Model fights to regain his life
Mario Pietrowski, a former fitness champion and professional model, vows to beat the paralysis he suffered after a car crash. ||| Cape Town - Fitness model and personal trainer Marco Pietrowski never...
View ArticleGirl, 14, tried to escape ‘husband’ twice
A teenager forced to marry a man she never knew escaped from her attacker twice before she was rescued, court records show. ||| Cape Town - An Eastern Cape teenager trafficked to Cape Town and forced...
View ArticleGuard dies in hail of bullets
Armed men killed a security guard and critically injured a police officer while fleeing a robbery in Philippi. ||| Cape Town - Armed robbers killed a security guard and critically injured a police...
View ArticleProtest at court over Delft girl’s rape
Scores of women protested outside a court ahead of a bail bid of a man charged with raping a nine-year-old girl. ||| Cape Town - Scores of young women protested outside the Bellville Magistrate's Court...
View ArticleCape teen suspected of decapitating dog
The SPCA is probing a case of animal abuse after a teen allegedly hacked off the head of a dog and threw it at a friend. ||| Cape Town - A teenager allegedly hacked off the head of a dog while it was...
View ArticleOne in five go to school hungry
Breakfast pledges help childen start the day on a happier note... ||| Cape Town - More than 950 000 pupils have been back at school for two weeks now – but according to Food Bank SA, nearly one out of...
View ArticleSolitary confinement for Delft rape accused
A man accused of raping a nine-year-old girl and setting her alight abandoned his bail bid but requested solitary confinement. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town man accused of raping a nine-year-old girl and...
View ArticleUncle, niece recall mob justice
When an angry group threatened to kill Mayedwa Simelela if he did not hand over two young men, Simelela complied. ||| Cape Town - When an angry group of youths in Khayelitsha threatened to kill Mayedwa...
View ArticleCyclist down but not out after mugging
Fresh out of two-day stay in hospital, an avid cyclist who was mugged is already scouring the internet for a new bike. ||| Cape Town - It’s not the cracked helmet, stitched wound or patchwork of cuts...
View Article3 men die, 1 hurt in smash on pass
Three people were killed in a crash on Sir Lowry’s Pass after the driver of one car apparently tried to do a U-turn on a bend. ||| Cape Town - Three people were killed in another horror crash on Sir...
View ArticleChurch to aid taxi shooting orphan
The NG Kerk is to assist with the education of five-month-old Lesray Mentor who lost her mother in a taxi shooting. ||| Cape Town - The NG Kerk is to open a trust fund to assist with the education of...
View ArticleCape Town denies graft cover-ups
Claims about preferential treatement and cover-ups in Cape Town's Metro police force have been denied. ||| Cape Town - Claims from within the city’s law enforcement that high-ranking officers get...
View ArticleEquatorial Guinea holds SA man
The wife of a Wilderness aviation consultant worries as he languishes in a hell-hole in Equatorial Guinea. ||| Wilderness - The wife of a Wilderness aviation consultant who has been locked up in an...
View ArticleSAPS commision hears of homophobia
Some police officers at station level in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, are homophobic, the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry heard. ||| Cape Town - Some police officers at station level in Khayelitsha, Cape...
View ArticleFraudster fails to pay back stolen bucks
A former child maintenance official appeared in a Cape Town court for allegedly failing to repay money she stole. ||| Cape Town - A woman appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court in...
View ArticleConvicted murderer bribed cop for sex
A prisoner appeared in court for allegedly bribing a police court orderly to allow him to have sex with his girlfriend. ||| Cape Town - A prisoner appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime...
View ArticleInquiry told how pupils arm themselves
The dangers facing pupils at schools in Khayelitsha were brought to the attention of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry. ||| Cape Town - The dangers facing pupils at schools in Khayelitsha were...
View ArticleTwo fishermen missing off Kommetjie
Two fisherman have gone missing off shore of the Slangkop Lighthouse in Kommetjie, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. ||| Cape Town - Two fisherman went missing on Wednesday morning off shore of...
View ArticleNew Crime Intelligence boss for Cape
The Western Cape had a new Crime Intelligence boss, provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Arno Lamoer said. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape has a new Crime Intelligence boss, police...
View ArticleANC councillor faces expulsion
ANC councillor Loyiso Nkohla’s “disgusting” protest action in Cape Town could see him booted by the city. ||| Cape Town - ANC councillor Loyiso Nkohla is facing expulsion from the City of Cape Town for...
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