ANC suspends seven poo ‘ringleaders’
The ANC has temporarily suspended seven members believed to be the ringleaders of the poo protests in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - The ANC has temporarily suspended seven members believed to be...
View ArticleYeahs and nays to Long St ‘no-car zone’
Cape Town councillor David Bryant has proposed that Long Street be closed to general traffic between Wale and Watson streets. ||| Cape Town - Reaction to the City of Cape Town’s proposal to close off...
View ArticleProbe into ‘illegal items’ in Staggie’s cell
Prison officials are searching for answers after the discovery of “unauthorised items” in Rashied Staggie’s cell. ||| Cape Town - Prison authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding...
View ArticleStaggie rang to say sorry - victim’s mom
Hazel Jacobus says she’s been contacted twice by Rashied Staggie regarding the gang-rape of her daughter. ||| Cape Town - The mother of a Manenberg woman raped on gang leader Rashied Staggie’s...
View ArticleNo leads after Hanover Park shooting
Police have asked the public to share any information about a Hanover Park shooting that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man. ||| Cape Town - A shooting in Hanover Park claimed the life of a...
View ArticleSuspect admits link in police shooting
Murder accused Fabianus Fillipus has admitted that his fingerprints were lifted from a car found near the scene where two cops were killed. ||| Cape Town - A double-murder accused has admitted in court...
View ArticleBradlow undeterred by Egypt ordeal
Cameraman Adil Bradlow will continue to cover war stories despite his six-day detention in Egypt. ||| Cape Town - The South African cameraman who was detained in Egypt for six days said he was happy to...
View Article‘Extra teachers won’t reduce class sizes’
Forty extra teachers have been given posts in the Western Cape for 2014 - but Sadtu is not convinced they’ll make a difference. ||| Cape Town - The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has...
View ArticleConstruction workers strike on
The construction sector strike could have a major impact on the Western Cape and the country if it continues. ||| Cape Town - The construction sector strike could have a huge impact on the economies of...
View ArticleNUM slams strikers who threatened workers
The NUM has condemned several hundred members who “hunted down” construction workers who defied a strike call. ||| Cape Town - The Nation Union of Mineworkers has condemned the actions of about 1 000...
View ArticleRacist teacher forced to teach black kids
A Cape Town teacher will be posted at predominantly black schools for two months after calling her pupils the k-word. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town teacher has been taught an expensive lesson for calling...
View ArticleBe safe during ‘shark season’
Capetonians have been warned that False Bay’s white sharks are expected to start moving towards the Peninsula’s eastern shores. ||| Cape Town - Capetonians and visitors have been warned that False...
View ArticleProtest closes road in Piketberg
“There were about 60 protesters burning tyres on the road and we had to close the N7 on both sides of the circle, redirecting traffic through Piketberg.” ||| Cape Town - A service delivery protest...
View ArticleDA reacts to ANC suspensions
The suspension of seven ANC members linked to recent sanitation protests in the Cape was the result of a provincial government probe, the DA said. ||| Cape Town - The suspension of seven ANC members...
View ArticleWorkers at call centre cry racism
City call centre workers have claimed that only black workers are being hauled to hearings for sleeping on the job. ||| Cape Town - City call centre workers have accused two of their managers of...
View Article‘Install our toilets, or else’
The ringleaders behind the Cape poo-flinging attacks have demanded that their toilet model be installed in Khayelitsha households. ||| Cape Town - The ringleaders behind the poo-flinging attacks in...
View ArticleCape cop in court for statutory rape
A police constable accused of statutory rape was expected to appear in a Cape Town court, the Ipid said. ||| Cape Town - A police constable accused of statutory rape was expected to appear in the...
View Article‘Fairweather pushed me into car window’
Traffic cop Ian Sinclair says he never pulled the trigger on his gun during a struggle with ex WP cricketer Luke Fairweather. ||| Cape Town - Former Western Province cricketer Luke Fairweather slammed...
View ArticlePetrol attendants attacked by strikers
Chaos erupted at an Engen petrol station in Cape Town as strikers attacked frightened staff and patrons. ||| Cape Town - The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in the Western Cape admits that...
View ArticleTwo held for cash-transit heist
Two men were arrested while five others managed to flee during a cash-in-transit heist in Cape Town, police said. ||| Cape Town - Two men were arrested during a cash-in-transit heist in Cape Town on...
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