‘CPF members are not informers’
Police officers do not view Community Police Forums as informers, says the Western Cape Department of Community Safety. ||| Cape Town - Police officers don’t see Community Police Forums (CPFs) as...
View ArticlePolice shine light on Burger, Treurnicht
Cops are probing additional charges against the three men linked to the Flippie Engelbrecht case. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating additional criminal cases against the late Rietvallei Wine...
View ArticleWomen targeted by smash-and-grab thugs
The brazen members of a smash-and-grab gang operating near Cape Town’s Vanguard Drive don’t even cover their faces. ||| Cape Town - A smash-and-grab gang in Epping has become so brazen that they don’t...
View ArticleJobs for the jobless as petrol strike drags on
A Cape Town garage has taken on the homeless and unemployed to temporarily fill the gap left by striking petrol attendants. ||| Cape Town - A Strand garage has taken on some of the homeless and...
View ArticleStaggie rape victim is alive - mother
Mitchells Plain's police commander told the mother of Rashied Staggie’s rape victim that her daughter is alive. ||| Cape Town - The mother of Rashied Staggie’s rape victim said that she was preparing...
View ArticleHunt is on for missing Cape businessman
Cape Town police and relatives are searching for a Durbanville businessman who went missing at the weekend.. ||| Cape Town - Police and relatives are searching for a Durbanville businessman who...
View ArticleArsonists target key Cape sand mine site
The largest source of sand for the building industry in the Western Cape has been attacked by arsonists. ||| Cape Town - The largest source of sand for the building industry in the Western Cape was...
View ArticleCeres rape accused was on parole
The man accused of abducting and raping two children in Ceres was on parole after a previous conviction. ||| Cape Town - In a shock revelation, the Ceres Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday heard that the...
View ArticleLicence cheats back in the spotlight
Focus back on corruption in the issuing of driving licences after arrests and convictions. ||| Corruption in the issuing of driving licences is back in the spotlight following the arrest and conviction...
View ArticleTAC founder Achmat held after protest
Zackie Achmat and 20 other activists were held after refusing to move from outside mayor Patricia de Lille's offices. ||| Cape Town - Treatment Action Campaign founder Zackie Achmat and 20 other...
View ArticleRace and space in Cape Town
Nearly 20 years after the end of apartheid, the Cape is still racially divided - but there are areas of transformation. ||| Cape Town - Nearly 20 years after the end of apartheid, Cape Town is still a...
View ArticleWestern Cape scores top marks for service
The Western Cape government has the best public service management practices in the country, says the DA. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape government has the best public service management practices in...
View ArticleAnother home hit by Cape’s ‘crowbar’ gang
Breaking into houses and grabbing electronics in record time seems to be the MO for Cape Town’s “crowbar” gang. ||| Cape Town - Breaking into a home and grabbing valuable electronics before speeding...
View ArticleMan survives beating, train horror
A Cape Town man has lived to tell the tale after being beaten and tied to the railway tracks in an apparent mob attack. ||| Cape Town - A man beaten and tied between railway tracks in an apparent mob...
View ArticleToddler dies alone in shack blaze
Two-year-old Kietshepile Nakin was killed in a shack fire while her mother was out visiting her boyfriend. ||| Cape Town - Two-year-old Kietshepile Nakin died alone in a shack while her mom went out...
View ArticleWar of words erupts over Flippie case
A social media battle has flared between supporters of Flippie Engelbrecht and detractors of his adviser, Carina Papenfus. ||| Cape Town - An intense struggle has been playing out on social networks...
View ArticleEskom targets insurers to replace geysers
Eskom has launched talks with the insurance industry to try to get them to replace clients’ broken geysers with solar ones. ||| Cape Town - Eskom is in talks with the insurance industry in a bid to get...
View ArticleExcavator torched during strike
Striking workers in the civil engineering sector appear to be using increasingly destructive tactics. ||| Cape Town - As employers and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) continue to seek a wage...
View ArticleGirls saved but boy, 5, dies in fire
A five-year-old boy burnt to death as his father battled to save him and his siblings from a devastating blaze. ||| Cape Town - A five-year-old boy burnt to death in his sleep as his father battled...
View Article‘Gumtree buyer stole my motorbike’
Kyle Hallick agreed to let a prospective buyer test-drive his bike because he left his ID - as well as his girlfriend - with him. ||| Cape Town - A conman took a motorbike for a test drive and never...
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