Three dead in Athone shooting
Three men have been shot dead and a woman remains in a serious condition in hospital after a shooting in Belgravia Estate, Athlone. ||| Cape Town - Three men have been shot dead and a woman remains in...
View ArticleR2m aid for rain flooded Cape Town
More than R2 million worth of aid has been distributed to people affected by recent heavy rains in Cape Town, the city's disaster risk management centre said. ||| Cape Town - More than R2 million worth...
View ArticleSilver lining for amputee Flippie
Double amputee Flippie Engelbrecht will be fitted with mechanical hands which he hopes will afford him some independence. ||| Cape Town - Double amputee Flippie Engelbrecht attached sticks to his...
View ArticlePolice allegedly tapping Loonat’s phone
"I know what it sounds like when a line is tapped. I'm convinced that my every conversation is being listened in on." ||| Cape Town - Suspended provincial community police forum chairman Hanif Loonat...
View ArticleCeres child rape case postponed
The man accused of raping two children in Ceres is spend another week behind bars after his case was postponed. ||| Cape Town - A large crowd of protesters gathered outside Ceres Magistrate’s Court on...
View ArticleSpoilt food to be airlifted off Kiani Satu
About 600kg of spoiled food will be airlifted from the stranded cargo ship Kiani Satu. ||| Cape Town - About 600kg of spoiled food will be airlifted from the stranded cargo ship Kiani Satu on Friday,...
View ArticleAlleged sex pest refused bail
An elderly man facing multiple counts of sexual offences involving young girls was refused bail by the Goodwood District Court. ||| Cape Town - An elderly man facing multiple counts of sexual offences...
View ArticleKiani Satu afloat
The cargoship that ran aground near Buffels Bay in Knysna is now afloat, says the SA Maritime Safety Authority. ||| Johannesburg - The cargoship that ran aground last week near Buffels Bay in Knysna is...
View ArticleDina: why I killed baby Jordan
Dina Rodrigues, the woman jailed for life for masterminding the murder of Baby Jordan, has finally made a full confession. ||| Dina Rodrigues, the woman jailed for life for masterminding the shocking...
View ArticleEgypt: No to help from Tutu
Egypt has shot down a suggestion that Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu intervene to stop the bloodshed. ||| Egypt, caught in the grip of raging civil conflict that has already claimed nearly a thousand...
View ArticleGrounded ship towed to safety
Salvage masters were aboard the stricken Kiani Satu, working to assess the damage after the vessel was freed from a sandbank. ||| Salvage masters were aboard the stricken Kiani Satu yesterday, working...
View ArticleFloods leave thousands homeless
Tens of thousands of Cape Town Peninsula residents have been forced to abandon their homes. ||| Tens of thousands of Peninsula residents have been forced to abandon their homes, with forecasts of a...
View ArticleR6m from education funds to fight gangs
The Western Cape government will divert R6 million from its education department to pay for cops at schools. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape government will divert R6 million from its education...
View ArticleCape Town homes burgled in minutes
One of the Cape's most notorious crowbar gangs was snapped in the act seconds after they robbed a house. ||| Cape Town - One of the northern suburbs’ notorious crowbar gangs was snapped in the act...
View ArticleFlippie gets his ‘robohands’
Flippie Engelbrecht, the blind teen amputee at the centre of an assault trial, has been fitted with a pair of “Robohands”. ||| Cape Town - The blind teen amputee at the centre of an assault trial has...
View ArticleFlooding hits 36 000 in Cape
The City of Cape Town’s disaster response teams have assisted 36 000 people affected by flooding since last Monday. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town’s disaster response teams have assisted 36 000...
View ArticleCar smashes into home, 2 killed
Two men died and another was injured after the car they were in crashed into a house in Mitchells Plain. ||| Cape Town - Two men died and another was injured after the car they were in crashed into a...
View ArticleMore delays in Bronn murder trial
Two men accused of killing gay night-club owner Bruno Bronn need time to appoint new lawyers, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Two men accused of killing gay night-club owner Bruno...
View ArticleSecond car dealership fire bombed
A car dealership in Athlone has been fire bombed - the second in the area to be attacked in three weeks. ||| Cape Town - A car dealership in Athlone was fire bombed on Sunday night - the second...
View ArticleWestern Cape's R87m drug fight plan
The Western Cape provincial government has budgeted R87m to fight drug and alcohol abuse, premier Helen Zille said. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape provincial government has budgeted R87 million to...
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