Teens sell sex for booze
Schoolgirls are selling their bodies to sugar daddies to buy alcohol ||| Cape Town - Schoolgirls are selling their bodies beside illegal shebeens to earn money for alcohol.Some teens as young as 16...
View Article'No' to luxury Sea Point hotel
Local residents were up in arms and forked out R2.8m to fight the unpopular plan. ||| Cape Town - In what has been hailed as a victory for civil society, which forked out millions of rands to prevent...
View ArticleMan killed in Cape Town shack fire
A man burnt to death and 10 people were left homeless after separate shack fires. ||| Cape Town - A man burnt to death and 10 people were left homeless after separate shack fires in the Western Cape on...
View ArticleHeroin bust at Epping post office
A 40-year-old man was arrested after he collected a parcel of heroin at a post office. ||| Epping, Western Cape - A 40-year-old man was arrested after he collected a parcel of heroin at a post office...
View ArticleAuctioning of police boats probed
The Sunday Times reported that taxpayers funded a R10-million deposit to build a new fleet of police patrol boats - only to see them auctioned off to somebody else. ||| Johannesburg - The apparent...
View ArticleStrippers told to work while menstruating - report
Home Affairs slams Human Rights Commission’s findings on Cape Town club. ||| Johannesburg - Home Affairs has accused the Human Rights Commission of doing a shoddy investigation into the inhumane...
View Article12 sharks spotted in False Bay
Beach-goers will have to be on the alert as 12 great white sharks were spotted in False Bay over the weekend. ||| Cape Town - Beach-goers seeking to enjoy the weather and waves at False Bay beaches...
View ArticleDepartment delays shark net deployment
The shark exclusion net for Fish Hoek beach has been delivered, but its deployment is being delayed by Environmental Affairs. ||| Cape Town - The shark exclusion net for Fish Hoek beach has been...
View ArticleAlleged gang boss escapes tough sentence
Bradley Parkins has avoided long-term imprisonment despite being charged with multiple counts of murder. ||| Cape Town - Alleged Americans gang boss Bradley “Kleinkop” Parkins, once the most dangerous...
View ArticleSocial workers in the danger zone
A Western Cape social worker had her life threatened by a crowd of angry residents, while picking up children for a court case. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape social worker had her life threatened by a...
View ArticleBeach booze ban a swimming success
Authorities believe a zero-tolerance approach to alcohol is the reason for no reported drownings on Cape beaches this December. ||| Cape Town - Authorities believe their zero-tolerance approach to...
View ArticleCape fires claim 3 lives
Three people died and 42 people were left homeless in fires across Cape Town over the weekend. ||| Cape Town - Three people died and 42 people were left homeless in fires across the city over the...
View ArticleCape drug trade beat down
More than 8 000 have been arrested and more than R5m worth of drugs have been seized since the launch of Operation Drug Watch. ||| Cape Town - More than 8 000 people have been arrested and more than R5...
View ArticleDon’t just dive in, warns doctor
Just over a week ago, Nathan Terblanche, 24, dived from a rubber duck and slammed his head into a sandbank. ||| Cape Town - Four people have been admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital’s acute spinal cord...
View ArticleTwo missing at sea in SA
An eight-year-old girl and a teenager are feared missing out at sea off different parts of the country. ||| Johannesburg – An eight-year-old girl and a teenager were feared missing out at sea off...
View ArticleDivers retrieve girl’s body at Mouille Point
The body of a six-year-old girl who was washed off rocks in Mouille Point has been retrieved, the City of Cape Town said. ||| Cape Town - The body of a six-year-old girl who was washed off rocks in...
View ArticleMan rescued from drowning dies
A 20-year-old man rescued from drowning at Hout Bay beach has died in hospital, the City of Cape Town said. ||| Cape Town - A 20-year-old man rescued from drowning at Hout Bay beach on Wednesday, died...
View ArticleCops killed in horror crash
Two Cape Town police officers were killed when their patrol van was hit by a BMW in the early hours of Christmas Day. ||| Cape Town - Two Cape Town police officers were killed in a car crash while on...
View ArticleGirl, 6, is swept out to sea
A Nyanga family is reeling after a six-year-old girl was swept out to sea and drowned near Mouille Point on Christmas Day. ||| Cape Town - A Nyanga family is reeling after a six-year-old girl was swept...
View ArticleLove triangle ends in murder
Gunshots and petrol bombs ended the lives of three people in Philippi East on Christmas Day. ||| Cape Town - Gunshots and petrol bombs ended the lives of three people in Philippi East on Christmas...
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