Search is on for drowned teen
Divers are still searching for a teenager presumed drowned at the Silverstream beach resort near Atlantis. ||| A search continued on Thursday for a teenager presumed drowned at the Silverstream beach...
View Article9 die in crash
Nine people have been killed after their delivery van crashed outside Clanwilliam, Western Cape. ||| Nine people were killed when their delivery van crashed outside Clanwilliam, a Western Cape traffic...
View ArticleOudtshoorn mayor in court
Oudtshoorn's mayor Gordon April will appear in court for a second time on February 3. ||| Oudtshoorn's mayor Gordon April will appear in the town's magistrate's court for a second time on February 3,...
View ArticleGarbage trucks destroyed in depot fire
The City of Cape Town put contingency plans in place after a fire destroyed seven refuse compactor trucks. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has contingency plans in place after a fire destroyed...
View ArticlePoached abalone ‘sold in secret’
Fishermen say government authorities have sold ‘secret’ consignments of abalone worth an estimated R10m. ||| A group of perlemoen fishermen – who are dragging the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and...
View ArticleHorror crash kills 7 family members
A crash off the Pakhuis Pass has left nine people dead. ||| Seven members of a Clanwilliam family were among nine people killed in a horrific accident when a bakkie transporting 21 passengers veered...
View ArticlePrincipals at slack schools to be replaced
Principals with pass rates of less than 60 percent are to be replaced, some by the time schools reopen. ||| Principals at underperforming schools – those with pass rates of less than 60 percent – are...
View ArticleStar principal honoured in WC school
When Ntomboxolo Mqumbisa was appointed principal two years ago, the pupils had no set uniform, would smoke dagga on school grounds and, at one point, even tried to burn the school down. ||| When...
View Article‘We’ve turned the corner’
Back-to-back increases in the matric pass rate over the past two years show that the education system – although still fraught with problems – has turned a corner. ||| Back-to-back increases in the...
View ArticleMan held for ammo, drugs
A man has been arrested with an unlicensed gun, ammunition and drugs in Woodstock, Cape Town. ||| A 28-year-old man was arrested with an unlicensed gun, a smoke grenade, rockets, ammunition, and drugs...
View ArticleWhizz-kid gets 5 As living in shack with uncle
On the same day that Lukhanyo Velelo heard that he’d got five As, he also received his first letter rejecting his bursary application. ||| On the same day that Lukhanyo Velelo, the top pupil at...
View ArticleMatric razmatazz conceals sad reality
What kind of choreography could deliver such a spectacular outcome in a racially unequal society? ||| It was pure political theatre. The excited room was filled with government officials, government...
View ArticleTariq’s brother: forensic bundle
Nearly four years after the death of one of Zulpha Jacobs's two toddler sons, police are still awaiting the toxicology report. ||| Nearly four years after the death of one of Zulpha Jacobs’s two...
View ArticleFire warning after spate of blazes
Authorites across the province have been put on high alert as forecasts of strong winds and soaring temperatures sparked fire warnings on the last weekend of the holiday season. ||| Authorities across...
View ArticleConvicted Serbian killer’s bail bid postponed
The Serbian man was allegedly driving local underworld figure Cyril Beeka when he was shot dead. ||| The Serbian convicted of killing warlord Arkan in Belgrade, and who was allegedly driving local...
View ArticleFirst township school makes top 10
The principal of a Khayelitsha school, the first to make it on to the province’s list of top 10 schools, was brought to tears after hearing the news. ||| The principal of a Khayelitsha school, the...
View ArticleCourageous Cape trio honoured
Sishle Tom, a matriculant from the Centre of Science and Technology, could not spend long hours studying into the night like most of his peers. ||| Sishle Tom, a matriculant from the Centre of Science...
View ArticleAnger over hospital jobs turns violent
Protesters wanting jobs at the newly built Khayelitsha District Hospital, have clashed with WC police. ||| Angry protesters demanding jobs for locals at the newly built Khayelitsha District Hospital...
View ArticleUnsold World Cup tickets written off
The City of Cape Town is still busy writing off hundreds of thousands of rands in “wasteful and irregular” expenditure. ||| The City of Cape Town is still busy writing off hundreds of thousands of rand...
View ArticleFive teams, choppers fight fire
Forty-five familyies and 90 pupils have been evacuated as the Western Cape’s Tulbagh fire rages on. ||| A total of 45 families were evacuated on Tuesday and 90 pupils had to leave a campsite due to the...
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