Cape’s next cold front looms
The Cape has been in the grip of icy temperatures and heavy rain since which have taken three lives and left thousands homeless. ||| Cape Town - Mopping up operations are continuing in the province as...
View ArticleGuard shot dead in cash van heist
A cash van security guard was shot dead and another injured during a cash-in-transit heist at Liberty Promenade Shopping Centre. ||| Cape Town - A cash van security guard was shot dead and another...
View ArticleMan dies in Cape crash
A man died and another was injured when their car crashed into a lamp post in Cape Town, paramedics said. ||| Cape Town - A man died and another was injured when their car crashed into a lamp post in...
View ArticleSANDF base shooting ‘over a woman’
A guard at an air force base shot dead a colleague and wounded two others allegedly after a row about a woman. ||| Bloemfontein - A guard at a Free State air force base killed a colleague and wounded...
View ArticleGuilt-ridden widow asks for more jail time
A Cape Town woman will serve an effective 10 months in jail after stabbing her husband to death during an argument. ||| Cape Argus - A Dunoon woman will serve an effective 10 months in jail for causing...
View ArticleBusinesses safe during Waterfront upgrade
The V&A Waterfront says there are no plans to remove existing developments from Granger Bay when it expands its residential footprint. ||| Cape Town - The V&A Waterfront says there are no plans...
View ArticleRastafarians take DA’s Wiley to court
A Rastafarian group is taking the DA's Mark Wiley to court for criticising a policeman who displayed a dagga emblem on his shirt. ||| Cape Town - Citing flawed proceedings at the Equality Court, a...
View ArticleTesting of exam markers wrong, says Sadtu
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union in the Cape says it rejects competency tests for matric exam markers. ||| Cape Town - The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) in the province...
View ArticleGuard killed during Cape mall robbery
What was meant to be a routine stop at a mall in Mitchells Plain ended in death for a young security guard. ||| Cape Town - He was just 23 years old, a fresh-faced member of the SBV Services security...
View ArticleKnysna ship grounding probed
A commission of inquiry will begin to probe the circumstances around the grounding of the cargo ship Kiani Satu off Buffels Bay. ||| Cape Town - A commission of inquiry will begin on Monday to probe...
View ArticleHydroponics dream project in tatters
An award-winning, government-backed agricultural project for disadvantaged Beaufort West locals, has gone belly-up. ||| Cape Town - An award-winning, government-backed agricultural project for...
View ArticleCape Town set for mop-up after floods
Persistent rains across the Western Cape over the weekend meant relief teams had to put mopping up operations on hold. ||| Cape Town - Persistent rains across the Western Cape over the weekend meant...
View Article30 injured as bakkie overturns
Thirty people were injured when the bakkie they were in rolled off the R44 near Worcester. ||| Cape town - Thirty people were injured when the bakkie they were in rolled off the R44 near Worcester on...
View ArticleGetting into a cycle of good health
Cape Town - Entrepreneur Lufefe Nomjana is on a mission to raise money for 10 eco-friendly bicycles that will take his business to a new level and help achieve his dream of getting people in...
View ArticleNo more ball games at Clifton hot spot
Ball sports on Clifton’s fourth beach have been banned after numerous complaints from locals. ||| Cape Town - Ball sports on Clifton’s fourth beach have been banned after numerous complaints that...
View Article‘Awarding of CTICC tender was irregular’
The City of Cape Town has found that the awarding of a R700m tender for the expansion of the CTICC was irregular. ||| Cape Town - The city has found that the awarding of a R700 million architectural...
View ArticleSpanking doctrine ‘is child abuse’
The SA Human Rights Commission is investigating a church for its teaching that parents may hit their children. ||| Cape Town - The SA Human Rights Commission is investigating a Table View church for...
View ArticleRaped Cape baby discharged from hospital
A four-month-old baby who was raped last month has been discharged, the Red Cross Children’s Hospital said. ||| Cape Town - A four-month-old baby who was raped last month has been discharged, the Red...
View ArticleZille: SAPS stand by while poo is hurled
Helen Zille has accused police of just standing by while protesters blocked the N2, the airport and government buildings. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has accused the police of...
View ArticleCop in hot water over whiskey - report
A Cape Town policeman could be stripped of his badge for allegedly snatching a bottle of whiskey from an undercover police agent. ||| Cape Town -A Cape Town police officer could be stripped of his...
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