Alleged gang leader escapes bomb attack
The family of Sanie “American” Davids believe an explosive device was placed under his car moments after he arrived home. ||| Cape Town - Alleged gang leader Sanie “American” Davids narrowly escaped a...
View ArticleUp, up and away!
Matt Silver-Vallance has landed safely after floating from Robben Island to the mainland using 200 helium filled balloons. ||| Cape Town - Matt Silver-Vallance has landed safely after floating from...
View ArticleForeign student raped on Signal Hill
A Norwegian exchange student was raped and her boyfriend tied up by two armed men on Signal Hill, police have confirmed. ||| Cape Town - A Norwegian exchange student was raped and her boyfriend tied...
View ArticleCommuter assault caught on camera
Cape Town commuter Shelvine Erasmus pulled out his iPad when he witnessed an act of violence. ||| Cape Town - A Metrorail guard was filmed assaulting a passenger caught travelling without a ticket in...
View ArticleDetails of sex worker’s hostage hell emerge
Shocking new claims of a horrific attack on a teenage prostitute by a couple have emerged. ||| Cape Town - Shocking new claims of a horrific attack on a teenage prostitute by a couple emerged on Monday...
View ArticleCity to put the ‘h’ back in ‘Guguletu’
The City of Cape Town will recommend that a misspelling of Gugulethu on street signs be corrected at a cost of R200 000. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town naming committee will recommend this month...
View ArticleIntruders assault MP at home
ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was on the phone when intruders used a crowbar to smash through the kitchen door of her home. ||| Cape Town - ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was on the phone to her son when...
View ArticleAccused in perlemoen case skips the country
A second accused in a major perlemoen case in the Cape is now wanted by Interpol after he went to China and did not return. ||| Cape Town - A second accused in a major perlemoen case in the province is...
View Article‘Hero’ Woodman mourned by family
Traffic officer Wesley Woodman’s relatives are struggling to cope after his death at the hands of an alleged gangster. ||| Cape Town - The family of slain traffic officer Wesley Woodman, who was shot...
View ArticleWomen identify attacker in line-up
Manenberg’s alleged serial rapist has been arrested after evading capture for six months. ||| Cape Town - An alleged serial rapist who stalked Manenberg and its surrounds has been arrested after being...
View ArticleEaster road deaths down in Cape
While more people died in road crashes over the Easter holiday nationally, the Western Cape recorded a 30% decrease in road deaths. ||| Cape Town - While more people died in road crashes over the...
View ArticleMaqubela trial hits hitch
The cross-examination of Thandi Maqubela, accused of killing her husband, was delayed in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - The murder trial of acting judge Patrick Maqubela's wife was...
View ArticleDunoon killing 7th in 3 months
A suspected thief was killed by a mob in Dunoon, bringing the number of such killings in the city to seven in the past three months. ||| Cape Town - A suspected thief was killed by a mob in Dunoon near...
View ArticleMystery as man is shot dead at stadium
A well-known local character, who lived in a building at Athlone Stadium, was shot dead in a mystery attack. ||| Cape Town - A well-known local character, who lived in a building in the Astro Turf area...
View ArticleSetback for Karabus as hearing is postponed
Professor Cyril Karabus’s bid to return home to Cape Town has been dealt another blow. ||| Cape Town - Professor Cyril Karabus’s bid to return home to Cape Town has been dealt another blow.A hearing...
View ArticleMan burns to death in WCape crash
A man burnt to death when a truck and car collided near Riversdale in the Western Cape, police said. ||| Johannesburg - A man burnt to death after a truck and car collided near Riversdale last week,...
View ArticleBrown admits to two fraud counts
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown admitted guilt on two major counts in his embezzlement trial. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown admitted guilt on two major counts in his...
View ArticleForgetful witness ‘only human’
A forgetful witness in the corruption trial of police Captain Esmerald Bailey told the court he was only human. ||| Cape Town - A forgetful witness in the corruption trial of police Captain Esmerald...
View ArticleThree calls made from dead judge’s phone
The murder-accused widow of acting judge Patrick Maqubela did not use his phone the day he was killed to call her co-accused, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - The murder-accused widow of acting judge...
View ArticleNew avian flu detected in W Cape
A new bird flu has been detected on an ostrich farm near Oudtshoorn. ||| Cape Town - A new bird flu was detected on an ostrich farm near Oudtshoorn on Tuesday, Western Cape agriculture MEC Gerrit van...
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