Bus plunge down mountain kills two
A farm bus plunged down an embankment outside Ceres, leaving two dead and scores injured. ||| Cape town - A farm bus plunged down an embankment outside Ceres on Monday, leaving two dead and scores...
View ArticleRid agricultural sector of violence: MEC
Western Cape agriculture MEC Gerrit van Rensburg has urged participation in efforts to prevent a recurrence of violence in the agricultural sector. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape agriculture MEC Gerrit...
View ArticleDrug scourge worse than apartheid - Zille
"Substance abuse is harming another generation ... worse than what apartheid did to their forefathers." ||| Cape Town - The Department of Social Development has set aside R87 million this year to...
View ArticleTheft by domestic workers on the rise
A tight economy and old-fashioned greed have contributed to an increase in theft by domestics, according to an expert. ||| Johannesburg - A tight economy, rising food prices and transport costs have...
View ArticleHout Bay housing gets the green light
Despite warnings from health officials, a low-cost housing project planned near a Hout Bay fish factory looks set to go ahead. ||| Cape Town - A low-cost housing project planned near a Hout Bay fish...
View ArticleGyrocopter crash-lands in Cape Town
A man aboard a gyrocopter suffered minor injuries when it crashed at the Fisantekraal Airfield near Durbanville. ||| Cape Town - A man aboard a gyrocopter suffered minor injuries when it crashed at the...
View ArticleLong Street to be paved?
Long Street may soon become a pedestrian's paradise if the City of Cape Town approves a proposal to close off a section of the road to traffic. ||| Cape Town - Bustling Long Street may soon become a...
View ArticleRetiree bludgeoned to death with pick
A Cape Town man looking forward to celebrating his 60th birthday in his dream home has been bludgeoned to death. ||| Cape Town - A Stellenbosch man looking forward to celebrating his 60th birthday in...
View ArticlePolice crack down on Manenberg
The Western Cape government looks to be making use of the R6m budget to tackle gang violence in Manenburg. ||| Cape Town - Police, city law enforcement officers and metro police searched the homes of...
View ArticleMost pupils back at school in Manenburg
While Manenberg teachers and pupils returned to their schools, nearly half the pupils at a Mitchells Plain school were absent. ||| Cape Town - While Manenberg teachers and pupils returned to their...
View ArticleBlame game in Athlone bombings and arson
There has been a spate of arson and bombings in Athlone, Cape Town in recent weeks, with no arrests so far. ||| Cape Town - There has been a spate of arson and bombings in Athlone in recent weeks, with...
View ArticleIf you snooze you lose in Company’s Garden
It will no longer be possible to nap on the Company’s Garden benches because they are to be replaced with “creative” seating. ||| Cape Town - It will no longer be possible to snooze on Cape Town’s...
View ArticleMan killed in vigilante attack a ‘trouble-maker’
An alleged thief killed in a vigilante attack in Khayelitsha was a “trouble-maker”, the Western Cape High Court has heard. ||| Cape Town - A suspected thief killed in a vigilante attack in Khayelitsha...
View ArticleAnother Pagad leader arrested
Long-time Pagad member Zakariyah Albertyn has been nabbed in connection with the murders of three Tanzanian men. ||| Cape Town - Another leading member of Pagad has been taken into custody in...
View ArticlePolice swoop on ‘crowbar gang’
Police have arrested two members of the “crowbar gang” captured fleeing the scene of a burglary in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Police have arrested two members of the “crowbar gang” who were filmed...
View ArticleMaqubela defence closes its case
The defence closed it case in the trial of Thandi Maqubela, accused of killing her husband, acting judge Patrick Maqubela. ||| Cape Town - The defence closed it case on Tuesday in the Western Cape High...
View ArticleZille, Mthethwa tackle gang crisis
National government, the Western Cape, and the City of Cape Town will join forces to curb gang violence, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said. ||| Cape Town - National government, the Western Cape, and...
View ArticleDodgy accountant denied leave to appeal
An accountant jailed for embezzlement was refused leave to appeal against his sentence in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court. ||| Cape Town - An accountant jailed for embezzlement was...
View ArticleBookkeeper accused of fraud
A bookkeeper accused of defrauding a tourist company appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court. ||| Cape Town - A bookkeeper accused of defrauding a tourist company appeared in the...
View ArticlePower over Hawks concerning: foundation
The power given to the executive over the Hawks investigative unit is concerning, the Helen Suzman Foundation told the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - The power given to the executive over the...
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