Curio shop owner free on appeal
Mark Goldberg is a free man after a full bench of the Western Cape High Court set aside his conviction and prison term for the illegal possession and sale of ivory. ||| Cape Town - Sea Point curio...
View ArticleI was protected by an angel - surfer
The young Cape Town surfer bitten by a shark believes he was protected by an angel and is “so grateful to be alive”. ||| Cape Town - The young Cape Town surfer bitten by a shark believes he was...
View ArticleMinstrel parade in jeopardy - De Lille
A dispute over control of the Tweede Nuwejaar carnival could put the Cape Town showpiece at risk, the mayor has warned. ||| Cape Town - A standoff between the City of Cape Town and one of the biggest...
View ArticleBring Dasnois back - activists
Activists have picketed outside Newspaper House to call for the reinstatement of former Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois. ||| Cape Town - Activists, journalists and concerned citizens picketed outside...
View ArticleTeen shot six times in Mitchells Plain
A 16-year-old boy is in hospital after being shot three times in the stomach and once each in the back, arm and leg. ||| Cape Town - A teenager is lucky to be alive after he was shot six times while...
View ArticleProsecutor accused of taking meat bribe
A Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court prosecutor allegedly accepted meat and alcohol as a bribe to influence a case. ||| Cape Town - A Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court prosecutor has been accused of accepting...
View ArticleR5 000 bail for dad in kidnap case
A told the father accused of kidnapping his young son that he did not trust him, before setting bail at R5 000. ||| Cape Town - A Muizenberg magistrate reprimanded the father accused of kidnapping his...
View ArticleDouble murder shocks Malmesbury
Two women, who were believed to be sisters, were found dead at the back of a take-away shop on the Malmesbury main road. ||| Cape Town - An apparent double murder in a shop has shocked the residents of...
View ArticleCrack down on beach boozers
More than 600 litres of alcohol have been seized on Cape Town's beaches since the start of December. ||| Cape Town - More than 600 litres of alcohol have been seized on Cape Town's beaches since the...
View ArticleGran saves 14 kids from blaze
A brave Cape Town grandma has been hailed a hero after saving 14 children from a fire that gutted her home. ||| Cape Town - An elderly Cape Town woman was hailed as a hero on Wednesday for saving 14...
View ArticleSisters ‘were killed in a cruel manner’
Sophia and Sylvia Syster have been found bludgeoned to death inside a take-away shop in Malmesbury. ||| Cape Town - The family of two Malmesbury sisters found bound and bludgeoned to death, said they...
View Article‘Cop’s goal was to murder wife’
It’s been 13 years since Janine Manuel was allegedly killed by her cop husband, and her family may soon get some justice. ||| Cape Town - It has been 13 years since Janine Manuel, who was seven-months...
View ArticleCarnival association seeks court interdict
The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association is seeking an urgent court interdict to retain control of the annual Kaapse Klopse. ||| Cape Town - The Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association is seeking an...
View ArticlePalazzolo’s options run out in Thailand
Vito Palazzolo is to be extradited from Thailand to Italy, where he is expected to serve prison time after being sentenced to jail there. ||| Cape Town - Vito Palazzolo is this week set to be...
View ArticleMedia group holds talks with INMSA boss
The group that almost disrupted the Right2Know picket outside Newspaper House met with INMSA chairman Dr Iqbal Surve. ||| Cape Town - The group that almost disrupted a planned picket organised by the...
View ArticleDeaf teenager brutally murdered
A deaf Cape Town teenager was chased by a gang of boys who beat and stabbed him to death with pangas. ||| Cape Town - A deaf teenager was chased by a gang of boys who beat and stabbed him to death with...
View ArticleThree children drown in Knysna
Three children drowned while swimming in the lagoon at Leisure Isle in Knysna in the Western Cape. ||| Knysna - Three children drowned at Leisure Isle in Knysna in the Western Cape on Thursday,...
View ArticleEx-Absa wealth manager jailed for fraud
A former relationship manager at Barclays Wealth was sentenced to 15 years in jail on multiple counts of fraud involving R15 million. ||| Cape Town - A former relationship manager at Barclays Wealth, a...
View ArticleStaggie to face parole board
Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie will appear before the parole board next week. ||| Cape Town - Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie will appear before the parole board in a...
View Article40 percent of buses unroadworthy
Nearly half the vehicles applying for public transport permits rejected as unroadworthy. ||| Nearly half the vehicles applying for public transport permits are being rejected as unroadworthy as the...
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