Weekend 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...
View ArticleSuspect vanishes on way to court
The prime suspect in the murder of a woman in Woodstock appears to have escaped from police custody. ||| Cape Town - The prime suspect in the murder of a woman in Woodstock appears to have escaped from...
View ArticleGunshot victim, 6, recovering well
There is hope for Ziyaad George, 6, to run and play again after he was injured in gang crossfire in Hanover Park last month. ||| Cape Town - Ther is hope for Ziyaad George, 6, to run and play again...
View ArticleParents vow to fight school closures
Dozens of parents and teachers banged on court furniture and chanted the words “not without a fight” in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - Dozens of parents and teachers banged on court...
View ArticleZille to keep four schools open
The closure of four Western Cape schools will be stopped if certain conditions are met, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The closure of four Western Cape schools will be stopped if...
View ArticleJudgement on school closure Friday
The Western Cape High Court will deliver judgment on Friday on an urgent interdict to halt the closure of 18 schools in the province. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court will deliver judgment...
View ArticleRolling with Cape town’s Ghost Squad
Mayoral committee member JP Smith joins officers as they clamp down on traffic offenders. ||| The simple act of crossing a solid white line on Cape Town’s Hospital Bend soon had the driver of white...
View ArticleFatigue main cause of crashes - cops
Nevertheless, authorities vow to continue focus on speedsters after 43 die in 13 days. ||| The main cause of road fatalities on Western Cape roads over the past few weeks has been fatigue, say traffic...
View ArticleThe Houdini of Pollsmoor
An alleged killer, deemed by to be extremely dangerous, is on the loose after he escaped while being transported to court. ||| Cape Town - An alleged killer, deemed by the police to be extremely...
View ArticleNo politics in court, says judge
Judge Siraj Desai has lambasted Helen Zille and Education MEC Donald Grant for using his court for “political gamesmanship”. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai has lambasted...
View ArticleSecond passenger dies after V&A accident
A second passenger involved in a crash at the V&A Waterfront 10 days ago, in which a 19-year-old lost her life, has also died. ||| Cape Town - A second passenger involved in the horror crash at the...
View ArticleShopper claims security manhandled her
A Cape Town woman laid a charge of common assault against a security guard after he is alleged to have manhandled her. ||| Cape Town - A Scottsville woman laid a charge of common assault against a...
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