‘A stranger was touching my body’
A mom has laid a charge of crimen injuria after she was allegedly strip-searched by security guards at a Edgars store. ||| Cape Town - An Ottery mother has laid a charge of crimen injuria with police...
View ArticleANC urges smaller parties to work with it
"We are calling on those smaller political parties who have been upset by five years of DA rule to throw their weight behind us." ||| Cape Town - The ANC has called on “smaller political parties” for...
View ArticleSchools begin Xhosa project
The WCED has announced that 730 Grade 1 pupils will be part of its pilot project where Xhosa will be taught as a third additional language. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department (WCED)...
View ArticleHawks asked to probe minister
DA MP Pieter van Dalen has asked the Hawks to investigate Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson. ||| Cape Town - DA MP Pieter van Dalen has asked the Hawks to...
View Article‘I buried my baby alive’
Zolani Malanga has told police that he cooked a meal for his son Zondre, before digging a hole under his bed inside his shack. ||| Cape Town - A father has admitted to cops that he buried his...
View ArticleMan dies in Cape Town shack fire
A man has died after being burnt in a shack fire in an informal settlement Masiphumelele, near Fish Hoek. ||| Cape Town - A man who was burnt in a shack fire in an informal settlement in Masiphumelele,...
View ArticleWestern Cape honours top matrics
Western Cape top matriculants received cash prizes and special awards at a ceremony at the Western Cape premier's residence. ||| Cape Town - Scores of Western Cape matriculants received cash prizes and...
View ArticleDriver’s body burnt beyond recognition
A truck driver’s body was burnt beyond recognition in a crash which shut down the N1 outside Laingsburg for 10 hours overnight. ||| Cape Town - A truck driver’s body was burnt beyond recognition in a...
View ArticleANC, EFF to launch campaign trail in Cape
It will be the clash of the red berets in Delft when the ANC launch their provincial election manifesto and Juju goes on a blitz tour. ||| Cape Town - It will be the clash of the red berets this...
View ArticleWCape expecting 950 000 pupils to enrol
Western Cape schools were expecting at least 950 000 pupils to enrol on the first day of teaching, the Western Cape education department said. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape schools were expecting at...
View ArticleZille: Education turning a corner
Education in SA is improving - and the Western Cape, which achieved nearly 20 000 Bachelor passes, is setting the standard, says the premier. ||| Cape Town - Education in South Africa is improving –...
View ArticleViolence expected after killing
Brooklyn residents have been expecting violence after the release of a 28s gang member from prison and fear retaliatory attacks after he was shot dead. ||| Cape Town - Residents in the Brooklyn area...
View ArticleEmotions high as kids start school
Tears, cheers and tantrums greeted the start of the 2014 school year, as children across SA entered their classrooms. ||| Cape Town - There were tears, smiles, hugs and tantrums as parents parted from...
View ArticleGrade 1 boy shot on way to school
A seven-year-old boy who was to start Grade 1 on Wednesday is in hospital after being shot while walking to school. ||| Cape Town - A seven-year-old boy who was to start Grade 1 on Wednesday is in...
View ArticleToilet repairs cost Cape Town R13m
The City of Cape Town has spent over R13 million on stolen or vandalised flush toilets in the past six months. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has spent over R13 million repairing stolen or...
View ArticlePlett principal held up at gunpoint
The year began traumatically for Principal Brett Frost when he was held up at gunpoint at the Greenwood Independent School. ||| Plettenberg Bay - The school year began traumatically for a Plettenberg...
View Article‘I knew the bullet had hit him’
Jermaine Taylor, 6, was supposed to join his friends for the first day of school. Instead he spent the day in hospital. ||| Cape Town - Instead of joining his friends for the first day of school on...
View ArticleTeacher assaulted on first school day
A St George’s Grammar School teacher was robbed and then struck with an object that resembled a firearm in the computer lab. ||| Cape Town - A St George’s Grammar School teacher was threatened and...
View ArticleCape school closes without warning
The year got off to a rough start for Simon Estes Music School pupils when they arrived to discover the school had been closed. ||| Cape Town - The school year got off to a rough start for pupils at...
View ArticleWoman drowns baby, hangs self
A Kensington woman, believed to be 30, killed her child and then committed suicide, Cape Town police have said. ||| Cape Town - A woman drowned her seven-month-old son and then hanged herself in...
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