Cape twins celebrate 75th with paraglide
"My grandchildren tell me that we are the hippest grandparents in the world. Age is nothing but a number." ||| Cape Town - Their friends thought they were crazy but to their grandchildren, the city...
View ArticleANC pressured after faeces fracas
The ANC has been urged to rein in Youth League members who carried out a “poo attack” at the Western Cape legislature. ||| Cape Town - Politics is a dirty business but it could contribute to clean...
View ArticleBuilder to fight to save his dream house
A Cape Town man who has spent millions on his dream home, says he will fight to prevent the city from demolishing it. ||| Cape Town - A Bantry Bay man, who has spent millions on building his dream home...
View ArticleSave our lobsters, woman asks court
A “full suspension” of West Coast rock lobster fishing for up to 10 years is what a Noordhoek woman is asking. ||| Cape Town - A “full suspension” of West Coast rock lobster fishing for up to 10 years...
View ArticleCop ‘tipped off suspect’ in Heyns killing
A police officer tipped off the chop shop owner arrested in the murder case of Professor Louis Heyns, says the NPA. ||| Cape Town - A police officer tipped off the car workshop owner arrested in the...
View ArticleObama address to Parliament ‘not feasible’
A request by the DA to have US president Obama address a joint sitting of parliament during his visit has been denied. ||| Cape Town - A request by the DA to have US president Barack Obama address a...
View ArticleUCT confirms qualification despite debt
Students who have completed a degree but not paid all their fees can still use their qualification, the University of Cape Town said. ||| Cape Town - Students who have completed a degree but not paid...
View ArticleUS envoy receives Obamas’ scroll
A United States embassy official received a scroll giving the freedom of Cape Town to US president Barack Obama and his wife. ||| Cape Town - A United States embassy official received a scroll on...
View ArticleSex abuse led to mayor’s suspension
Cederberg mayor Jonas White has been suspended from the ANC for abusing the rights of women and children, the provincial disciplinary committee said. ||| Cape Town - Cederberg mayor Jonas White has...
View ArticleDe Lille, SAHRC to meet over toilets
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will meet Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille to discuss sanitation issues. ||| Cape Town - The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will meet Cape Town mayor...
View ArticleCape woman trapped in Yemen hell
A Cape Town woman who married a Yemeni man has been held captive, beaten and threatened, for 10 years. ||| Cape Town - Shocking revelations of the abuse a Cape Town woman is suffering after being...
View Article14 000 homes affected by Cape weather
A total of 14 337 households were affected by the bad weather conditions in Cape Town last weekend. ||| Cape Town - A total of 14 337 households were affected by the bad weather conditions in Cape Town...
View ArticleMoving tributes for murdered prof
Prof Louis Heyn's widow appealed for people not to "repay evil with evil" and never "stop praying for this beautiful country of ours". ||| Cape Town - The widow of slain Stellenbosch University...
View ArticleFateful route that led to brutal death
HENRIËTTE GELDENHUYS retraces the journey Professor Luis Heyns took the night he died. ||| FOUR locations have been identified as crucial to the investigation into the murder of paediatrician Dr Louis...
View ArticleHorror murder case for High Court
The case against the man accused of murdering Ge-Audrey Green then stuffing her body into the drawer, will be heard by the High Court. ||| Cape Town - The case against Carlton Douw, accused of...
View ArticlePregnant woman swept away in Berg River
Rescuers are searching for a pregnant woman who was swept away in the Berg River. ||| Cape Town - A search for a pregnant woman, swept away in the Berg River on Friday, was set to continue at first...
View ArticleDe Lille takes charge of toilet cleaning
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille oversaw the cleaning of container toilets in two informal settlements. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille oversaw the cleaning of container toilets in...
View ArticleJudgement reserved on school closures
The Western Cape High Court reserved judgment oon a matter of 17 schools that are disputing a decision to close them down. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court reserved judgment on Tuesday on a...
View ArticlePolice escort toilet clean-up crew
After residents appealed for help, Cape Town's mayor tried "one last time" to clean toilets in no-go areas. ||| Cape Town - In a desperate, 11th-hour move to “provide the services people deserve”, Cape...
View ArticleANCYL to go on ‘toilet crisis’ walkabout
A delegation from the ANCYL national task team is to go on a walkabout to determine the extent of the sanitation “crisis” in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A delegation from the ANC Youth League national...
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