Minstrels upset over ‘outsider’
A row has broken out between the City of Cape Town and some minstrel organisations. ||| Cape Town - A row has broken out between the City of Cape Town and some minstrel organisations over the contract...
View ArticleEllen Pakkies reliving her worst nightmare
Ellen Pakkies, who killed her tik addict son, is now having to deal with his older brother, who is also a drug addict. ||| Cape Town - The tik nightmare for Ellen Pakkies is far from over. The Lavender...
View ArticleCity gets own crime-fighter comic book
The City of Cape Town will be launching a crime comic booklet that will include a crime-fighting superhero. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is launching a crime comic booklet that will feature a...
View ArticleZille's cop inquiry 'is an intrusion'
The police minister’s lawyer has attacked the constitutionality of Zille’s decision to appoint an inquiry into alleged police inefficiency. ||| Cape Town - The lawyer for Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa...
View Article‘Stem-cell’ transplant being investigated
Medical authorities are formally investigating a Cape doctor after a city man received "stem cell" transplant surgery. ||| Cape Town - Medical authorities are formally investigating a Cape doctor after...
View ArticleMom shot dead as children look on
Police are investigating the murder of a 42-year-old Khayelitsha woman who was gunned down in her home. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating the murder of a 42-year-old Khayelitsha woman who was...
View ArticleGang bosses held over drugs
The alleged leaders of two of Cape Town’s most notorious gangs are set to spend the long weekend behind bars after being arrested for alleged possession of a small amount of drugs. ||| The alleged...
View ArticleFestive cheer hits Red Cross Hospital
Volunteers and staff worked hard to raise the spirits of the young patients over the festive season. ||| Christmas isn’t really fun when you’re sick, but at Red Cross Children’s Hospital volunteers...
View ArticleManuel to beef up Cape ANC?
Trevor Manuel could play a significant contributing role in the ANC’s bid to reclaim the Western Cape, officials say. ||| Cape Town - Senior officials in the ANC’s provincial office say Trevor Manuel...
View ArticleTwins stabbed to death
Two two-year-old sisters were brutally stabbed to death – allegedly by their mom’s drug-addicted ex-boyfriend. ||| Cape Town - These beautiful two-year-old sisters were brutally stabbed to death –...
View ArticleHope for Grade 9 school dropouts
A R10m pilot project in the Western Cape will offer new hope for pupils who have repeatedly failed Grade 9. ||| Cape Town - A project that will offer new hope for pupils who have repeatedly failed...
View ArticleWeekend shootings claim two lives
Police are seeking information relating to several shooting incidents in Cape Town over the weekend. ||| Cape Town - Two people have been shot and killed and two more injured in separate shootings in...
View ArticleCourt hears bid to halt school closures
A full bench of the Western Cape High Court has began hearing argument in a court bid to halt the closure of 18 schools. ||| Cape Town - A full bench of the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday began...
View ArticleCop in court for rape
Robertson - A Western Cape policeman accused of raping a 65-year-old woman appeared in the Robertson Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said. ||| Robertson...
View Article2012 in court cases
Recapping most intriguing and extensively covered criminal trials of the year ||| High ProfileThe trial relating to the murder of UK honeymoon bride Anni Dewani has been one of the most gripping court...
View Article‘Are we going to fail our children again?’
The closure of 20 schools across the Western Cape has failed the children of SA, says Judge Siraj Desai. ||| Cape Town - The closure of 20 schools across the Western Cape has failed the children of...
View ArticleBody found on Table View site
City of Cape Town officials have declared a Table View structure a problem building after the body of a man was found. ||| Cape Town - A man’s body has been found during an inspection at a problem...
View ArticleHeat is on in the Cape
As temperatures soared to 40ºC in Vredendal, children sought some relief from the heat in rivers and pools. ||| Western Cape - It’s 9.15am and the temperature has already hit the mid-30s in Vredendal....
View ArticleTwins’ dad was once cellmates with suspect
The man accused of killing twins Rainetha and Rainecia Neelse was once cellmates with their father. ||| Cape Town - Heinrich “Junior” Siegels, 30, is accused of stabbing two-year-old twins Rainetha and...
View ArticleMetrorail security boosted by ex-soldiers
Former army officers have been deployed by Metrorail to boost safety measures aboard trains this festive season. ||| Cape Town - Former army officers have been deployed by Metrorail to boost safety...
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