Kalk Bay roads turn into rivers
On the first scheduled day of free-flowing, two-way traffic in Kalk Bay after years of roadworks, flooding hit Main Road. ||| Cape Town - On the first scheduled day of free-flowing, two-way traffic in...
View ArticleTow trucker freed on bail
The State has a weak case against a tow-truck company owner accused of murdering a driver from a rival firm, a magistrate said. ||| Cape Town - The State has a weak case against the owner of a...
View ArticlePower failure at Cape hospital
A three-and-a-half-hour power outage at Somerset Hospital had emergency vehicles on standby to take patients to other facilities. ||| Cape Town - A three-and-a-half-hour power outage at Somerset...
View ArticleCape Town given toilet ultimatum
The Social Justice Coalition has given the City of Cape Town three months to firm up plans to tackle the toilet saga. ||| Cape Town - The social Justice Coalition (SJC) has given the City of Cape Town...
View ArticleHomeless seek shelters in icy Cape Town
As the temperature dropped and the rain pelted down, about 500 of the Cape's homeless people searched the city for shelter. ||| Cape Town - As the temperature dropped and the rain pelted down, about...
View ArticleANCYL appoints new leaders in Cape
The ANCYL has appointed two new leaders to lead the league in the Western Cape to the 2014 elections. ||| Cape Town - The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has appointed two new leaders to lead the league in...
View ArticleCourt visits Franschhoek murder scene
The lack of fencing around a Franschhoek wine estate was highlighted by the defence for the man accused of killing his wife there. ||| Cape Town - The lack of fencing around a Franschhoek wine estate...
View ArticlePovlsen’s widow refused leave to appeal
The sister-in-law of a murdered Danish millionaire has been leave to appeal her conviction, but his wife has been refused the same. ||| Cape Town - The sister-in-law of a Danish millionaire has been...
View Article86 coke bullets found in man at airport
Cape police are investigating the origin of cocaine allegedly found in a man after he arrived on a flight from Brazil. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating the origin of cocaine allegedly found in...
View ArticleTeen bride stabbed by husband, 44
A 16-year-old girl has been left disfigured after her husband allegedly stabbed her 30 times with a screwdriver. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town teen has been left disfigured after her 44-year-old husband...
View ArticleMystery surrounds off-duty cop's murder
Investigators are trying to work out why a murdered police officer was in the area where he was shot. ||| Cape Town - Investigators are trying to work out why a murdered police officer was in the area...
View ArticleTwo held for off-duty cop’s murder
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of an off-duty policeman in Lwandle, near Strand. ||| Cape Town - Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of an off-duty...
View ArticleRugby racism boy banned
An under-16 Paarl Gim rugby player has been banned for a year after hurling racial abuse at players from another school. ||| Cape Town - A Paarl Gim rugby player has been banned for a year after...
View ArticleCourt told wine farm wife’s time of death
The exact time Chanel du Toit was killed was the focus of testimony in court, where her husband, Johan, is on trial. ||| Cape Town - The exact time Chanel du Toit was killed on a Franschhoek wine...
View ArticleEx-cop held after officer is shot in mouth
A former Cape Town police officer is allegedly in custody after the brutal murder of a policeman friend. ||| Cape Town - A former Cape Town police officer is in custody after the brutal murder of an...
View ArticleState to ‘make example’ of airport poo protesters
Prosecutors have shown “serious intent” in charging nine suspects after a faeces protest at Cape Town International Airport. ||| Cape Town - Prosecutors have shown “serious intent” in charging nine...
View Article‘Forget poo, work at getting rid of DA’
The new convener of the Cape’s ANCYL task team says the youth should focus on unseating the DA rather than the “faeces war”. ||| Cape Town - The new convener of the provincial ANC Youth League task...
View ArticleMadonsela: Indifference is a plague
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says maladministration in the public service is having a greater impact on citizens than crime. ||| Cape Town - Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says maladministration...
View ArticlePetrol-bomber’s sentence slashed
The nine-year jail sentence of petrol-bomber Shumsheer Ghumman has been reduced to four years on appeal. ||| Cape Town - The nine-year jail sentence of Australian petrol-bomber Shumsheer Ghumman has...
View ArticleGunmen open fire on cash guards
A cash-in-transit heist in Salt River culminated in a gun battle that saw the attackers “shooting like hell” at security guards. ||| Cape Town - Police are searching for a robber believed to have been...
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