‘DAFF has stolen our jobs’
The majority of traditional line fishermen in South Africa entered 2014 without the legal right to continue their operations. ||| Cape Town - The majority of traditional line fishermen in South Africa...
View ArticleAfrikaans teen lives minstrel dream
Face painted purple and yellow and sparkling with silver stars: George Rautenbach's dream for 2014 has already come true. ||| Cape Town - Face painted purple and yellow and sparkling with silver stars:...
View ArticleDecember could be deadliest since 2007
The number of road deaths in December would likely be the highest recorded since 2007, a driving skills firm said. ||| Johannesburg - The number of road deaths between December 1 and 30 last year would...
View ArticleCape leaders’ political aims for 2014
Prominent leaders in the Western Cape speak out on the prospects for their parties this year. ||| Cape Town - It’s election year 2014 and as South Africans recover from their New Year’s celebrations,...
View ArticleMore cocaine found off Mossel Bay
Four amounts of what appear to be cocaine, valued at about R68m, have been found off Mossel Bay's beaches since Christmas. ||| Johannesburg - Four amounts of what appear to be cocaine, with an...
View ArticleR100m coke found at sea
Experts are certain that the flotsam found in Mossel Bay is the result of a botched attempt to smuggle the drugs. ||| Cape Town - A blue drum found on New Year’s Day and packed with what police believe...
View ArticleAirport attacker begs cops to shoot him
A family's holiday ended in bloodshed when a "mentally disturbed" man attacked them at Cape Town International Airport. ||| Cape Town - A Bloemfontein family’s holiday in Cape Town ended in bloodshed...
View ArticleThree cars up in flames in Cape Town
Cape drivers lend entirely new meaning to the term hot car over the New Year festivities. ||| Three Cape Town drivers were lucky to escape without serious injury after their cars went up in flames in...
View ArticleCall on fishermen to dock all boats
Traditional line fishermen across the Western Cape have reacted to the denial of their fishing rights with threats of lawlessness. ||| Cape Town - Traditional line fishermen across the Western Cape...
View ArticleTragedy of careless diving
A doctor has warned about diving accidents after seeing at least four people being admitted to hospital this summer. ||| Cape Town - While incidents of drowning around the Western Cape continue to make...
View Article‘Carnival must be marketed to attract tourists’
The Tweede Nuwe Jaar carnival has the potential to be Cape Town’s own Rio Carnival if only it was better marketed, said a troupe co-owner. ||| Cape Town - The Kaapse Klopse are poised to turn city...
View ArticleMore cops for ‘coke beaches’
There will be an increased police presence at Mossel Bay beaches where drums containing cocaine have washed ashore. ||| Mossel Bay - There will be an increased police presence at Mossel Bay beaches...
View ArticleBack to court over equity ruling
Solidarity says it will return to court to try and get Correctional Services to implement a landmark ruling. ||| Cape Town - Solidarity says it will return to court to get the Correctional Services...
View ArticleFamily grateful to survive pile-up
A group of people are grateful to be alive after the bus they were travelling in was involved in a crash along with five other vehicles. ||| Cape Town - A group of people are grateful to be alive after...
View ArticleMother City streets to move to the beat
Minstrels will turn Cape Town into a massive carnival as the annual Tweede Nuwe Jaar street parade takes place. ||| Cape Town - A total of 40 000 minstrels from 75 troupes will turn parts of the Cape...
View ArticleMan dies in plane crash near Swellendam
When paramedics and emergency services arrived on scene, the wreck of a light aircraft was found with the body of the man inside. ||| Cape Town - A man died when his light aircraft crashed on Saturday...
View ArticleWestern Cape plan crash victim named
The man killed when his light aircraft crashed near Swellendam has been identified as 45-year-old Joos Boonekamp. ||| Johannesburg - The man killed when his light aircraft crashed near Swellendam has...
View ArticleCity caught up in the beat of the moment
Forty thousand minstrels marched to the beat of goema drums and brass bands paraded in the annual Tweede Nuwe Jaar minstrel parade. ||| Forty thousand minstrels, dressed in Panama hats, bow ties and...
View ArticleFresh salvo in Princess Vlei row
The future of Princess Vlei has again been thrust into the spotlight with calls for its preservation and upgrading being described as a “golden opportunity” to showcase Cape Town as the 2014 World...
View ArticleSailor killed as storm wreaks havoc
Tragedy struck on the first night out for the Cape2Rio race: a sailor died after being injured. ||| Cape Town - A sailor has died, several more have been injured and at least two vessels are returning...
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