Putting the brakes on rogue trucks
Safety initiative aims to get dangerous vehicles off the road before it’s too late. ||| From trucks with no brakes or steering wheel to one with grass growing in its undercarriage, the team behind the...
View ArticlePagad member asked to rat on leader
Zakariyah Albertyn claims an intelligence operative offered him money for incriminating evidence on Abdus Salaam Ebrahim. ||| Cape Town - Pagad member Zakariyah Albertyn has claimed he was approached...
View ArticleZille, Mthethwa butt heads over gand violence
The mayor believes the reintroduction of specialised drug and gang units is needed in the Cape, but the police minister disagrees. ||| Cape Town - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Premier Helen Zille...
View ArticleCop crackdown on Cape N2 protests
Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse crowds that hurled rocks, glass bottles and rubbish onto the N2. ||| Cape Town - Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse...
View ArticleA new lease of life for apartheid hostels
Work is due to start on the City of Cape Town’s huge R5.6bn project to replace apartheid-era hostels with 15 000 rental flats. ||| Cape Town - Work is due to start on the City of Cape Town’s huge R5.6...
View ArticleHeading home after shop shooting
Ashim Nassoro and his son will board a bus in Cape Town and will not stop travelling until they reach his home town in Tanzania. ||| Cape Town - On Friday, Ashim Nassoro will board a bus to Joburg with...
View ArticleGirl found tied up in school toilets
Cape Town police are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a pupil who was found bound and gagged in a bathroom. ||| Cape Town - A Grade 11 pupil at a Maitland school was found by fellow pupils...
View ArticleCouncillor accused of stirring trouble
The tension between De Doorns ANC ward councillor Pat Marran and farmers in the Breede Valley appears to be stirring once again. ||| Cape Town - A De Doorns ANC ward councillor says he is sorry he did...
View ArticleRival gangs apologise to Manenberg for trauma
Leaders of Manenberg’s main gangs, the Hard Livings and the Americans, have apologised for the trauma they have caused residents. ||| Cape Town - Leaders of Manenberg’s main gangs, the Hard Livings and...
View ArticleCape taking radical steps against protesters
The City of Cape Town is exploring radical new strategies for dealing with violent protesters. ||| Cape Town - As violent protests flared up again on Friday in Khayelitsha and Milnerton, the city...
View Article‘SAPS Act diminishes Hawks’ power’
The Hawks investigative unit has to abide by police objectives under the SA Police Service Amendment Act, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The Hawks investigative unit has to abide by...
View Article‘More police stations needed in W Cape’
More police stations are needed in the Western Cape because of gang violence and drug abuse, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said. ||| Cape Town - There is a need to continue building police stations in...
View ArticleZuma’s integrity defended in court
Allegations that President Jacob Zuma is corrupt are untrue and uncalled for, his lawyer told the Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - Allegations that President Jacob Zuma is corrupt are untrue and...
View ArticleVice-principal in court for sex assault
A primary school vice-principal accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old pupil appeared in the Knysna Magistrate's Court. ||| Knysna - A primary school vice-principal accused of sexual assault...
View Article‘Taliep was murdered for his money’
Taliep Petersen's brother says the musician's jailed wife murdered him to get her hands on his multimillion rand life policy. ||| Cape Town - The brother of slain musician Taliep Petersen has labelled...
View Article‘Zuma’s integrity irrelevant to Hawks case’
President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer has argued that claims of corruption are not relevant to the validity of the SAPS Amendment Act. ||| Cape Town - There is no truth to claims that President Jacob Zuma is...
View ArticleDiver spears own leg
A Cape spearfisherman narrowly escaped serious injury when he accidentally shot himself in the leg. ||| Cape Town - A Cape spearfisherman narrowly escaped serious injury when he accidentally shot...
View ArticleSushi King’s new Cape Flats mission
Kenny Kunene has jetted into Cape Town on a new mission: to help bring peace to the gang-infested Cape Flats. ||| Cape Town - Controversial businessman Kenny Kunene jetted into Cape Town last week to...
View ArticleRamphele: Beware those who hide their worth
Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele says voters shouldn't support politicians who hide their financial worth. ||| Cape Town - Agang party leader Dr Mamphela Ramphele has criticised those focusing on what...
View ArticleRobotic suit gives hope to assault victim
Andrew Merryweather - who was paralysed in an assault - has had a taste of how it would feel to be "normal again". ||| Cape Town - After seven years of not being able to walk independently, Andrew...
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