Cape Town has social, economic strategy
The City of Cape Town has two strategies which can bolster social and economic development, mayor Patricia de Lille said. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has two strategies which can bolster...
View ArticleIt all started with 500 broken windows...
Equal Education has become a force to be reckoned with as it campaigns to improve schooling for all pupils in SA. ||| Cape Town - Five hundred broken windows at a Khayelitsha school and conversations...
View ArticleR4.5m fraud case sentencing postponed
Sentencing of a woman convicted of stealing R4.5 million from her employer to give her family "a better life" has been postponed. ||| Johannesburg - Sentencing of a bookkeeper convicted of stealing...
View ArticleFire evacuation at Cape Town mall
Cavendish Square shopping mall was evacuated because of a fire in its airconditioning system. ||| Cape Town - Cavendish Square shopping mall was evacuated on Thursday afternoon because of a fire in its...
View ArticleMany questions surround Dr Heyns’ death
While the medical fraternity mourned Dr Louis Heyns, a top team of cops sought to understand why he was killed. ||| Cape Town - While the Cape medical fraternity mourned the murder of Dr Louis Heyns on...
View ArticleCape Town in for wet spell
Cape Town is in for a heavy downpour, with warnings that a cold front will bring with it strong winds, high seas and even snow. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town is in for its heaviest downpour of the year so...
View ArticleCouncillor in trouble for playing Solitaire
For one DA councillor, the City of Cape Town's budget debate must have seemed like the ideal time to play Solitaire. ||| Cape Town - Deciding how to spend the City of Cape Town’s R31 billion purse is...
View ArticleFather and stepson accused of murder
Two men accused of stabbing a teenager to death inside his home will go on trial in the Cape High Court in August. ||| Cape Town - Two men accused of stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death inside his...
View ArticleAnkle tags mooted for ‘low-risk’ inmates
The crime-prevention group Nicro says awaiting-trial prisoners could be released and remotely monitored through electronic tags. ||| Cape Town - Awaiting-trial prisoners could be safely released and...
View ArticleDe Lille offers reprieve for Atlantis investors
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says industrial users of electricity in Atlantis will be exempt from price hikes in July. ||| Cape Town - In a bid to attract investors to Atlantis, industrial users...
View ArticlePatients need patience at clinic pharmacy
A surprise visit to the Hanover Park Community Health Centre revealed that patients were still fed up over poor management. ||| Cape town - A surprise visit to the Hanover Park Community Health Centre...
View ArticleRefugee ‘abuse’ will be probed
The Home Affairs Department has vowed to act against heavy-handed guards at its refugee reception centre in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - The Department of Home Affairs is to announce next week what...
View ArticleMinister ‘refining’ national Key points
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the government is revising the National Key Points Act and assessing the list of sites. ||| Cape Town - The government is revising the controversial National Key...
View ArticlePrisons officials take to tag initiative
One in three prisoners in SA are awaiting-trial detainees, and, if "low-risk" they could be electronically tagged and released. ||| Cape Town - One in three prisoners in South Africa are awaiting-trial...
View ArticleDelft housing interdict bid fails
The provincial government has lost its court bid to bar seven community leaders from interfering with a housing project in Delft. ||| Cape Town - The provincial government has lost its court bid to bar...
View ArticleMom’s murder was planned, says prosecutor
Mogamat Armien Salie meticulously planned to rob and murder a Claremont woman - down to what he would steal from her, the court heard. ||| Cape Town - Mogamat Armien Salie meticulously planned to rob...
View ArticleDA ‘takes over’ Oudtshoorn municipality
The DA has taken over the Oudtshoorn municipality after a motion of no-confidence was passed in ANC representatives. ||| Cape Town - The DA has taken over the Western Cape's Oudtshoorn municipality...
View ArticleDA, ANC locked in Oudtshoorn power struggle
A DA “take-over” of the ANC-led Oudtshoorn municipal council after a motion of no-confidence is illegal, the municipality said. ||| Cape Town - A DA “take-over” of the ANC-led Oudtshoorn municipal...
View Article‘Smishing’ suspects to appear in court
Police say they bust a gang suspected of the little-known smishing, a form of fraud using SMSes and e-mails in identity and card theft. ||| Cape Town - Police say they have bust a gang in Maitland...
View ArticleBrace for icy, rainy weather, Cape told
For the second consecutive weekend Capetonians have been warned to brace themselves for heavy rain and icy temperatures. ||| Cape Town - For the second consecutive weekend Capetonians have been warned...
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