SA, Nigeria aim to boost ties
The leaders of Africa's two largest economies are meeting in an effort to improve sometimes patchy ties. ||| Cape Town - The leaders of Africa's two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, were...
View ArticleHunt for blackmailer, murder suspect widens
British police have appealed for information about the whereabouts of a man with local ties wanted for murder in the UK. ||| Cape Town - British police have again appealed for information about the...
View ArticleAnother Cape gang boss nabbed
Police have arrested yet another alleged gang leader, as the clampdown on top Cape gang bosses continues. ||| Cape Town - Police have arrested yet another alleged gang leader, as the clampdown on top...
View ArticleTenant had fake money on table
A Table View property owner walked into her tenant's office and found photocopies of R100 notes on a table, a Cape Town court heard. ||| Cape Town - A Table View property owner walked into her...
View ArticleOne dead, 16 hurt in Cape taxi crash
A woman died and 16 people were injured when a taxi and a car crashed into each other in Constantia, Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A woman died and 16 people were injured when a taxi and a car crashed...
View ArticleCrash kills woman, injures 17
A woma was killed and 17 other people were injured after a minibus taxi collided with an SUV in Constantia. ||| Cape Town - A woman was killed and 17 others injured after a minibus taxi collided with...
View ArticleMeet SA’s best detective
Detective-Constable Siphiwo Nteta from Lwandle has been named the country’s best detective. ||| Cape Town - Detective-Constable Siphiwo Nteta from Lwandle tracks down some of the country’s most...
View Article‘Karabus refused blood money deal’
Professor Cyril Karabus refused to pay UAE prosecutors “blood money” in exchange for leniency, his lawyer has said. ||| Cape Town - Professor Cyril Karabus refused to pay United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
View ArticleDozens left homeless as fires raze shacks
Nearly 60 people have been left homeless after fires broke out simultaneously in Crossroads and Khayelitsha. ||| Cape town - Nearly 60 people have been left homeless after fires broke out...
View ArticleTutu, Kathrada take film star to task
Morgan Freeman has been asked to explain his decision to accept an award from a group linked to an Israeli university. ||| Cape Town - Hollywood star Morgan Freeman, who portrayed Nelson Mandela in the...
View ArticleAlleged abuse bad for SANDF - IFP
The alleged abuse during a punitive training session at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn is not in the interests of the military, the IFP said. ||| Johannesburg - The alleged abuse of recruits...
View ArticleFarmworkers threaten to resume strike
A union representing farmworkers has threatened that strikes in De Doorns are set to resume before the end of the month. ||| Cape Town - A union representing farmworkers has threatened that strikes in...
View ArticleCape Town Stadium’s bill so far: R436m
The City of Cape Town has released the true costs of running the Cape Town Stadium - a whopping R436m since construction. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has finally released the true costs of...
View ArticleGirls raped at crèche
Desmond Kriger faces charges of rape and sexual assault of six girls who attended a Cape crèche where he was living. ||| Cape Town - A 64-year-old man, who faces charges of sexually assaulting and...
View ArticlePupil punished for cutting hair too short
The mom of a Cape Town boy feels a rule at his school which says pupils must not cut their hair too short smacks of racism. ||| Cape Town - The mother of a Table View High pupil feels a school rule...
View ArticleCity cyclists rally, ‘snap’ into action
Cyclists are getting proactive against thieves and robbers in the Table Mountain National Park. ||| Cape Town - Cyclists are getting proactive against thieves and robbers in the Table Mountain National...
View ArticleFear after charred body found
Mfuleni residents are fearful of their children’s safety after a young woman’s charred remains were found bound on a field ||| Cape Town - Residents are living in fear after the torched body of a young...
View ArticleInfantry school to be probed
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has ordered further investigations into allegations of assault at the Army Infantry School in Oudtshoorn. ||| Johannesburg - Defence Minister Nosiviwe...
View Article‘We bunked for Bieber’
Thousands of pupils thumbed their noses at a warning not to play truant to attend the Justin Bieber concert. ||| By Alison Decker, Yolisa Tswanya, Daneel Knoetze and Murray Williams Cape Town -...
View ArticleCops probing gang rape on taxi
Two taxi commuters on their way home from central Cape Town to Bellville were blindfolded while three men raped one of them. ||| Cape Town - Two taxi commuters on their way home from central Cape Town...
View Article