Lesbian pastor vs Church
Ecclesia de Lange and the Methodist Church are at loggerheads after she was fired because she married another woman. ||| Cape Town - Lesbian minister Ecclesia de Lange was fired by the Methodist Church...
View ArticleJournalists accosted in Cape Town
Sanef has condemned the alleged manhandling of Cape Argus journalists David Ritchie and Yolisa Tswanya. ||| Johannesburg - Reports that a Home Affairs official allegedly manhandled reporters outside a...
View ArticleGuptagate: Zuma roasted
Sugar daddies, cocaine, curry, rape and accusations of electioneering all featured at the lively Guptagate debate. ||| Cape Town - Sugar daddies, cocaine, curry, rape and accusations of electioneering...
View ArticleArgus may lay charges after ‘assault’
Cape Argus lawyers may lay charges against a Home Affairs official who allegedly assaulted a photographer. ||| Cape Town - Cape Argus lawyers are investigating the possibility of a civil claim and...
View ArticleNCOP passes e-toll bill
The controversial e-tolls bill now goes back to the National Assembly after it was passed by the National Council of Provinces. ||| Cape Town - The e-tolls bill was passed by the National Council of...
View ArticleProtesters loot hawkers’ stalls
Delft residents who were making their way through the city centre after a day of protesting looted hawkers’ stalls. ||| Cape Town - Delft residents who were making their way through the city centre...
View ArticleTeen gangsters kill second victim in a week
The soil had barely settled on the grave of Ayanda Ngetu when another victim was claimed by a gang of Khayelitsha teens. ||| Cape Town - The soil had barely settled on the grave of Ayanda Ngetu when...
View ArticleShe’s 73 and diving with Cango crocs
Some septuagenarians spend their retirement relaxing. But Janet Martyn, 73, does things differently. ||| Western Cape - Some septuagenarians spend their retirement relaxing. But Londoner Janet Martyn,...
View ArticleSAPS hackers ‘did not access secret info’
Hackers did not access any confidential info when the SAPS website was compromised during a cyber attack, police say. ||| Cape Town - Hackers did not access any confidential information when the SAPS...
View ArticleKhayelitsha rocked by murder, suicide
Police are investigating a case of murder and suicide after a woman and a man died in a shack in Khayelitsha. ||| Cape Town - Police believe a Khayelitsha man shot his partner and then himself early on...
View ArticlePublic speaks on Cape stadium’s future
The public has weighed in on what should be done with the money-guzzling Cape Town Stadium. ||| Cape Town - From seeing it demolished to make way for housing to selling it to interested bidders, the...
View Article‘I'm truly sorry and want to confess’
The man who confessed to murdering Cape mom Anzunette du Plessis apologised for his actions and asked her family to forgive him. ||| Cape Town - The Mitchells Plain man who confessed to murdering...
View ArticleWoman tracks down hit-and-run driver
A Cape Town woman helped lead police to the hit-and-run driver who allegedly killed respected cyclist Koos Roux. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town woman has helped lead police to the hit-and-run driver who...
View ArticleOff-duty prison officer shot
An off-duty correctional services officer was shot dead in Cape Town in the early hours of the morning. ||| Cape Town - An off-duty correctional services officer was shot dead in Cape Town in the early...
View ArticleEx-Sars official jailed for fraud
A former senior official of the SA Revenue Service was sent to prison for 15 years by the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - A former senior official of the SA Revenue Service (Sars) was sent to...
View ArticleGang report ‘a serious allegation’
Reports of collusion between police and criminals in the Western Cape are a serious allegation, the police ministry said. ||| Johannesburg - Reports of collusion between police and criminals in the...
View Article‘Bladder infection’ actually labour
A Cape Town teen was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a bladder infection, only to give birth a few hours later. ||| Cape Town - Suffering from abdominal pains, a 17-year-old Mitchells Plain girl...
View ArticleFog delays Cape Town flights
Flights to and from the Cape Town International Airport were diverted due to heavy fog, the Airports Company SA (Acsa) said. ||| Cape Town - Flights to and from the Cape Town International Airport were...
View ArticleDelays spark a rampage
Windows were broken, property was damaged and 36 students arrested as almost 1 000 Northlink students went on the rampage. ||| Cape Town - Windows were broken, property was damaged and 36 students were...
View ArticleCrime writer baffled as Fred loses battle
The end of Fred van der Vyver's battle against the State has disappointed the investigative author who followed it. ||| Cape Town - The end of Fred van der Vyver’s long legal battle against the State...
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