Murder suspect catches lawyer off-guard
One of the men accused of murdering four Pakistanis in the Cape made an announcement that caught his lawyer off-guard. ||| Cape Town - One of the men accused of murdering four Pakistani men at a bakery...
View ArticleCourt hands victory to DA
Western Cape MEC Anton Bredell has emerged victorious in his department’s legal battle with the Oudtshoorn municipal Speaker. ||| Cape Town - Local Government MEC Anton Bredell has emerged victorious...
View ArticleEx-ANC councillor Lili to appeal expulsion
Andile Lili intends appealing against a decision to dismiss his application challenging his expulsion from the City of Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Axed ANC councillor Andile Lili intends appealing...
View Article‘They treat us like slaves’
Although parking marshals are back at their jobs in the CBD, about 80 of the city’s longest-serving marshals are still on strike. ||| Cape Town - Although parking marshals are back at their jobs in the...
View ArticleCape Town march set for Monday
Loyiso Nkohla and Andile Lili are to join another organisation that allegedly has a permit to march in the CBD. ||| Cape Town - It was almost a normal Friday morning in Cape Town , despite fears that...
View ArticleRoad rage killer arrested for assault
Graeme Eadie, who beat a motorist to death with a hockey stick in 1999, has again been accused of attacking a motorist. ||| Cape Town - Road rage killer Graeme Eadie, who beat a motorist to death with...
View ArticleWhere the police are the enemy
Kreefgat, near Bishop Lavis, is a "failed state" all on its own where police have become the enemy ||| Cape Town - A large scorch mark in the middle of Oude Hout Street is all that remains, but as a...
View ArticleGang links to new parties
The Patriotic Alliance, which has Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene at the helm, has been accused of featuring gangsters. ||| Cape Town - Controversy surrounds a new political party, the Patriotic...
View ArticleSmoke over Mazibuko’s black caucus braai
A night before the DA's policy conference, the "black caucus" plotted its strategies at the house of the Lindiwe Mazibuko. ||| Johannesburg - A night before the DA’s crucial policy conference, the...
View ArticleTV star dancer in car crash
Tragedy has struck again for the winner of the South African version of So You Think You Can Dance, Sibahle Tshibika. ||| Cape Town - Tragedy has struck again for the winner of the South African...
View ArticleCape Town receives clean audit
'There is a lot of work, skill and expertise that goes into achieving a clean audit. It is not merely about accounting. It is about accountability.” ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has received a...
View Article‘Wine thief’ nearly drowns in the drink
A man’s alleged bid to steal a bottle of wine almost cost him his life after he fled into the sea to escape security guards. ||| Cape Town - A man’s alleged bid to steal a bottle of wine in Sea Point...
View Article20th ‘criminal’ killed by township mobs
A man was beaten to death in a mob killing in Nyanga after he was caught trying to steal copper cables. ||| Cape Town- A man was beaten to death in a mob killing in Nyanga after he was caught trying to...
View ArticleRacist DA councillor to get the boot
A DA councillor faces expulsion after telling a black security guard: "Darkies belong in the Eastern Cape." ||| Cape Town - A DA councillor in the City of Cape Town told a black security guard:...
View ArticleCape Town march called off
For the second time in less than a week informal settlement leaders have called off a march to the Cape Town CBD. ||| Cape Town - For the second time in less than a week informal settlement leaders...
View ArticleEx-gang boss Staggie joins political party
Rashied Staggie has signed up as a member of the Patriotic Alliance, Kenny Kunene and Gayton McKenzie's party. ||| Cape Town - Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie has signed up as a member...
View ArticleMinister: Fishing firm trying to destroy me
Tina Joemat-Pettersson has accused a fishing company of plotting to “destroy” her. ||| Johannesburg - Under-fire Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson has accused an...
View ArticleStranded fishermen now face deportation
The 75 fishermen who have been stranded in Table Bay Harbour for the past three months now face deportation. ||| Cape Town - The 75 fishermen who have been stranded in Table Bay Harbour for the past...
View Article‘Please help me find my wife’
The last time Thabiet Samodien spoke to his wife, she said she was going to Sars - and that was almost a week ago. ||| Cape Town - The husband of a missing Salt River woman is frantically searching for...
View ArticleCity fails to satisfy housing marcher
The City of Cape Town has defended its housing allocation policy, in response to a disabled man’s plea. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has defended its housing allocation policy, in response to...
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