Blind busker: cops punished
The three law enforcement officers who forcibly removed a Cape Town blind busker from his spot have been issued final warnings. ||| Cape Town - The three law enforcement officers who forcibly removed...
View ArticlePlea to top officials on Masiphumelele fires
Prominent Cape Town residents have written a letter asking for officials to urgently address the issue of fires in Masiphumelele. ||| Cape Town - Prominent residents have written to Cape Town mayor...
View ArticleLiving with horrific reality of shack fires
Johanne Farirepi, 22, was so badly burnt in a shack fire that authorities said they would have to use DNA to identify him. ||| Cape Town - Blessing Chingore was woken at 4am on Tuesday by the screams...
View ArticleCele ‘hit man’ arrested in Cape Town
Police have nabbed a man in Cape Town for death threats, abusive calls and extortion demands to Bheki Cele. ||| Durban - A Durban police unit used cellphone technology to track and arrest a man in Cape...
View ArticleAids grannies’ lifeline cut off
A Cape Town Aids relief NGO cannot connect with donors as cable theft left them without telephone lines. ||| Cape Town - For most Aids relief NGOs, an endorsement from the likes of international pop...
View Article‘An illegal firearm on every street’
Teemage hitmen as young as 14 are terrorising the streets of Mitchells Plain, and while police battle to curb the rampant gun trade, the increasing use of homemade firearms threatens to further derail...
View ArticleVoters uged to ‘liberate’ Cape from DA
ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte took a swipe at the DA, urging voters to “liberate” the Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - AS ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte told several thousand...
View ArticleJuju sets sights on Western Cape
EFF leader Julius Malema told supporters at his party’s manifesto launch that the Cape will be won by either the EFF or the DA. ||| Cape Town - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema was...
View ArticleMalema: Workers can be farm bosses
EFF leader Julius Malema has told farmworkers in Worcester they can be the "bosses" of the farm owners. ||| Cape Town - Julius Malema has told farmworkers in Worcester they can be the “bosses” of the...
View ArticleGirl, 9, survives rape and fire
Burnt and bruised, a 9-year-old child left to die after she was raped said her assailant laughed as he set her alight. ||| Cape Town - Burnt and bruised, a 9-year-old child left to die after she was...
View ArticleStray bullet kills gran in bedroom
Cedric Gilbert is devastated by the loss of his wife of 68 years who was hit by a bullet while getting ready for bed. ||| Cape Town - Gwendolene Gilbert, 88, died at the weekend in the room in which...
View ArticleBrain gain as expats come home
SA’s brain drain has begun to reverse with thousands of expatriates heading home. ||| Cape Town - South Africa’s brain drain has begun to reverse with nearly 360 000 expatriates – mostly engineers and...
View ArticlePay problems fixed after minstrel event
Issues with two invoices delayed payment to the events company hired to help with Cape Town’s minstrel parade. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town says it could not fully pay the events company it...
View ArticleDeclare Laingsburg a disaster zone - MEC
“I use the word disaster because that is exactly what I am seeing.” ||| Western Cape - Laingsburg, which has suffered flood damage estimated at R500 million, should be declared a disaster zone, says...
View ArticleRed tide warning for Knysna
SANParks has issued a further warning of a so-called red tide in the Knysna estuary on the Cape south coast. ||| Cape Town - Further warning of a so-called red tide in the Knysna estuary on the Cape...
View ArticleGrade 1 shooting suspect freed
The parents of a boy who was shot on his first day at school are shocked that the alleged shooter has been freed. ||| Cape Town - The parents of the Grade 1 boy who was shot on his first day at school...
View ArticleHotel accountant seeks plea deal
A woman accused of defrauding the Raya Hotel Group of over R10 million is to try again to negotiate a plea-bargain with the State. ||| Cape Town - A woman accused of defrauding the Raya Hotel Group,...
View ArticleMEC commends Delft for rape arrest
Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato has commended Delft residence for helping police arrest the alleged rapist of a nine-year-old girl. ||| Cape Town - Members of the Delft community, outside...
View ArticleMom held after toddler dies in blaze
Police have arrested a woman for child neglect after her 18-month-old disabled son burnt to death in Lotus River. ||| Cape Town - Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman for child neglect after her...
View ArticleDon’t just shout; vote: Duarte
The ANC in the Western Cape has called on its supporters not to rest on their laurels as it takes on the DA at the polls. ||| Cape Town - The ANC in the Western Cape has called on its supporters not to...
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