‘Stem-cell’ transplant being investigated
Medical authorities are formally investigating a Cape doctor after a city man received "stem cell" transplant surgery. ||| Cape Town - Medical authorities are formally investigating a Cape doctor after...
View ArticleMom shot dead as children look on
Police are investigating the murder of a 42-year-old Khayelitsha woman who was gunned down in her home. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating the murder of a 42-year-old Khayelitsha woman who was...
View ArticleGang bosses held over drugs
The alleged leaders of two of Cape Town’s most notorious gangs are set to spend the long weekend behind bars after being arrested for alleged possession of a small amount of drugs. ||| The alleged...
View ArticleFestive cheer hits Red Cross Hospital
Volunteers and staff worked hard to raise the spirits of the young patients over the festive season. ||| Christmas isn’t really fun when you’re sick, but at Red Cross Children’s Hospital volunteers...
View ArticleBe good on the roads - get big prize
Western Cape transport MEC to give two motorists a big prize for good road behaviour. ||| Western Cape MEC for transport and Public Works Robin Carlisle launched a campaign that will see two randomly...
View ArticleWestern Cape road death toll soars
December figures so far alarming, but just consider how few actually buckle up. ||| There have been 89 deaths on the province’s roads since the start of December – a 35 percent increase from last year...
View Article320 displaced in Cape fires
About 320 people were displaced after 80 shacks were destroyed in two fires in Cape Town, the city's fire and rescue services said. ||| Cape Town - About 320 people were displaced after 80 shacks were...
View ArticleManuel to beef up Cape ANC?
Trevor Manuel could play a significant contributing role in the ANC’s bid to reclaim the Western Cape, officials say. ||| Cape Town - Senior officials in the ANC’s provincial office say Trevor Manuel...
View ArticleTwins stabbed to death
Two two-year-old sisters were brutally stabbed to death – allegedly by their mom’s drug-addicted ex-boyfriend. ||| Cape Town - These beautiful two-year-old sisters were brutally stabbed to death –...
View ArticleHope for Grade 9 school dropouts
A R10m pilot project in the Western Cape will offer new hope for pupils who have repeatedly failed Grade 9. ||| Cape Town - A project that will offer new hope for pupils who have repeatedly failed...
View ArticleWeekend shootings claim two lives
Police are seeking information relating to several shooting incidents in Cape Town over the weekend. ||| Cape Town - Two people have been shot and killed and two more injured in separate shootings in...
View ArticleCourt hears bid to halt school closures
A full bench of the Western Cape High Court has began hearing argument in a court bid to halt the closure of 18 schools. ||| Cape Town - A full bench of the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday began...
View ArticleCop in court for rape
Robertson - A Western Cape policeman accused of raping a 65-year-old woman appeared in the Robertson Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said. ||| Robertson...
View Article2012 in court cases
Recapping most intriguing and extensively covered criminal trials of the year ||| High ProfileThe trial relating to the murder of UK honeymoon bride Anni Dewani has been one of the most gripping court...
View Article‘Are we going to fail our children again?’
The closure of 20 schools across the Western Cape has failed the children of SA, says Judge Siraj Desai. ||| Cape Town - The closure of 20 schools across the Western Cape has failed the children of...
View ArticleBody found on Table View site
City of Cape Town officials have declared a Table View structure a problem building after the body of a man was found. ||| Cape Town - A man’s body has been found during an inspection at a problem...
View ArticleHeat is on in the Cape
As temperatures soared to 40ºC in Vredendal, children sought some relief from the heat in rivers and pools. ||| Western Cape - It’s 9.15am and the temperature has already hit the mid-30s in Vredendal....
View ArticleTwins’ dad was once cellmates with suspect
The man accused of killing twins Rainetha and Rainecia Neelse was once cellmates with their father. ||| Cape Town - Heinrich “Junior” Siegels, 30, is accused of stabbing two-year-old twins Rainetha and...
View ArticleMetrorail security boosted by ex-soldiers
Former army officers have been deployed by Metrorail to boost safety measures aboard trains this festive season. ||| Cape Town - Former army officers have been deployed by Metrorail to boost safety...
View ArticleSuspect vanishes on way to court
The prime suspect in the murder of a woman in Woodstock appears to have escaped from police custody. ||| Cape Town - The prime suspect in the murder of a woman in Woodstock appears to have escaped from...
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