Fires raze shacks in five city areas
Negligence and handling a fire or electrical appliances while intoxicated are among the main causes of fires in informal settlements. ||| Cape Town - Negligence and handling a fire or electrical...
View Article3 die in gang attacks
Gang violence has flared up in Cape Town with three shootings reported in or near Hanover Park and one in Delft. ||| Cape Town - Gang violence has flared up in Cape Town with three shootings reported...
View ArticleTeachers can’t cope with 'extra workload'
“We acknowledge that the timing of the annual national assessments had put tremendous pressure on the teachers.” ||| Cape town - The SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) in the Western Cape says it...
View ArticleBoosting the war on drugs
The success of anti-drug enforcement agencies at Cape Town International Airport has moved the trade to national roads. ||| Cape Town - The success of anti-drug enforcement agencies at Cape Town...
View ArticleWaiting for beds ‘not unique to W Cape’
The case of a patient who slept in his car due to a shortage of beds at Helderberg Hospital is not unique to the Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - The case of a patient who ended up sleeping in his car...
View ArticleCops pledge action on domestic abuse
Police officers across the Cape have signed a declaration committing to eradicate abuse against women and children. ||| Cape Town - Police officers at 16 stations across the province with the highest...
View ArticleDewani killer treated for rare tumour
Anni's killer suffers from an extremely rare brain cancer with a low survival rate, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - Anni Dewani's killer suffers from an extremely rare brain cancer with a low survival...
View ArticleDead child revived after 30mins of CPR
A young boy miraculously came back to life - after being declared dead for half an hour. ||| Cape Town - A boy miraculously came back to life - after being declared dead for half an hour.The family of...
View ArticleDewani killer must get life - State
"The callousness of his actions... can be found in the shopping trip he did mere hours after the murder," the State argued. ||| Cape Town - Xolile Mngeni must be jailed for life for killing honeymoon...
View ArticleBurn victim wants to become a doctor
“I believe that something will happen with her. She can do anything because she has this spirit.” ||| Cape Town - Education is the next hurdle for Michelle Motibi, but the five-year-old burn victim...
View ArticleBrown used investor money - accountant
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown bought property and vehicles with investor funds, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown bought property and vehicles...
View ArticleGerwel in critical condition - family
Professor Jakes Gerwel has not died but is in a critical condition following heart surgery, his family has said. ||| Professor Jakes Gerwel has not died but is in a critical condition in hospital...
View ArticleMaqubela trial postponed to next year
Cape Town - ||| Cape Town - The murder trial of the widow of acting judge Patrick Maqubela was postponed to next year by the Western Cape High Court on Monday.Marius Broeksma, for Thandi Sheryl...
View Article‘Smoke and mirrors’ in Fidentia indictment
Brown deliberately created confusion with solicited investments in a network of pyramid schemes, says his indictment. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown deliberately created confusion...
View Article‘Paintball guns fired at workers’
Workers at a County Fair factory claim they were fired at with paint ball guns while picketing outside the premises. ||| Cape Town - Workers who downed tools at a County Fair chicken factory in...
View ArticleSentencing Dewani killer ‘the hardest task’
It was easy to convict Xolile Mngeni, but sentencing the terminally ill man was difficult, Judge Robert Henney said. ||| Cape Town - Sentencing Anni Dewani’s killer – Xolile Mngeni – is the hardest...
View ArticleMom’s anguish after girl killed
Sitting in a stationary bakkie after being offered a lift to the shop ended in tragedy for 14-year-old Renee Gideon. ||| Cape Town - Sitting in a stationary bakkie after being offered a lift to the...
View Article1 625 drug arrests in past week
Drugs to the value of R590 673.11 were seized and 1 625 people were arrested in the Western Cape in the past week. ||| Cape Town - More than 1 600 people have been arrested on drug-related charges in...
View ArticleEnd our torture, says Anni’s family
Vinod Hindocha has given the court the most harrowing account yet of the effect Anni’s death has had on his family. ||| Cape Town - The devastated father of slain honeymoon bride Anni Dewani has...
View ArticleManhunt for big brother
Cape Town police are hunting a man suspected of stabbing his baby sister’s boyfriend to death. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town police are hunting a man suspected of stabbing his baby sister’s boyfriend to...
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