Business premises raided in Lamoer probe
Cape police have searched the business premises of a man who is alleged to be central to an investigation into Arno Lamoer. ||| Cape Town - The business premises of a Goodwood businessman who is...
View ArticleStaggie ‘in the dark’ about parole move
Rashied Staggie phoned his wife to find out what was happening as he was being transported back to Pollsmoor Prison. ||| Cape Town - Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie phoned his wife to...
View ArticleCapetonians flock to iconic Madiba site
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela at a church service at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu paid tribute to Nelson...
View ArticleJoemat-Pettersson may face disciplinary action
Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has been found guilty of maladministration regarding a tender worth R800m. ||| Cape Town - The public protector has found Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries...
View ArticleImpossible for me to hide, says Maqubela
Thandi Maqubela says it would be “virtually impossible” for her to hide in South Africa should she flee to evade sentencing. ||| Cape Town - Convicted murderer Thandi Maqubela says it would be...
View ArticleDe Lille in tears during Mandela speech
Mayor Patricia de Lille broke down in tears as she briefed the media about Cape Town's plans to honour Madiba. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille broke down in tears on Friday morning as...
View ArticleWestern Cape opens Mandela tribute sites
Western Cape residents will be able to visit one of 160 sites to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, premier Helen Zille said. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape residents will be able to visit one of 160 sites...
View ArticleJailed pastor denied appeal
A jailed former pastor from Cape Town has been denied leave to appeal a four-year prison sentence for embezzling money from two of his elderly congregants. ||| Cape Town - The Bellville Specialised...
View ArticleAuctioneer’s PA: bail ruling next week
A mother of three awaiting sentencing for embezzling money from auctioneer Julius Buchinsky will hear next week whether she has been granted bail. ||| Cape Town - The Bellville Specialised Commercial...
View ArticlePublic invited to 80 Places of Tribute
The Mother City and towns across the Western Cape have unveiled plans for a massive farewell to the “Father of the Nation”. ||| Cape Town - The Mother City and towns and dorpies across the Western Cape...
View ArticleMoney lender fined over bank cards
A Western Cape money lender who illegally kept borrowers' bank cards was fined R5 000, or 18 months in jail, for violating the National Credit Act. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape money lender who...
View ArticleMadiba spoke to us with love, sincerity
Ordinary South Africans share their memories of their meetings with former President Nelson Mandela with Chelsea Geach. ||| Ayesha Ismail, freelance foreign correspondent and chief executive of...
View ArticleCapetonians salute Madiba at historic parade
Hundreds of people converged on the Grand Parade in front of City Hall to pay tribute to Mandela. ||| By JANIS KINNEAR, JAN CRONJE and PAIGE SUTHERLAND Cape Town - Cape Town paid tribute to Nelson...
View ArticleParty out of this world
Characters dressed as Spock, Princess Leia, ET and Buzz Lightyear are expected to be among the 10 000 partygoers at the 20th Mother MCQP party. ||| Cape Town - Characters dressed as Spock, Princess...
View ArticleCape stadium to host Madiba memorial
Cape Town Stadium is expected to host thousands of mourners at an official commemoration event for Nelson Mandela. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town Stadium is expected to host thousands of mourners at an...
View ArticleFinal goodbyes to ‘unforgettable Tata’
Capetonians are expected to gather at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday for the city’s own memorial service for Mandela. ||| Cape Town - Nelson Mandela’s family has spoken for the first time since...
View ArticleFlowers fade for Mandela
Bunches of flowers tied to the railings outside Parliament, tributes to Nelson Mandela, hung wilting in the mid-morning sun. ||| Cape Town - More than a hundred bunches of flowers tied to the railings...
View ArticleWoman drowns in Strandfontein
A 23-year-old woman from Kraaifontein has drowned at the West Coast seaside resort of Strandfontein. ||| Cape Town - A woman drowned in a tidal pool at the West Coast seaside resort of Strandfontein on...
View ArticleThree cousins swept out to sea
Three teenage cousins from Cape Town are feared drowned after they were caught in a riptide in Hawston. ||| Cape Town - Three cousins from Kalksteenfontein are feared drowned after they went missing in...
View ArticleP Diddy snaps up Cape artist’s sculpture
A sculpture by Haroon Gunn-Salie on forced removals from District Six has been bought by US hip-hop star P Diddy. ||| Cape Town - A sculpture by young artist Haroon Gunn-Salie on forced removals from...
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