Woman jailed for embezzling R3.8m
A Western Cape woman was jailed for in effect eight years for embezzling R3.8 million from her employer. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape woman was jailed for in effect eight years on Wednesday for...
View ArticleWoman dies at Cape Town taxi rank
A woman died when she was struck by a taxi at Durbanville taxi rank in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A woman died when she was struck by a taxi at Durbanville taxi rank in Cape Town on Wednesday,...
View ArticleControlled blasts cause Seli 1 spill
Oil has leaked from the wreckage of a bulk carrier which ran agroung off Blouberstrand in 2009. ||| Cape Town - Oil leaked from the wreckage of a bulk carrier off Blouberstrand on Wednesday afternoon,...
View ArticleCape budget to allow for job creation
The proposed total budget for the City of Cape Town's 2013/2014 financial year is R31.5 billion. ||| Cape Town - The proposed total budget for the City of Cape Town's 2013/2014 financial year is R31.5...
View ArticleMan gets 15 years for gruesome murder
A 21-year old man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for the gruesome murder of a Cape Town woman whose body he mutilated. ||| Cape Town - A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail...
View ArticleRhinoman an endangered cycling species
The infamous “Borat mankini” was to blame for the rule that has led to the ban of a near-naked city cyclist. ||| Cape Town - The infamous Borat mankini was to blame for the rule that has led to the ban...
View ArticleJoe Slovo shacks demolished
Five shacks were torn down in Joe Slovo after their occupants defied an order to move to make way for a R480m housing project. ||| Cape Town - Five shacks in Joe Slovo, Langa, were torn down on...
View ArticleI won’t be forced out, says mayor
Oudtshoorn mayor Gordon April says he will not bow to pressure from his political masters, including Marius Fransman. ||| Cape Town - Oudtshoorn mayor Gordon April - facing charges of theft and...
View ArticleGerrie Coetzee acquitted
Former champion boxer “Gerrie” Coetzee has been acquitted of a charge of failing to register himself as a dental technician. ||| Cape Town - Former world heavyweight champion boxer Gerhard “Gerrie”...
View ArticleGive women a chance to shine - Landers
ANC MP Luwellyn Landers has lashed out at the legal profession for failing to revamp its “old boys’ network” in 20 years. ||| Cape Town - The legal profession had 20 years in which to rid itself of the...
View ArticleWoman has nothing to show for R2.2m
A woman bought a house in Constantia for R2.2m - but after a court ruling this week, she has neither the house nor the cash. ||| Cape Town - A woman bought a house in Constantia for R2.2 million – but...
View Article‘R20 000 to kill gang kingpins’
Western Cape MEC Dan Plato has received an SMS saying there is an "open contract" out on all Hard Livings gang leaders. ||| Cape Town - Community Safety MEC Dan Plato has received an SMS saying there...
View ArticleInformal traders fined during blitz
Curio salesman Peter Mukendi has to come up with R500 before his confiscated wares will be returned to him. ||| Cape Town - An informal trader pleaded with law enforcement officers to be careful with...
View ArticleCape entrepreneur, 21, makes Forbes list
A small business in Khayelitsha which uses bicycles to deliver chronic medication, has earned its owner a spot on a Forbes list. ||| Cape Town - A small business in Khayelitsha which uses bicycles to...
View ArticleDe Lille stands firm on ‘pro-poor’ budget
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has defended her R31.5bn budget, saying the city has an “overwhelming focus” on the poor. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille defended her R31.5 billion...
View ArticleMissing doctor found in shallow grave
A shallow grave, covered by only a light sprinkling of sand - this was the final resting place of Professor Louis Heyns. ||| Cape Town - A shallow pit in a dune, covered by only a light sprinkling of...
View ArticleStaggie release sparks gang fallout
The imminent release of Rashied Staggie has already provoked a fallout, says the Manenberg Community Police Forum. ||| Cape Town - The imminent release of notorious gang leader Rashied Staggie has...
View ArticleBrace yourself for a cold Cape weekend
Cpe Town is in for a lively weekend weatherwise, as the Cape Town Weather Office warned of heavy rain and gale-force wind. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town is in for a rough weekend weatherwise, as the Cape...
View ArticleTop cops take the train
Some of the country’s top cops met rail commuters in Khayelitsha to discuss crime in rail precincts. ||| Cape Town - Some of the country’s top cops met rail commuters in Khayelitsha on Thursday morning...
View ArticleGentle horse handler mourned
The family of a man killed in Cape Town while cycling to work are taking his body to his birthplace, Matatiele, for burial. ||| Cape Town - The family of a man killed in Durban Road while cycling to...
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