DA, ANC clash over Oudtshoorn
The DA’s attempts to regain control of Oudtshoorn’s town council from the ANC have failed again. ||| Cape Town - In a day of high drama, the DA’s attempts to regain control of Oudtshoorn’s town council...
View Article‘City can’t be blamed for Philippi floods’
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has rubbished claims that the city council responded poorly to flooding in Philippi. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has rubbished claims by the...
View ArticleTrain hits two men lying on tracks
Metrorail staff were “deeply traumatised” after a train struck two men lying on the tracks near Philippi station in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A man died and a Cape Town high school pupil was lucky to...
View ArticleFarmworker land plan ‘won’t work’
Organised agriculture has slated a government proposal for farmers to give workers parts of their land. ||| Cape Town - Organised agriculture has slated a government proposal for farmers to give...
View ArticleStaggie drug bust a ploy - lawyer
Rashied Staggie’s lawyer believes drugs found in the former gang boss’s cell are part of a sinister plot to keep him in jail. ||| Cape Town - Rashied Staggie’s lawyer believes drugs found in his jail...
View ArticleWynberg base needs guards and gates
The lack of perimeter fencing at Wynberg Military Base in Cape Town has led to a surge in crime since 2009. ||| Cape Town - There have been 264 crimes at Wynberg Military Base since 2009 - an average...
View ArticleConcourt dismisses land application
The Constitutional Court dismissed an application over the calculation of land development tariffs in Saldanha Bay. ||| Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court on Thursday dismissed an application...
View ArticleEducation department owed R66m
More than 4 000 Western Cape Education Department staff and former employees owe it R66.5 million. ||| Cape Town - More than 4 000 Western Cape Education Department staff and former employees owe it...
View ArticleCape Flats evictions bid is dismissed
They complained of poor workmanship, refused to pay and were then hauled to court for eviction - but the homeowners have emerged the victors. ||| Cape Town - They complained of poor workmanship,...
View ArticleCop appears for statutory rape
A police constable accused of statutory rape appeared in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court, the National Prosecuting Authority said. ||| Cape Town - A police constable accused of statutory rape...
View ArticleLoonat cries foul over CPF removal
Former WC Community Police Forum chairman Hanif Loonat has charged that senior cops conspired to oust him. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape Community Police Forum ex-chairman Hanif Loonat has charged that...
View ArticleFraudster gets suspended sentence
A 37-year-old man received a five-year suspended sentence for fraud in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court. ||| Cape Town - A 37-year-old man received a five-year suspended sentence for...
View ArticleBookkeeper jailed for theft
Barbara Aletta Kuhn was jailed for eight years by the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Bellville. ||| Cape Town - A bookkeeper was jailed for eight years by the Specialised Commercial Crime Court...
View ArticleCops ‘robbed pair to pay for braai’
Four on-duty cops reportedly assaulted two people, took their money, and then used it to buy meat for a beach braai. ||| Cape Town - Four on-duty metro cops, including a sergeant, reportedly searched...
View ArticleFacebook erupts with ANC outrage
A Facebook war has erupted among ANC supporters over a decision to temporarily suspend the Cape poo war ringleaders. ||| Cape Town - A Facebook war has erupted among ANC supporters over the Western...
View ArticleSuspect held after gay man’s murder
Police detectives have arrested another suspect linked to one of a series of murders of gay men in Joburg and Cape Town. ||| Johannesburg - The police have apprehended another suspect linked to one of...
View ArticleFairweather accused claims gun’s safety was on
The traffic cop accused of shooting dead former WP cricketer Luke Fairweather says he has no idea how the gun went off. ||| Cape Town - The safety catch on traffic officer Ian Sinclair’s 9mm calibre...
View ArticleAnene Booysen: trial date set
A man accused of raping and killing Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen is ready to go on trial next month, a judge ruled. ||| Cape Town - A man accused of raping and killing teenager Anene Booysen is...
View ArticleChoppers join search for missing girl
Helicopters were launched to help in the search for Shaskia Michaels, 4, who disappeared from her Mitchells Plain home. ||| Cape Town - Helicopters were launched on Friday to help in the frantic search...
View ArticleNUM strikers shut down building sites
Striking NUM members have forced several Cape construction sites to close - and pushed the workers inside to join their cause. ||| Cape Town - Strikers armed with whips and knobkieries had several...
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