Judge was addicted to sex, says widow
Acting judge Patrick Maqubela was diagnosed with bipolar mood disorder, a part of which was sex addiction, his widow testified. ||| Cape Town - Acting judge Patrick Maqubela was diagnosed with bipolar...
View ArticleSort out things with mom – dead soldier
Vuyisile Mxhosana recalls the last conversation he had with his younger brother who died in a clash with CAR rebels. ||| Cape Town - He tried phoning every hour, but his brother never picked up. It was...
View ArticleBullet in murder accused to be removed
A court ordered that a bullet be removed from the pelvis of one of the men accused of killing four Pakistanis. ||| Cape Town - One of the men accused of murdering four Pakistanis at a bakery...
View ArticleNo teeth, no work, nurse is told
A Cape Town nurse was told to leave the hospital where she works after she reported for duty with no front teeth. ||| Cape Town - A veteran nurse was told to leave the hospital and go home after she...
View ArticleNo licence renewal for fine dodgers
Cape Town drivers to be barred from renewing licences until they have paid their fines. ||| Cape Town drivers will be barred from renewing their vehicles’ licences, and even their own driving licences,...
View ArticleLast of 20 beached whales dies
The last of the 20 whales that was stranded on Noordhoek beach has died. ||| Cape Town - The last of the 20 whales that was stranded on Noordhoek beach on Sunday has died.The whale which had been...
View ArticleCape to use prime property for housing
State land in Cape Town is to be cleared for mixed-income housing in an initiative that could change the face of the city. ||| Cape Town - Prime state land in the Cape Town’s city centre is to be...
View ArticleExperts, authorities to discuss beached whales
Authorities involved in the operation to save 20 beached whales in Cape Town will meet to discuss how to improve their methods. ||| Cape Town - Authorities involved in the massive operation to save 20...
View ArticleCape sets up skateboarding task team
A task team has been set up to come up with a strategy to ensure the integration of skateboarding as a mode of transport. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town and the National Skateboarding Collective...
View ArticleDA to fight Winelands toll project
The Democratic Alliance vowed to fight the introduction of toll roads in the Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance vowed on Tuesday to fight the introduction of toll roads in the...
View Article‘Burglar’ beaten, burned to death
An alleged burglar was beaten and burned to death in Khayelitsha – in the sixth fatal mob attack in Cape Town this year. ||| Cape Town - An alleged burglar, Sivuyile Sothyantya, 25, was beaten and...
View Article‘Cops checked bus hours before crash’
Four hours before a bus crashed on the Hex River Pass claiming 24 lives, it was stopped by traffic authorities, the owners say. ||| Cape Town - Four hours before a double-decker bus crashed on the Hex...
View ArticleCourt told of hardship after bus crash
A Cape bus crash that killed 23 people in 2010 deeply affected the lives of family members left behind, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape bus crash that killed 23 people in 2010 deeply...
View Article‘Crash bus was travelling in highest gear’
A bus was travelling down a Western Cape Pass in its highest gear before it crashed and killed 23 people in 2010, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - A bus was travelling down a Western Cape Pass in its...
View ArticleCourt should consider bus driver’s frailty
The driver of the bus that crashed and killed 23 people in 2010 is very ill and would never be able to drive a bus again, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - The driver of the bus that crashed and killed...
View ArticleBus crash driver jailed
A man will spend six years in jail for the deaths of 23 people in a bus crash he caused, the Cape Town Magistrate's Court ruled. ||| Cape Town - A man will spend six years in jail for the deaths of 23...
View ArticleShocking new stats on cop brutality
Startling statistics on police brutality presented at Parliament showed cases leapt by more than 300% in the past decade. ||| Cape Town - Startling statistics on police brutality were presented at...
View ArticleBus crash mom and kids reunited
For six days, on a ventilator and unable to speak, Bongiwe Maqandana was unaware of what had happened to her family. ||| Cape Town - “Mommy and daddy have died. But mommy is coming back.” When...
View ArticleMost condoms distributed in Western Cape
About 46 condoms were distributed per adult male in the Western Cape - 30 more than the national average, according to the SAIIRR. ||| Johannesburg - The Western Cape was the province where the most...
View ArticleSchools MEC appeals denial of 17 closures
Donald Grant has approached the ConCourt for leave to appeal an order to keep 17 schools open which he had decided to close. ||| Cape Town - Education MEC Donald Grant has approached the Constitutional...
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