Town - The SA Social Services Agency (Sassa) managed to help only 30 people on...
View ArticleDA lays into ANC chief whip over conference
DA chief whip Watty Watson has accused his ANC counterpart of going on a “Zuma charm offensive” at Parliament’s expense. ||| Cape Town - DA chief whip Watty Watson has accused his ANC counterpart,...
View ArticleChild sex-accused: I knew it was wrong
A Cape man has admitted he was wrong when he groomed young girls, paid them for naked photos and sexually assaulted them. ||| Cape Town - A 74-year-old man has admitted he was wrong when he groomed...
View ArticleRunners to make NY Marathon… come hell or high water
Two Cape Town runners are trying to make their way to to participate in the NY Marathon, which is expected to go ahead. ||| Cape Town - Two Cape Town runners are desperately trying to make their way to...
View ArticleDewani closing arguments postponed
The Western Cape High Court postponed closing arguments in the trial of tourist Anni Dewani's alleged killer. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court postponed closing arguments on Wednesday in the...
View ArticleDance teacher gets 3 life sentences
A Khayelitsha paedophile has received three life sentences for raping seven girls. ||| A Khayelitsha paedophile was given three life sentences on Wednesday for raping seven girls, the SABC...
View ArticleOne road, 10 months - 111 crashes
Ou Kaapseweg in Cape Town has become a greater menace for drivers in recent months. ||| There were at least 111 crashes on Ou Kaapseweg in the 10-month period between mid-December 2011 and the middle...
View ArticleDance teacher gets life for raping girls
A Khayelitsha traditional dance teacher will effectively serve three life terms for raping seven girls after dance classes. ||| Cape Town - A Khayelitsha traditional dance teacher will effectively...
View ArticleLiving each day in fear
As gunshots echoed around their school, teachers in Hanover Park scrambled to get their pupils to safety. ||| Cape Town - As gunshots echoed around their school on Tuesday morning, teachers at Blomvlei...
View ArticleA number of figures don't add up - expert
The census should not have been released until anomalies had been resolved, a UCT demographer has said. ||| Cape Town - The census findings should not have been released until anomalies had been...
View ArticleSubpoena served on Cape’s top cop
Arno Lamoer has been subpoenaed to appear before a commission probing allegations of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape top cop Arno Lamoer and three of his station...
View ArticleSmugglers home in on SA dogs
Smugglers are targeting SA dogs because their bloodlines are stronger, they are more aggressive and less prone to illnesses. ||| Cape Town - Dog smugglers are targeting South African dogs because their...
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