Man dies in hail of bullets in Manenberg
Renewed shootings in Manenberg between two rival gangs claimed the life of a man who was crossing an open field. ||| Cape Town - Renewed shootings in Manenberg between two rival gangs have claimed the...
View ArticleBoy, 7, gets bullet in the back
A Nyanga boy was shot and wounded a day before his seventh birthday after a stone was thrown at a Somali spaza shop. ||| Cape Town - A Nyanga boy was shot and wounded a day before his seventh birthday...
View Article‘Homeless not all the same’
Living on the street is a choice for some, an inescapable fate for others, writes Dylan Oktober. ||| Cape Town - Shane sleeps under a highway bridge in the heart of the city. He is 28. He does not want...
View Article‘Jou ma se paw paw’ is a no-no
Cape radio station Heart 104.9 FM has been reprimanded for a presenter's use of the words "jou ma se paw paw". ||| Johannesburg - Cape Town radio station Heart 104.9 FM was reprimanded on Monday for a...
View ArticleFire leaves 1 400 homeless
A fire in Valhalla Park, Cape Town, left 1 400 people homeless just two days before Christmas. ||| Cape Town - A fire in Valhalla Park, Cape Town, left 1 400 people homeless on Monday morning, the...
View ArticleWeekend arrests in Cape Town
A constable accused of driving under the influence of alcohol was among 86 people arrested in and around Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A police constable accused of driving under the influence of alcohol...
View ArticleHome Affairs officials nabbed for graft
Three home affairs officials were arrested for corruption in Limpopo and the Western Cape. ||| Johannesburg - Three home affairs officials were arrested for corruption in Limpopo and the Western Cape...
View ArticleFire destroys Christmas for 1 400
Christmas bonuses and clothes, IDs and savings went up in smoke as a fire raged through a Cape informal settlement. ||| Cape Town - Christmas bonuses and clothes, ID documents and family savings went...
View ArticleCape cops nab drunks by the dozen
Cape Town roadblocks result in 114 arrests for driving under the influence in one weekend. ||| Cape Town traffic and metro police officers made a string of drink-driving arrests at the weekend,...
View ArticleWoman shot in leg during cash heist
A woman was shot in the leg by a gang of robbers during a cash-in-transit heist in Plattekloof, Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - A woman was shot in a leg by a gang of robbers during a cash-in-transit heist...
View Article5 in dock over Signal Hill attacks
An Australian woman and a Canadian man who were attacked in two separate incidents on Signal Hill were allegedly the victims of five men posing as hikers. ||| Cape Town - An Australian woman and a...
View ArticleMan slain in case of mistaken identity
A Joburg businessman on holiday in Cape Town was gunned down outside a popular Gugulethu bar. ||| Cape Town - A Joburg businessman who was on holiday in the city was gunned down outside a popular...
View Article‘Start-up’ company to orchestrate minstrels
Bharooch Event Styling and Management is a Wynberg-based that has won the R3.5m contract to manage this year’s Kaapse Klopse celebrations. ||| Cape Town - Bharooch Event Styling and Management, the...
View ArticleSomalis under attack after shooting
There were chaotic scenes of looting after two Somali shopkeepers allegedly shot and wounded a seven-year-old boy. ||| Cape Town - Nyanga residents went on the rampage in an apparent revenge attack...
View ArticleValhalla Park upgrade to be fast-tracked
The Valhalla Park informal settlement in Cape Town will be fast-tracked for an upgrade after a fire there left around 1 500 people homeless. ||| Cape Town - The Valhalla Park informal settlement in...
View ArticleV&A sale fracas ends up in court
A judge has described the allegations around the sale of the V&A Waterfront as "the stuff of a poor spy novel". ||| CApe Town - In what a judge has described as “the stuff of a poor spy novel”,...
View ArticleAll hands on deck for beach ‘pilgrimage’
While some Capetonians avoid beaches at all costs on Boxing Day, many come in droves for a day of fun in the sun. ||| Cape Town - While some Capetonians avoid the beaches at all costs on Boxing Day,...
View ArticleSolo SA sailor rescued
A solo sailor who was forced to abandon his yacht en route to the Caribbean has been rescued, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. ||| Cape Town - A solo sailor who was forced to abandon his yacht...
View ArticleANCYL to help Valhalla fire victims
The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape will set up a committee to help those affected by the Valhalla Park informal settlement fire. ||| Cape Town - The ANC Youth League in the Western Cape will set...
View ArticleStaggie’s parole revoked
Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie will have a bleak Christmas after his day parole was revoked. ||| Cape Town - Former Hard Livings gang leader Rashied Staggie's day parole has been...
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