Cops ‘adopt’ serial rapist’s victims
Twenty children who fell prey to a serial rapist have been "adopted" by police officers who will act as "big brothers". ||| Cape Town - Twenty child rape survivors who fell prey to Khayelitsha’s serial...
View ArticleMeet babies born at 12.12pm on 12/12/12
At 12.12pm on 12/12/12, a baby girl at the Melomed Hospital in Mitchells Plain took a deep breath and let out a wail. ||| Cape Town At 12.12pm on 12/12/12, a baby girl at the Melomed Hospital in...
View ArticleThieves target expensive bicycles
Owners of expensive bicycles have been urged to take care after a string of thefts in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Owners of expensive bicycles have been urged to take care after a string of thefts in...
View ArticleSiblings seek a deal in fraud case
Siblings of convicted killer Najwa Petersen want to enter into a plea and sentence agreement with the State. ||| Cape Town - Siblings of convicted killer Najwa Petersen want to enter into a plea and...
View ArticleAid for Cape farmworkers
Western Cape farmworkers received food and other aid after calls made by Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, her office said. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape farmworkers received food and other aid after...
View ArticleMemorial held for SAAF plane crash victims
A memorial service for four 35 Squadron members who died in a KZN plane crash was held at Ysterplaat Air Force Base. ||| Cape Town - A memorial service for four 35 Squadron members who died in a...
View ArticleFlood of help for car family
Readers have opened their hearts and offered to help a Cape Town family living in their car near Kenilworth Centre. ||| Cape Argus - Readers have opened their hearts and offered to help a Cape Town...
View ArticleFidentia theft charges consolidated
The theft charges J Arthur Brown faced in the regional court would be incorporated into the indictment he faces in the high court. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown will no longer...
View ArticleSAPS commission ‘an intrusion’
The establishment of a commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha was an unlawful intrusion on the powers of the SAPS, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The establishment of a...
View ArticleCop saves partner, kills shooter
A policeman put his life on the line when a man opened fire on him and his partner while they were on patrol. ||| Cape Town - It was the gruesome scene after a policeman shot and killed an armed...
View ArticleRise in Western Cape road deaths
Road deaths in the Western Cape have increased in the first 10 days of December compared to the same period last year. ||| Cape Town - Road deaths in the Western Cape have increased in the first 10...
View ArticlePaedophile’s sentencing delayed again
Proceedings to sentence Johannes Kleinhans for a string of sex crimes were postponed to January. ||| Cape Town - Proceedings to sentence Johannes Kleinhans for a string of sex crimes were postponed to...
View ArticleBus driver’s sentencing postponed
Sentencing proceedings of a Western Cape bus driver convicted of culpable homicide after a crash that left 23 people dead were postponed. ||| Cape Town - Sentencing proceedings of a Western Cape bus...
View ArticleJudgement on SAPS inquiry reserved
Judgment was reserved in the application by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa against a commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha. ||| Cape Town - Judgment was reserved in the Western Cape High...
View ArticleDeath toll on Cape roads at 62
An average of six people a day have died on Cape roads in the first 10 days of December. ||| The holiday death toll has risen to 62 on the Western Cape’s roads. An average of six people a day have died...
View Article3 killed in bus, taxi crash
Three people were killed and 21 injured in an accident involving a bus and taxi in De Doorns, paramedics said. ||| Cape Town - Three people were killed in an accident involving a bus and taxi in De...
View ArticleMinstrels upset over ‘outsider’
A row has broken out between the City of Cape Town and some minstrel organisations. ||| Cape Town - A row has broken out between the City of Cape Town and some minstrel organisations over the contract...
View ArticleEllen Pakkies reliving her worst nightmare
Ellen Pakkies, who killed her tik addict son, is now having to deal with his older brother, who is also a drug addict. ||| Cape Town - The tik nightmare for Ellen Pakkies is far from over. The Lavender...
View ArticleCity gets own crime-fighter comic book
The City of Cape Town will be launching a crime comic booklet that will include a crime-fighting superhero. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is launching a crime comic booklet that will feature a...
View ArticleZille's cop inquiry 'is an intrusion'
The police minister’s lawyer has attacked the constitutionality of Zille’s decision to appoint an inquiry into alleged police inefficiency. ||| Cape Town - The lawyer for Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa...
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