US slavery exhibition heads to SA
A Brown University exhibition focusing on slave ship revolts is now on display in South Africa. ||| Providence, Rhode Island - A Brown University exhibition focusing on slave ship revolts is now on...
View ArticleR5m to persuade Cape to buckle up
Cape Town investing in campaign as city finds that only a quarter of motorists buckle up. ||| Only a quarter of Cape Town drivers buckle up, and only 8.3 percent of back seat passengers use seat belts....
View ArticleTo Let, but not if you’re black
"I have had a bad experience with black tenants, they didn't pay and they trashed the place. So, yes, I am sceptical." ||| Cape Town - For two months, writer Lwandile Ncokazi responded to...
View ArticleCape blue-light users face jail time
Ministers and other VIPs can now get locked up for travelling in blue-light convoys. ||| National cabinet ministers and other VIPs now face jail time if they travel in blue-light brigades on the...
View ArticleCop tells of stench at crime scene
Dismembered, decomposing and naked was how a cop described the body of Charmaine Mare. ||| Cape Town - Scorched, dismembered, decomposing and naked was how a Kraaifontein police officer described the...
View ArticleANC tackles Zille over her absence
The ANC in the Western Cape took yet another swipe at Premier Helen Zille over her absenteeism from the provincial legislature. ||| Cape Town - The ANC in the Western Cape legislature took another...
View ArticleInformal settlement protesters vow to march
Organisers of the “Cape Town Informal Settlements March” say they will take to the streets whether they get a permit or not. ||| Cape Town - Organisers of the “Cape Town Informal Settlements March”...
View ArticleCape ‘is ‘ready’ for any holiday protests
The City of Cape Town’s plans to have safe festive season by deploying law enforcement officers to cope with possible protest action. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town’s plans for a safe festive...
View Article‘This was supposed to be closure for me’
Thelma Maritz broke down in tears after the two men accused of killing her son were acquitted in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - Thelma Maritz says justice will be served - “even if it’s...
View ArticleEducation gets big slice of Cape’s cash pie
The Western Cape will spend almost R150bn to deliver equitable services over the next three years, says Finance MEC Alan Winde. ||| Cape Town - The DA-led Western Cape government will spend just shy of...
View ArticleVan der Vyver looks to UN for payout
Fred van der Vyver, acquitted of killing Inge Lotz, has approached the UN in an attempt to win damages. ||| Cape Town - Fred van der Vyver, the man acquitted of murdering his Stellenbosch girlfriend...
View ArticleLangebaan fishers take govt to court
Net fishers in Langebaan in the Western Cape intend taking two government departments and two national parks agencies to court, an NGO said. ||| Cape Town - Net fishers in Langebaan in the Western Cape...
View ArticleBuchinsky’s fraudster PA denied bail
A bail application on behalf of convicted fraudster Najwa Taliep, who swindled her auctioneer boss out of nearly R1 million, has been dismissed. ||| Cape Town - The Bellville Specialised Commercial...
View ArticleUCT Professor wins prestigious award
Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan has been honoured by the World Academy of Science. ||| Science may not always be the most popular subject for many children, but UCT professor Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan has made it...
View ArticleGirl, 8, killed in Uniondale
"On her way to the house (a) suspect approached her and took her to his house... where he allegedly raped and murdered her." ||| Johannesburg - The body of an eight-year-old girl has been found with...
View ArticleDawjee gave Lamoer R20K - report
Mohamed Salim Dawjee has admitted to giving Western Cape top cop Arno Lamoer R20 000 to help him pay off a loan. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town businessman Mohamed Salim Dawjee has admitted to giving...
View ArticleCourt approves two-pronged maintenance bid
Parents who default on their maintenance payments face a double whammy... ||| Cape Town - Parents who default on their maintenance payments face a double whammy of not only seeing their salaries...
View Article75 crewmen in dire straits in Table Bay
A Brooklyn woman has slammed the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for not feeding 75 stranded crewmen and has taken up their plight. ||| Cape Town - A Brooklyn woman has slammed the...
View ArticleNewlywed couple face R1m tax fraud charges
A newlywed couple who operated from a business in the same road as Parliament face tax fraud charges of nearly R1m. ||| Cape Town - A newlywed couple who operated from a business in the same road as...
View ArticleUCT admissions policy stirs debate
The implementation of the University of Cape Town’s new admissions policy has been delayed. ||| Cape Town - The implementation of a new UCT admissions policy has been delayed for a year - if its...
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