The final anxious hours for matrics
The basic education minister will announce the national and provincial results for the matric class of 2013on Monday. ||| Cape Town - The anxious wait is almost over for the matric class of 2013. Basic...
View ArticleFishermen pray for lifeline
Fishermen turned to a higher power to save them from a government they say has decimated the traditional linefish industry. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape’s fishermen turned to a higher power on...
View ArticleCall for action after paramedic robbed
Police have called on Mitchells Plain residents to help them find a robber who held a paramedic at gunpoint and stole medical equipment. ||| Cape Town - Police have called on residents in Mitchells...
View ArticleWoman survives 8 axe blows to head
Sindiswa Sitshikisa is recovering in hospital. Her head cross-hatched by 42 stitches knitting together eight deep gouges. ||| Cape Town - Sindiswa Sitshikisa is lucky to be alive. The 35-year-old...
View ArticleDiver dies trapped in shipwreck
A diver taking part in a trip to a shipwreck died after becoming trapped in the ship’s engine room. ||| Cape Town - A diver taking part in a trip to a shipwreck died after becoming trapped in the...
View ArticleIt’s minstrel war after the glitter
A row has erupted in the wake of the Kaapse Klopse carnival, turning the traditional street spectacle into a political spat. ||| Cape Town - A row has erupted in the wake of Saturday’s Kaapse Klopse...
View ArticleWind may have caused Worcester pilot’s crash
It was a short flight over the Breede River, a flight the pilot looked forward. But when he set off in a single-engine S6 Taildragger, it turned out to be his last. ||| Cape Town - It was a short...
View Article20 drown in WCape
"We put up flags at certain areas to notify the public that the water is safe from riptides but some still go and swim outside the safe zone." ||| Cape Town - This year’s holiday season has been one...
View ArticleFirst beaten, then killed
The family of a well-known Gugulethu tavern owner, who allegedly killed his wife, claim the man beat her 2 weeks before. ||| Cape Town - The family of a well-known Gugulethu tavern owner, who...
View ArticleMissing Western Cape diver identified
The man whose body was found in the Rockeater wreck has been identified. ||| The man whose body was found in the Rockeater wreck after he went missing was identified as James McGee, Western Cape police...
View ArticleValhalla fire victims rehoused
Residents who were left homeless after a fire last month have been rehoused. ||| Cape Town - Residents of Agstelaan informal settlement in Valhalla Park who were left homeless after a fire in the area...
View ArticleClass of 2013 hits six-year high
Western Cape matrics have achieved an all-time high pass rate since the start of the National Senior Certificate in 2008. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape matrics have achieved an all-time high pass rate...
View ArticleCape2Rio yachts come limping home
The SA Navy continued its rescue mission in search of stricken crews on the Cape2Rio yacht race in the Atlantic Ocean. ||| Cape Town - The SA Navy on Tuesday continued its rescue mission in search of...
View ArticleMuslim cleric ‘assaulted, removed from mosque’
A Cape Muslim cleric was allegedly assaulted in a mosque and forcibly removed from the premises by worshippers. ||| Cape Town - A city Muslim cleric was allegedly assaulted while conducting a funeral...
View ArticleNine killed in De Doorns smash
Nine people have been killed in a crash involving a truck and a taxi outside Worcester, emergency medical services said. ||| Cape Town - Nine people have been killed and four seriously injured in an...
View ArticleBlind girl surprised to be included in top achiever list
Karin van Wyk did not think she had done particularly well in her final exams and so was very surprised when she was asked to attend the announcement of the matric results. ||| Cape Town - Karin van...
View ArticleCourage of high sea rescuers praised
Navy team manages to reach crew of stricken yacht in dangerous operation. ||| The captain of the navy frigate which rescued the stricken Angolan yacht Bille, and entrant in the Cape2Rio race, has...
View ArticleNine dead as taxi smashes into truck
Twisted metal and bodies strewn across the road was the scene medics found near De Doorns where guards died in a crash. ||| By Francesca Villette, Xolani Koyana and Jason Felix Cape Town - Twisted...
View ArticleProvincial matric pass surge ‘fishy’
Helen Zille has called the huge jump in matric passes in Mpuma and North West "unrealistic" and wants an audit. ||| Cape Town - The dramatic surge in the number of candidates who passed their matric...
View Article2 swept away as Breede River floods
Rescuers and police were still searching for two missing women who had been caught in the strong current of the Breede River. ||| Cape Town - People were caught in rushing rivers, streams overflowed...
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