Minister denies R100k farm kickback
Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has denied claims that she pocketed in kickbacks for arranging a R18m purchase of a game farm. ||| Cape Town - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina...
View ArticleMEC, top cop in row over policing
Tensions between Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer and Community Safety MEC Dan Plato have flared up. ||| Cape Town - Tensions between provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer and Community Safety...
View ArticleObama to be protected on land, sea, air
Cape Town can expect an invasion of elite US security forces when President Barack Obama visits at the end of the month. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town can expect an invasion of elite US security forces...
View ArticleDistrict Six face-off
Tensions rose in District Six as the Sheriff of the Court was due to evict families occupying seven housing units. ||| Cape Town - Tensions were rising in District Six on Tuesday morning, with the...
View ArticleBlue light jogger ruling welcomed
A court ruling dismissing an application by the Police Minister for a review of findings involving a Cape Town jogger was welcomed by the SAHRC. ||| Cape Town - A court ruling dismissing an application...
View ArticleMuslims asked to support Obama protests
The Muslim Judicial Council has called on all Cape Muslims to support protests against US President Barack Obama. ||| Cape Town - The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has called on all Cape Muslims to...
View ArticleDe Lille slams rights body
Mayor de Lille has slammed the SA Human Rights Commission over its independent probe of the city's bucket toilet saga. ||| Cape Town - Mayor Patricia de Lille has slammed the SA Human Rights Commission...
View ArticleMotsepe allocates R12m to Cape areas
Patrice Motsepe has donated R12m to help rid Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha of poverty and unemployment. ||| Cape Town - Mining magnate and South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has donated R12...
View ArticleSalt River rapes case may be heard by judge
Riedwaan George, 49, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrateâs Court on Tuesday in connection with the rape of four girls. ||| Cape Town - The case against a Salt River man facing several charges of rape...
View ArticleKhoi activists to ask for stay of eviction
The group of Khoi activists who occupied several units in a District Six apartment complex are asking for a stay of eviction. ||| Cape Times - The group of Khoi activists who occupied several units in...
View ArticleSea Point land claim dreams shattered
Valuable Sea Point land - earmarked to benefit the families of those forcibly removed under the Group Areas Act - is to be sold. ||| Cape Town - Valuable Sea Point land - earmarked for development to...
View ArticleâMy generation didnât die for the countryâ
There was a huge pool of non-voters who would âbe seen dead before they vote for any of the parties on the horizon right nowâ, says Mamphela Ramphele. ||| Cape Town - There was a huge pool of...
View ArticleFresh hope for couple held captive
A local NGO believes it can not only pinpoint where two SA hostages are being held in Yemen, but also negotiate their safe release. ||| Cape Town - A local NGO believes it can not only pinpoint where...
View ArticleToilets are âa temporary arrangementâ
Some Hangberg residents say the recent move by the city to install toilets is a clear indication that they are permanent. ||| Cape Town - Some Hangberg residents who live above the areaâs major...
View ArticleâQueue-jumpersâ stay put
Permanent residents of the complex in District Six accused the invaders of being âqueue-jumpersâ. ||| Cape Town - With the sheriff of the Western Cape High Court missing from the scene of an illegal...
View ArticleR2m heroin âinside SA manâ
An SA security guard has been nabbed in Mauritius after he allegedy swallowed 71 pellets of heroin worth almost R2m. ||| Durban - A South African security guard has been arrested in Mauritius after...
View ArticleChaos as police fire tear gas at refugees
Police fired tear gas into a crowd outside the Home Affairs refugee centre after some tried to jump the queue and force their way in. ||| Cape Town - Police fired tear gas into a crowd outside the Home...
View ArticleImizamo Yethu man beaten to death
A Zimbabwean man was beaten to death in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay police spokeswoman Tanya Lesch reported. ||| Cape Town - A Zimbabwean man was beaten to death in Imizamo Yethu on Sunday, Hout Bay police...
View ArticleArtist charged with sex workerâs murder
Cape Town artist Zwelethu Mthethwa is at the centre of a police investigation into the murder of a Woodstock sex worker. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town artist Zwelethu Mthethwa is at the centre of a police...
View ArticleCape Town granted toilet interdict
The City of Cape Town has been granted a final interdict against those who interfere with servicing of toilets, mayor Patricia de Lille said. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has been granted a...
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