Brown adviser takes the stand
The financial adviser of J Arthur Brown has testified against the former Fidentia boss after striking a deal with the State. ||| Cape Town - The financial adviser of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown...
View ArticleMan ‘provoked’ to kill HIV-positive lover
A Sea Point man has been jailed for 18 years for stabbing a woman 17 times after she told him she was HIV-positive. ||| Cape Town - A Sea Point man has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for the murder...
View Article'Man kept mom’s body in cupboard for days’
A Cape Town man has reportedly admitted to police that he killed his mother and kept her in a cupboard for days. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town man has reportedly admitted to police that he killed his...
View ArticleSecond wave of workers’ strike nears
A farmworkers’ coalition has announced a plan of action for a second wave of strikes in the Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - A farmworkers’ coalition has announced a plan of action for a second wave of...
View ArticleBiggest W Cape region picks Motlanthe
ANC branches in the Dullah Omar region have endorsed the deputy president to lead the party. ||| ANC branches in the Dullah Omar region, the biggest in the Western Cape, have endorsed Deputy President...
View ArticleDA lays charge against Ehrenreich
An incitement case has been laid against Cosatu's provincial secretary over a poster in the Cape metro. ||| Western Cape Democratic Alliance leader Ivan Meyer has opened an incitement case against...
View ArticleW Cape protesters warned
People who commit crimes at a farmworkers' protest will be dealt with, according to the police commissioner. ||| People who commit crimes during a planned farmworkers' protest next week will be dealt...
View ArticleRow over Lady Gaga pic ban
A storm has erupted over a ban on all news photographers from covering Lady Gaga’s concerts in SA. ||| Cape Town - A storm has erupted over a ban on all news photographers from covering Lady Gaga’s...
View ArticleStem cell man’s amazing recovery
Tommie Prins, a quadriplegic is hoping for a new life after the first-ever "stem cell" transplant surgery in the country. ||| Cape Town - Groundbreaking stem cell surgery has been performed for the...
View ArticlePole protection for Cape bus lanes
City place poles along the N2's bus lane to clamp down on illegal use of lane. ||| The city will place poles along the N2’s dedicated bus lane to help clamp down on private motorists who illegally use...
View ArticleCity keeps an eye on officers
Mayco member JP Smith will visit law enforcement depots across Cape Town to deal with shortcomings before the festive season. ||| Cape Town - The City’s mayoral committee member for safety and...
View ArticleLight at end of tunnel over shack blazes
Luthando Klaas is one of SA’s first recipients of a “litre of light”, a device which feeds natural light through a hole in the roof. ||| Cape Town - Luthando Klaas stands in a pitch dark shack, the...
View ArticleCop claims stitch-up in rape trial
A woman allegedly raped inside a police station’s toilet may have been coerced into implicating a police officer. ||| Cape Town - A Bonteheuwel woman allegedly raped inside the Elsies River police...
View ArticleBig flap as old flag removed from Castle
A row has erupted over the removal of the old South African flag from the parapet of the Castle in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A row has erupted over the removal of the old South African flag from the...
View ArticleWind wreaks havoc in Cape
The south-easter ripped off roofs, uprooted trees, overturned a truck and caused electricity blackouts across Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - Gale force winds caused major damage to properties throughout...
View Article7 ways to save Cape stadium
Seven options to save the Cape Town Stadium have been proposed – and the public will be asked to comment. ||| Cape Town - Seven options to save the Cape Town Stadium have been proposed – and the public...
View ArticleTourist sues for R20m over paragliding crash
UK tourist Diane Berwick was left wheelchair bound after a paragliding crash in Hermanus in 2004. ||| Cape Town - A UK tourist whose holiday went awry when she was injured in a paragliding crash, which...
View ArticleMotlanthe for president, Phosa for deputy?
Songs and T-shirt slogans said it all in the Western Cape ANC, with a clear split in preferred candidates. ||| Divisions on who Western Cape ANC branch delegates want to nominate for the ruling party's...
View ArticleHe was killed because of his looks - mom
Allister “Ster” Brooks, 20, was shot dead just a short distance from his home in Blikkiesdorp, Delft. ||| Cape Town - A young man was gunned down in cold blood – because he was too...
View ArticleGet talks back on track, Oliphant told
Cosatu urges the labour minister to set things right after her “regrettable statement” about farmworkers’ wages. ||| Cosatu on Friday urged Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant to get negotiations with...
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