'Sexy Boys' gang fingered in killing
A court has heard that the leader of the Sexy Boys gang is a suspect in the killing of underworld figure Cyril BeekaË3+ jane.dederickP¦°¥H¦L¦ÿÿx0š(cor). ||| A LEADER of the Sexy Boys gang is a...
View ArticleDisabled children fail to access education
While most children go back to school on Wednesday, thousands of disabled children face another year without education. ||| While most children go back to school on Wednesday, thousands of disabled...
View ArticleRottweiler bites toddler
A two-year-old girl was bitten by a Rottweiler on Clifton main beach. ||| A two-year-old girl was bitten by a Rottweiler on Clifton main beach on Wednesday, said paramedics.“We are not sure what...
View ArticleBoy feared drowned
A boy is missing and presumed drowned at Macassar Beach near Strand in Western Cape. ||| A boy was missing and presumed drowned at Macassar Beach near Strand, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)...
View ArticleTulbagh fire under control
Firefighters are containing a fire that blazed through a timber plantation outside Tulbagh in the Western Cape. ||| Firefighters were containing a four-day-old fire that blazed through a timber...
View ArticleWoman in court for Mandrax pills
A woman who was arrested at a road block after Mandrax tablets were found hidden under her seat, has appeared in court. ||| A woman who was arrested at a road block after Mandrax tablets with an...
View ArticleDog mauls girl, 2, at Clifton
A girl has had emergency surgery after being attacked by a Rottweiler at one of Cape Town’s most popular beaches. ||| A two-year-old girl has had emergency surgery after being attacked by a Rottweiler...
View ArticleTaxi assault accused lays counter charge
One of two students accused of attacking a metered taxi driver during a dispute over the fare is fighting back. ||| One of two students from the Eastern Cape charged with attempted murder for allegedly...
View ArticleCouncillor danger-pay plan ‘preposterous’
Western Cape MEC Anton Bredell has slammed the proposed introduction of “danger pay” for ward councillors. ||| Western Cape Local Government MEC Anton Bredell has slammed as preposterous a proposal by...
View Article34 drug mules held at airport in 2011
Police have arrested 34 drug mules and seized drugs worth an estimated R7.5 million at Cape Town International Airport in 2011. ||| Police arrested 34 drug mules and confiscated drugs with an estimated...
View ArticleTragedy before school
Father is helpless as a truck crushes and kills his only son, 5 ||| The little boy was meant to start Grade R yesterday.But instead little Keenan Andrews’ dad will have to identify his son’s smashed up...
View ArticlePoor matric’s five A miracle
Funds stand in the way of a bright future at varsity ||| This bright matriculant overcame horrendous odds to pass with five distinctions but now a lack of cash threatens to shatter his dreams.The son...
View Article‘I’m good at my job’ cop tells court
A traffic officer accused accepting a bribe at a roadblock told the court he was good at his job. ||| A traffic officer accused of taking a R100 bribe from a minibus taxi driver at a roadblock told the...
View ArticleDealer is busted for stolen cars
The owner of a second-hand car dealership has appeared in court following his arrest for the possession of stolen cars. ||| The owner of a second-hand car dealership has appeared in court following his...
View ArticleCop in fishy bust-up
Community in shock after officer ‘pistol-whips’ man during argument over fish ||| A cop landed on the wrong side of the law when he allegedly pistol-whipped a man during an argument about fish.The...
View ArticleResidents try to halt construction
Residents opposed to the planned luxury toll office in Chapman’s Peak Drive have written to the provincial government ||| Residents opposed to the planned luxury toll office in Chapman’s Peak Drive...
View ArticleTraffic cops bust for ‘selling licences’
Two Worcester traffic officers and another man have been arrested for allegedly selling learner’s licences to the public. ||| Two Worcester traffic officers and another man were arrested on Thursday...
View ArticleOwner probed after dogs bite two toddlers
A man who calls himself the “Dog Shaman” is under investigation after his Rottweiler mauled a toddler at a Clifton beach. ||| A man who calls himself the “Dog Shaman” is under investigation by the...
View ArticleGone, but not quite forgotten
Farmer Gerhardus Du Plessis says he remembers the French couple who killed a policeman and went on the run. ||| It will be a year on Saturday since a French couple shattered the calm of a Karoo town...
View ArticleAssassin details Serbian killings and escape to SA
One of the world’s most wanted fugitives has revealed how he lived a normal family life right under the noses of the police. ||| One of the world’s most wanted fugitives today reveals how he lived a...
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