R24m boost for pupil programme
The Western Cape government will spend R24 million on extra after-school centres over the next three years. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape government will spend R24 million on extra after-school...
View ArticleTourists in ICU after V&A scaffolding collapse
Two Namibian tourists are in intensive care after scaffolding at the Absa Cape Epic registration at the V&A Waterfront fell on them. ||| Cape Town - Two Namibian tourists are in intensive care with...
View ArticleNavy base hit by cable thefts
The Navy is “deaf in one ear” after copper thieves made off with more than 5km of cable from Cape Town’s naval command centre. ||| Cape Town - The SA Navy is “deaf in one ear” after copper thieves made...
View ArticleZille warns that farm strikes are not over
The Western Cape can possibly expect more farm strikes in the coming weeks, DA leader Helen Zille has warned. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape can possibly expect more farm strikes in the coming weeks,...
View ArticleFidentia trial postponed
The embezzlement trial of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was postponed by the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - The embezzlement trial of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was postponed...
View ArticleGang link probed in Belhar man’s murder
Police are investigating a case of murder after an 18-year-old man was gunned down in Belhar on Sunday night. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating a case of murder after an 18-year-old man was...
View ArticleCop arrested for shooting motorist
A police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly shooting a motorist in an apparent road rage incident in Knysna. ||| Knysna - A 42-year-old police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly shooting...
View ArticleRed flags over N2 crash bus
A preliminary investigation has revealed that the bus involved in the horror Hex River Pass crash had several certification problems. ||| Cape Town - The bodies of the 24 people killed in Friday’s...
View ArticleSAPS probe discovery application postponed
A legal bid to force Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and three others to hand over documents in the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry court matter has been postponed. ||| Cape Town - A legal bid to...
View ArticleCouple hire engineer to probe scaffolding collapse
The couple seriously hurt when scaffolding collapsed at the V&A Waterfront have hired an engineer to investigate the incident. ||| Cape Town The Namibian couple seriously hurt when scaffolding...
View ArticleGirl allegedly raped for two days
The State is opposing bail for six men who allegedly held a 16-year-old captive in Paarl and repeatedly raped her. ||| Cape Town - The State is opposing bail for six men who allegedly held a...
View ArticleHex River crash: families identify victims
“They’ve been asking for her every day. They are so young and they need her… to bath and feed them.” ||| Cape Town - It ha been three days since a Khayelitsha family heard that a relative, Boniswa...
View ArticleOwners defend bus after horror crash
The owners of the bus which crashed on the Hex River Valley Pass, killing 24 people, say it had passed safety tests. ||| Cape Town - The owners of the bus which crashed on the Hex River Valley Pass on...
View ArticleSurfer tells of really close shave with shark
“As I paddled out, the shark turned and I saw how its dorsal became bigger and bigger.” ||| Cape Town - “As I paddled out, the shark turned and I saw how its dorsal became bigger and bigger. It swam...
View Article‘Principal forced me to bury dog alive’
A shocked court heard how a school principal allegedly forced an employee to bury a dog alive. ||| Cape Town - A shocked court heard on Monday how a school principal allegedly forced an employee to...
View Article‘Breakthrough’ in Karabus case
Professor Cyril Karabus could be heading for home from the United Arab Emirates by the end of this week. ||| Cape Town - Professor Cyril Karabus could be heading for home by the end of this week,...
View ArticleCourt hears of Moyo’s tough childhood
Serial escapee Bongani Moyo had a difficult childhood in Zimbabwe, the High Court in Pretoria heard. ||| Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo had a difficult childhood in Zimbabwe, the High Court in...
View ArticleSA art to fetch top prices at London auction
A Tretchikoff that once belonged to apartheid politician Jan Haak is among several SA artworks to be sold on auction in London. ||| Cape Town - A Tretchikoff that once belonged to apartheid politician...
View ArticleWescape will become a slum, say residents
Wescape, the multibillion-rand housing development, will degenerate into nothing more than a low-cost housing slum, says an objector. ||| Cape Town - Wescape, the multibillion-rand housing development...
View ArticleChild prostitution case postponed
Five people accused of selling a young Atlantis girl for sex appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - Five people accused of selling a young girl for sex appeared in the Cape Town...
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