Cape man killed in Nairobi mall siege
All Colleen Thomas could do on Saturday was wait and pray as she willed the phone to ring in her Cape Town home. ||| Cape Town - All Colleen Thomas could do was wait and pray as she willed the phone to...
View ArticleStaggie ‘to return as missionary worker’
Ex-gang leader Rashied Staggie, who is due out on day parole today, plans to return to Manenberg as a missionary worker. ||| Cape Town - Fomer Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie will be returning...
View ArticleCircumcision gets help from experts
The number of successful traditional circumcisions in the Western Cape is set to improve, following a new arrangement. ||| Cape Town - The number of successful traditional circumcisions in the Western...
View ArticleCape Film Commission in court over fund
A squabble between the Western Cape government, Wesgro and the Cape Film Commission over funding has landed up in court. ||| Cape Town - A squabble over funding for the Cape Film Commission has landed...
View ArticleHlophe set to face tribunal
Cape Judge President John Hlophe will face a tribunal to deal with a complaint dating back to 2008, says Freedom Under Law. ||| Cape Town - Cape Judge President John Hlophe will face a tribunal next...
View ArticleTaxi driver dragged to death
Meter taxi driver Mauridi Buhewdwa was dragged for 2km hanging alongside his vehicle by his seatbelt after he was hijacked. ||| Cape Town - Meter taxi driver Mauridi Buhewdwa was dragged to death...
View ArticleStaggie released on day parole
Rashied Staggie's family and businessman Kenny Kunene were there to welcome the ex-gang boss as he was released. ||| Cape Town - Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie was released on day...
View Article3 die as gunmen storm Cape tavern
Shocked relatives are trying to make sense of an attack on a tavern in Philippi in which three people were shot dead. ||| Cape Town - Shocked relatives were on Sunday trying to make sense of an attack...
View ArticleCops under fire for ignoring man’s plea
Mitchells Plain police have launched an internal investigation after two officers allegedly told an injured man to "f*** off”. ||| Cape Town - Police in Lentegeur, Mitchells Plain, have launched an...
View ArticleWarm welcome for Staggie - PICS
Former gang leader Rashied Staggie’s release played out like the arrival of an international celebrity. ||| Cape Town - Smiling shyly and gesturing at the crowd of journalists swarming around the...
View ArticleGentle giant ‘would have died forgiving’
Relatives of James Thomas, who died in the Kenyan shopping mall massacre, said he would leave a legacy of fighting unemployment and poverty. ||| Cape Town - Relatives of Mowbray resident James Thomas,...
View ArticleStaggie parole a test: DA
The parole of former gang leader Rashied Staggie is a test for the correctional services department, the DA said. ||| Cape Town - The parole of former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie is a test...
View Article‘No official complaint against Hlophe’
There is no official complaint in the form of affidavit against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, his attorney said. ||| Johannesburg - There is no official complaint in the form of affidavit...
View ArticleRapport must apologise to university
Rapport must unconditionally apologise to the University of Stellenbosch and some of its staff over a report published in June about changes at the university. ||| Cape Town - Rapport must...
View ArticleNo job, so Staggie goes back to jail
Former gang boss Rashied Staggie tasted just two hours of freedom before he was back in Pollsmoor Prison. ||| Cape Town - Former gang boss Rashied Staggie tasted two hours of freedom before he was back...
View ArticleBodyguards in court over Lili ‘assault’
Two of mayor Patricia de Lille's bodyguards will appear in court on charges of assaulting poo protester Andile Lili. ||| Cape Town - Two of mayor Patricia de Lille’s bodyguards and three Metro police...
View ArticleLand given back to Mamre residents
The Mamre community will be given the title deeds to 4 200 hectares of land taken from their grandparents more than two decades ago. ||| Cape Town - The Mamre community will on Tuesday be given the...
View ArticleUWC’s O’Connell set to retire
Brian O’Connell, vice-chancellor and rector of the University of the Western Cape (UWC), is set to retire next year. ||| Cape Town - Brian O’Connell, vice-chancellor and rector of the University of the...
View ArticleEx-UWC chairman challenges his removal
The former chairman of the University of the Western Cape council has gone to court to challenge his removal. ||| Cape Town - The former chairman of the University of the Western Cape council, Brian...
View ArticleDrama as boat capsizes off Hangklip
A fisherman drowned, another is missing feared drowned and four were rescued off Hangklip near Hermanus when their boat capsized. ||| Cape Town - A fisherman drowned, another is missing feared drowned...
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