Hundreds of Cape pupils still to be placed
Between 500 and 700 children in the Western Cape have not yet found places in schools, according to the Education Department. ||| Cape Town - Between 500 and 700 children in the Western Cape have not...
View ArticleCop held after shooting KFC robber
A police officer who killed a robber in a shootout at a fast food outlet has been arrested for murder, Ipid said. ||| Durban - A police officer who killed a robber in a shootout at a fast food outlet...
View ArticleSurfer says dunking ‘was a joke’
The surfer identified as the one who repeatedly dunked another in an apparent surf rage incident has spoken out. ||| Cape Town - The surfer identified as the one who repeatedly dunked another in an...
View ArticleCape train fire chaos
Passengers jumped to safety after a fire tore through a carriage at Woodstock station on Tuesday afternoon during peak hour. ||| Cape Town - Passengers on a Metrorail train jumped to safety after a...
View Article'Daylight robbery of Cape fishermen'
The Table Mountain National Park has been accused of overcharging for access to its parks and reserves. ||| Cape Town - One of Cape Town’s most well-known anglers and crayfishermen has slammed the...
View ArticleDeath in SAPS custody raises Nigerians’ ire
The Nigerian consul-general in Cape Town, Okey Emuchay, has hit out at the police over the death of a Nigerian. ||| Cape Town - The Nigerian consul-general in Cape Town, Okey Emuchay, has hit out at...
View ArticleKarabus misses grandson's birth
Professor Cyril Karabus, who has been detained in Abu Dhabi for the past five months, has missed the birth of his grandson. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town paediatrician Professor Cyril Karabus, who has been...
View ArticleFarmworkers heed call to end strike
Western Cape farmworkers have largely heeded a call to return to work following a strike for a higher daily wage. ||| Western Cape - Western Cape farmworkers have largely heeded a call to return to...
View ArticleCape train blaze was arson - Metrorail
Arson is suspected as the cause of the train fire at Woodstock station which caused major transport disruptions. ||| Cape Town - Arson is suspected as the cause of Tuesday’s train fire at Woodstock...
View ArticleMurder accused could be serial killer
A man charged with killing and mutilating a Kraaifontein girl has undergone blood tests that could link him to unsolved murders. ||| Cape Town - The alleged “Butcher of Kraaifontein” has undergone...
View ArticleCircus saved my life, says former street kid
A homeless boy from the streets of Cape Town is travelling the world and taking circus stages by storm. ||| Cape Town - A homeless boy from the streets of Cape Town is travelling the world and taking...
View Article'No quick fix for paedophilia'
There is no fast cure for paedophilia, a social worker told convicted paedophile Johannes Kleinhans’s sentencing hearing. ||| Cape Town - There is no fast cure for paedophilia, a social worker involved...
View ArticleGirl abducted on her way to school
A Cape Town suburb is gripped by fear after a girl was snatched, beaten and raped while on her way to school. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town suburb is gripped by fear after a girl was snatched, beaten and...
View ArticleFez, scarf get siblings expelled
A brother and sister have missed their first weeks of school after they were sent home for wearing Muslim headgear. ||| Cape Town - The South African Human Rights Commission is investigating the case...
View ArticleCape train fire linked to ticket defaulter
Metrorail has linked the fire on a train at Woodstock station to an earlier incident involving a defaulting passenger. ||| Cape Town - Metrorail has linked the fire on a train at Woodstock station this...
View ArticleCarstens questions blood tests
The blood tests of rock star Arno Carstens are being disputed in his drunk driving trial in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - The blood tests of South African rock star Arno Carstens who was bust for alleged...
View ArticleGunmen on horseback rob Atlantis farms
Armed men on horses are terrorising farmers in Atlantis on the West Coast by raiding their properties. ||| Cape Town - Armed men on horses are terrorising Atlantis farmers by raiding their properties....
View ArticleCape hospitals cannot afford funding cut
The national Health Department told the Western Cape it could reduce its grant for three tertiary hospitals by a possible R173m. ||| Cape Town - Specialised services and the provision of much-needed...
View Article‘Serious slap in the face for Fransman’
Aaron Motsoaledi’s deployment to the Western Cape is a “serious slap in the face” for the ANC’s provincial leader, says the DA. ||| Cape Town - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s deployment to the...
View ArticleTeen-sex predator ‘likely to reoffend’
There is a medium-to-high risk that Johannes Kleinhans, convicted of sexually assaulting three girls, will reoffend, a court heard. ||| Cape Town - There is a medium-to-high risk that sex offender...
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