Man jailed for cloned card shopping
A Cape man who tried to pay for groceries worth thousands of rands with a cloned bank card was jailed for six years. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape man who tried to pay for groceries worth thousands of...
View ArticleMinister defends police training
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa defended his officers as being well-trained, in the wake of recent clashes between communities and the police in Limpopo. ||| Cape Town - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa...
View ArticleAnene’s murder ‘will never go away’
On Sunday it will be a year since 17-year-old Anene Booysen was raped, disembowelled and died in Bredasdorp. ||| Cape Town - On Sunday it will be a year since 17-year-old Anene Booysen was raped,...
View ArticleCape Town waiter in court for fraud
A waiter who allegedly cloned bank cards of restaurant guests appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court. ||| Cape Town - A waiter who allegedly cloned bank cards of restaurant guests...
View ArticleFamilies pin hopes on SAPS inquiry
Two witnesses told the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry that they hoped justice would be delivered after the murder of their loved ones. ||| Cape Town - Two witnesses told the Khayelitsha Commission...
View ArticleUnion takes up warders’ equity case
Solidarity will take the correctional services department to the Labour Court in Cape Town for disregarding a ruling on equity targets. ||| Cape Town - Trade union Solidarity will take the correctional...
View ArticleJudgment on Dewani extradition due
A UK court is expected to judge on whether or not honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani should be extradited to SA. ||| Cape Town - A UK court is on Friday expected to hand down judgment on whether or...
View ArticleRace slur sparks slapdown in council
A DA councillor was ejected from a meeting after he was alleged to have slapped an opposition councillor. ||| Cape Town - A DA councillor was ejected from a Stellenbosch council meeting, after he was...
View ArticlePair face 150 years for taxi rapes, robberies
A taxi driver and his tout are due to be sentenced for their 12-day spree of raping and robbing passengers in 2007. ||| Cape Town - The taxi driver and his tout convicted of raping or robbing...
View ArticleElderly trio stand firm in Hermanus eviction
Three elderly residents are the last ones holding on to their homes in the idyllic lagoon-side De Mond Caravan Park. ||| Western Cape - Three elderly residents are the last ones holding on to their...
View ArticleChild rape crisis in Cape Town
The Cape is in the grip of an epidemic of sexual assault on children, with at least four a day reported since January 1. ||| Cape Town - There have been at least 117 sexual assaults on children younger...
View ArticleService delivery protest in Milnerton
Residents of the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Milnerton blocked roads in a service delivery protest, Western Cape police said. ||| Cape Town - Residents of the Joe Slovo informal settlement in...
View ArticleMothers seek justice at inquiry
A mother feels let down by the justice system after her son was killed three years ago. ||| Cape Town - A mother feels let down by the justice system after her son was killed three years ago and has...
View Article900 pupils still seeking 2014 enrolment
More than two weeks into the first term, about 900 pupils are still waiting to find places at Western Cape schools. ||| Cape Town - More than two weeks into the first term, about 900 pupils are still...
View ArticleDewani loses bid to block extradition
Shrien Dewani has lost his bid to block his extradition to South Africa until he is fit to stand trial, reports said. ||| Cape Town - Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani has lost his bid to block...
View ArticleDA, AgangSA announce intergration plans
The Democratic Alliance and AgangSA will next week formalise the integration of the two parties. ||| Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance and AgangSA will next week formalise the integration of the two...
View ArticleAnni’s family welcome extradition ruling
Anni Dewani’s family were in court when her husband’s bid to delay his extradition to SA to stand trial for her murder was denied. ||| London - British honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani lost a...
View ArticleOne gang murder a day in Cape
The Western Cape police’s annual report says that within a year 309 people were murdered in gang-related incidents. ||| Cape Town - One person is killed nearly every day in the Western Cape as a result...
View ArticleJustice dept welcomes Dewani ruling
A British High Court ruling that murder suspect Shrien Dewani can be extradited to SA was welcomed by the justice department. ||| Johannesburg - A British High Court ruling on Friday that honeymoon...
View ArticleJudgment reserved in warders’ equity case
The Cape Town Labour Court has reserved judgment in an affirmative action case involving the correctional services department and trade union Solidarity. ||| Cape Town - The Cape Town Labour Court on...
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