‘My madam beat me with a golf club’
A domestic worker has accused her employer of locking her up and beating her with a golf club for some hours. ||| Cape Town - A Langa domestic worker has accused her employer of locking her up and...
View ArticleMugged ice cream seller is smiling again
After losing his teeth in a mugging, a Sea Point ice-cream vendor is now showing off a dazzling new smile. ||| Cape Town - After losing his teeth in a mugging, a Sea Point ice cream vendor is now...
View ArticleToothless nurse’s story goes global
The nurse who was sent home after she reported for work without false teeth has people chattering both here and abroad. ||| Cape Town - The nurse who was sent home after she reported for work without...
View ArticleRat packs raid homes by night
"Their eyes are lit up like the headlights of a car. They are like vampires because they only come out at night." ||| Cape Town - Giant rats that attack in packs at night are terrorising residents....
View ArticleBattle over booze sales on Sundays
Harley’s has filed an urgent application for an interdict to stop the planned ban on alcohol sales in Cape Town on Sundays. ||| Cape Town - Harley’s Liquor and Wine Specialists has filed an urgent...
View Article432 families get houses for Easter
The City of Cape Town will hand over new houses to beneficiaries in Philippi before the Easter weekend. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town will hand over new houses to beneficiaries in Philippi...
View ArticleHandwriting expert testifies in Maqubela trial
If two signatures are identical, one of them is extremely likely to be a forgery, a handwriting analyst told the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - If two signatures are identical, one of them is...
View ArticleWill signature likely genuine: expert
The signature on acting judge Patrick Maqubela's will is in all possibility not a forgery, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The signature on acting judge Patrick Maqubela's will is in...
View ArticleU-turn on Sunday booze sales in Cape
The ban on liquor sales in Cape Town on Sundays is off – for now. ||| Cape Town - The ban on liquor sales in Cape Town on Sundays is off – for now. In a surprising turnaround that caused an uproar in...
View ArticleTraffic officials gear up for Easter
A zero-tolerance policy towards drunk driving and speeding will be be enforced. ||| Traffic authorities are gearing up for one of their busiest weekends of the year. Kenny Africa, the Western Cape’s...
View ArticleSchool locked in battle over hair
A grade 10 pupil from a school in Cape Town has missed almost two weeks of school because he has refused to cut his dreadlocks. ||| Cape Town - A grade 10 pupil from Siphamandla Secondary in...
View ArticlePolice swoop on Daily Voice offices
Cops armed with a search warrant swooped on the Daily Voice to obtain all records related to a published child sex story. ||| Cape Town - About seven Mitchells Plain police officers armed with a search...
View ArticleDe Lille tackles Golden Arrow
Cape Town’s mayor has accused the Golden Arrow Bus service of sabotaging its efforts to correct apartheid’s impact on the city. ||| Cape town - The mayor of Cape Town has accused the Golden Arrow Bus...
View ArticleDe Lille’s R31bn draft budget
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has presented a proposed draft budget of R31.8 billion for the 2013/14 financial year. ||| Cape Town - Mayor Patricia de Lille has presented a proposed draft budget of...
View ArticlePublic asked for help in finding woman
The police are seeking the public’s help in tracing a woman they believe could help them in solving an attempted murder case. ||| Cape Town - The police are seeking the public’s help in tracing a...
View ArticleNot enough space to work, say MPLs
Western Cape MPLs have complained that the provincial legislature is too small for them to do their jobs effectively. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape members of the provincial legislature have complained...
View ArticleWestern Cape mayors reject e-tolls
Several Western Cape mayors have vowed to join the fight against e-tolling in the province. ||| Western Cape - Several Western Cape mayors vowed on Thursday to join the fight against e-tolling in the...
View ArticleVan der Vyfer ruling overturned
The police ministry has won an appeal against Fred van der Vyfer, who successfully sued the State for maliciously prosecuting him for Inge Lotz’s murder. ||| Cape Town - The police ministry has won an...
View ArticleHandwriting expert cross-examined
A handwriting expert in the murder trial of Thandi Maqubela was quizzed on his qualifications in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - A handwriting expert in the murder trial of Thandi Maqubela...
View ArticleEducation as essential service ‘not legal’
Education cannot legally be declared an essential service, says NGO Equal Education in a new position paper. ||| Cape Town - Education cannot legally be declared an essential service, says NGO Equal...
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