Karabus to hear if case will be withdrawn
The decision on whether or not to prosecute Professor Cyril Karabus is likely to go before the Abu Dhabi attorney-general on Sunday. ||| The decision on whether or not to prosecute Cape Town doctor...
View ArticleMotorist to be arrested for Wootton death
The motorist who drove into Jake Wootton and his friends will be charged with culpable homicide. ||| Cape Town - Nearly a year after Milnerton High head boy Jake Wootton was killed when a motorist...
View ArticleHunt for UK blogger goes on
Missing British food blogger Wilkes McDermid has reportedly been spotted in a Cape Town bakery. ||| Cape Town - Police and friends are still desperately searching for British food blogger Wilkes...
View ArticleHiker falls to his death
A Cape Town man slipped and fell to his death on Lion’s Head during a walk with his daughter. ||| Cape Town - “He was lying at a horrible angle. It was clear he had broken more than a few bones.” This...
View ArticleKarabus documents still missing
Cape Town professor Cyril Karabus’s legal situation in Abu Dhabi still hangs in the air after the attorney general failed to report to the judge. ||| Cape Town - Detained Cape Town professor Cyril...
View ArticleAnother death as rebuilding begins
New Year’s Day burn victim succumbs and another person dies as more fires start in Cape Town ||| Cape Town - Two people died over the weekend, in separate shack fires in Khayelitsha and Dunoon, while a...
View Article‘SAPS will find dad’s killers’
The daughter of John Commins, who was murdered in his family home, says the family is confident the police will find those responsible. ||| Cape Town - The daughter of John Commins, who was murdered in...
View Article2013’s bleak first week
The death toll from fires in informal settlements in the first week of the New Year in Cape Town has risen to seven. ||| Cape Town - The death toll from fires in informal settlements in the first week...
View ArticleMan dies in jetski accident
A man has been killed in a jet ski accident in Eerste River, near Plettenberg Bay, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. ||| Plettenberg Bay - A man has been killed in a jet ski accident in Eerste...
View ArticleMan found tied up and strangled in flat
Police are investigating the death of a 50-year-old Plumstead man found bound and strangled in his flat. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating the death of a 50-year-old Plumstead man found bound...
View ArticleHasty hiker to blame for fall?
A man who died after falling from Lion’s Head may have slipped after moving aside to let a descending hiker pass. ||| Cape Town - The family of Ebrahim Salie, who died after falling from Lion’s Head on...
View ArticleArticle prompts gay rights fury
A column which says same-sex parents should tell their children the set-up was not normal or desirable has sparked outrage. ||| Cape Town - Internet users and gay rights activists have lashed out at...
View ArticleBurglary leads to clinic’s closure
A burglary at the Westridge Clinic led to severe damage and resulted in the temporary closure of the facility. ||| Cape Town - A burglary at Westridge Clinic led to severe damage and resulted in the...
View Article‘My husband’s hell in the UAE’
The wife of detained Prof Cyril Karabus is yet to come to grips with his arrest. ||| Cape Town - The wife of detained Cape Town professor Cyril Karabus, Jenifer, is yet to come to grips with her...
View ArticleStrikers turn away farm workers’ transport
Strikers were turning away trucks and buses in the Wolesley area to stop non-striking farm workers going to work. ||| Western Cape - Strikers were turning away trucks and buses in the Wolesley area to...
View ArticleRacially charged post to be probed
A senior traffic officer is being investigating for allegedly posting calls for violence against farmers on a social network. ||| Western Cape - The Western Cape’s Witzenberg municipality is...
View ArticleFarmworkers’ strike unprotected - MEC
Western Cape police are ready to deal with any unrest and violence associated with the planned farmworker strike. ||| Western Cape - Western Cape police are ready to deal with any unrest and violence...
View ArticleMinister to fight bill in Concourt
A political showdown is looming between Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Community Safety MEC Dan Plato. ||| Cape Town - A political showdown – which might end up in the Constitutional Court – is...
View Article‘Turned away for being homosexual’
Sthembiso Bhengu could not believe her ears when her friend was turned away from donating blood because he was gay. ||| Cape Town - Sthembiso Bhengu could not believe her ears when her friend was...
View ArticleCops fire rubber bullets at farm strikers
Police fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of farm workers in De Doorns after a protest for higher wages turned violent. ||| Western Cape - Police fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of...
View Article