Man caught shopping with fake card
An alleged syndicate member, from Lansdowne in the Western Cape, apparently tried to buy groceries with a fake bank card. ||| Cape Town - An alleged syndicate member apparently tried to buy groceries...
View ArticleSlain prostitute’s friend back on stand
A friend of slain prostitute Hiltina Alexander stuck by his testimony of when he last saw her, when questioned in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - A friend of slain prostitute Hiltina...
View ArticleKitchen firm manager in court
A former branch manager at a firm specialising in kitchens made his fifth court appearance on fraud and money laundering charges. ||| Cape Town - A former branch manager at a firm specialising in...
View Article‘I can’t remember who I am’
One moment she was crossing a busy Cape Town road, and the next she woke up in hospital with no memory. ||| Cape Town - One moment she was crossing Koeberg Road in Maitland and the next she woke up in...
View ArticleVital evidence lost in De Jager trial
Sex worker Hiltina Alexander’s earring, found in the bakkie of Johannes de Jager, has been lost by police. ||| Cape Town - Sex worker Hiltina Alexander’s earring, found in the bakkie of her alleged...
View ArticleAlleged brothel boss turns to religion
Selina Salie sang church hymns after appearing in court on charges of racketeering and money-laundering. ||| Cape Town - An alleged brothel owner, facing charges of racketeering and money-laundering...
View ArticleDe Lille: Results prove we deliver to all
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille gave her administration a glowing report during her mid-term review. ||| Cape Town - Halfway through her term as mayor, Patricia de Lille has given her administration...
View ArticleCyclist gap law passed in Cape
The "1m passing law" to create a safer cycling environment across the Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - After a year in the making, the controversial “1m passing law” has been written into the statute...
View Article‘ANC doomed to fail in the Cape’
The Western Cape branch of the ANC had its dirty laundry aired in public after a group of cadres exposed a rift in the party. ||| Cape Town - The ANC in the Western Cape has had its dirty laundry aired...
View ArticleCape trains trouble disabled commuters
For many of the Western Cape’s disabled commuters, getting to work by train is a daily struggle. ||| Cape Town - Public transport lies at the heart of city life. But for the estimated 20 000 wheelchair...
View ArticleRugby boss in fraud probe
Stellenbosch University has confirmed that a case of fraud has been opened against Saru chief executive Jurie Roux. ||| Cape Town - Stellenbosch University (SU) has confirmed that a case of fraud had...
View ArticleATMs bombed in Brackenfell
Two ATMs were bombed at a shopping centre in Brackenfell, Cape Town on Thursday morning. ||| Cape Town - Two ATMs were bombed at the Glengarry shopping centre in Brackenfell early on Thursday morning....
View ArticleState witness admits tik addiction
A state witness, testifying at the murder trial Johan de Jager, has said he was a tik addict at the time that his sex worker friend was murdered. ||| Cape Town - A state witness, testifying at the...
View ArticleFrom marketing exec to street sweeper
Grandmother Bronwen Lowe lost everything after a nervous breakdown, but she never let homelessness get the better of her. ||| Cape Town - You never know where you’re going to end up, says Cape Town...
View ArticleWoman arrested for stoning cop car
A woman has been arrested for allegedly damaging a police vehicle during a stone-throwing incident in Mitchells Plain. ||| Cape Town - A woman has been arrested for allegedly damaging a police vehicle...
View ArticleBuchinsky PA to be sentenced for fraud
The personal assistant of prominent auctioneer Julius Buchinsky, 86, will be sentenced on 631 counts of fraud involving almost R1 million. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town woman who took advantage of her...
View ArticleUS slavery exhibition heads to SA
A Brown University exhibition focusing on slave ship revolts is now on display in South Africa. ||| Providence, Rhode Island - A Brown University exhibition focusing on slave ship revolts is now on...
View ArticleR5m to persuade Cape to buckle up
Cape Town investing in campaign as city finds that only a quarter of motorists buckle up. ||| Only a quarter of Cape Town drivers buckle up, and only 8.3 percent of back seat passengers use seat belts....
View ArticleTo Let, but not if you’re black
"I have had a bad experience with black tenants, they didn't pay and they trashed the place. So, yes, I am sceptical." ||| Cape Town - For two months, writer Lwandile Ncokazi responded to...
View ArticleCape blue-light users face jail time
Ministers and other VIPs can now get locked up for travelling in blue-light convoys. ||| National cabinet ministers and other VIPs now face jail time if they travel in blue-light brigades on the...
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