Explosions at Pagad march
Bombs were hurled at a house and a car dealership in Athlone, at the same time Pagad held a motorcade protest. ||| Cape Town - Bombs were hurled at a house and a car dealership in Athlone on Wednesday...
View ArticleAnother day, another shooting
As a Cape Times reporter and photographer drive through the streets of Manenberg, they quickly realise something is amiss. ||| Cape Town - As Brenton Geach and I drive through the streets of Manenberg,...
View ArticleMPs see red over ‘Dagga Alliance’
Senior DA politicians saw red when ANC MPL Millicent Tingwe called their party the Dagga Alliance during a debate. ||| Cape Town - Senior DA politicians saw red on Thursday when ANC MPL Millicent...
View ArticleCape art teacher on dagga charge
A Cape Town art teacher allegedly found to be growing marijuana plants at his home has been charged with dealing in the drug. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town art teacher allegedly found to be growing...
View ArticleCape Town school’s amazing turnaround
Gun-toting thugs, poor matric results and burglaries were just some of the issues facing John Ramsay High five years ago. ||| Cape Town - Gun-toting thugs jumping over the fence and threatening pupils,...
View ArticleFirm instructed to take on Flippie’s case
Amputee Flippie Engelbrecht and his family approached the Western Cape High Court to seek legal representation. ||| Cape Town - Amputee Flippie Engelbrecht and his family approached the Western Cape...
View ArticleSearch for missing fisherman continues
Rescue teams are still searching for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks near George. ||| George - Rescue workers continued searching on Friday for a fisherman who went missing near George, the...
View ArticleQuest for harder rap for Brown
The NPA has been given the go-head to appeal against the "lenient" sentence handed down to former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown. ||| Cape Town - The National Prosecuting Authority in the Western Cape...
View Article‘Fitting 007 guns to car is easy’
Thirty minutes is all it takes to fit a device like that used in the attempted hit on Radovan Krejcir, says a special effects expert. ||| Cape Town - Thirty minutes is all it takes to fit a device like...
View ArticleBogus choir in US visa scam
Ten people accused of applying for US visas under the pretence of belonging to a “choir” have been arrested in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A group of 10 people accused of applying for US visas under the...
View ArticleArmed robbers hit church’s Sunday service
A Cape Town church community has been left reeling after three armed men tried to rob the church during a Sunday service. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town church community has been left reeling after three...
View Article‘Use Killarney racetrack for housing’
Protesters from Du Noon in Cape Town clashed violently with cops, forcing authorities to close a national highway. ||| Cape Town - Protesters from the Du Noon informal settlement clashed violently with...
View ArticleANC pair on carpet for saying city lied
Tony Ehrenreich and Xolani Sotashe face disciplinary action for rubbishing the City of Cape Town's budget claims. ||| Cape Town - Tony Ehrenreich and Xolani Sotashe of the ANC face disciplinary action...
View ArticleCape homeless ‘tired of harassment’
Homeless people living alongside a quarry near Bo-Kaap say they are tired of being harassed by law enforcement officials. ||| Cape Town - Homeless people living alongside a quarry near Bo-Kaap say they...
View ArticleHouses for all not possible - Department
With its limited resources, the state will never be able to give everyone a house, says the Department of Human Settlements. ||| Cape Argus - With its limited resources, the state will never be able to...
View ArticlePupil killed ‘while crossing train tracks’
A Cape Town schoolboy was killed after being hit by a passenger train while crossing the tracks. ||| Cape Town - A schoolboy was killed on Friday morning when he was hit by a passenger train in Cape...
View ArticleZambian in court over W Cape contracts
A Zambian businessman faces 35 counts of fraud amounting to R1.7 million in the Bellville Specialised Crimes Court. ||| Cape Town - A Zambian businessman accused of fraud was released on R50 000 bail...
View ArticleDu Noon protesters wreak havoc
Protesters blocked a road and stoned passing vehicles in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Protesters blocked a road and stoned passing vehicles in Cape Town on Friday morning, Western Cape police...
View ArticlePep accountant faces jail term
A former financial accountant who used four different methods to embezzle Pep Clothing is to be sentenced next week on 359 counts of fraud involving R894 689. ||| Cape Town - A former financial...
View ArticleDunoon protesters set sights on Killarney
Dunoon residents have given the city 21 days to let them occupy the Killarney racetrack, or to find them alternative land. ||| Cape Town - Dunoon residents have their sights set on the Killarney...
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