Fires sweep Western Cape
One man died, a luxury guest lodge was evacuated, and property threatened by a blaze that began after a lightning strike in the Cederberg. ||| A massive fire sparked by a lightning strike may have...
View ArticleParamedic in court
A paramedic appeared in court on charges of obstructing a policeman in the execution of his duties after an argument at the scene of an accident. ||| Cape Town - A paramedic appeared in court today on...
View ArticleMEC wants paramedic scuffle probed
Police officers who apparently manhandled a paramedic attending to a Franschhoek accident scene should be investigated, Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato said. ||| Cape Town - Police officers...
View ArticlePaedophile’s victim attempted suicide
One of the victims of convicted paedophile Johannes Adolf Kleinhans tried to commit suicide twice, according court documents. ||| Cape Town - One of the victims of convicted paedophile Johannes Adolf...
View ArticleRenowned UCT bird man dies
Renowned ornithologist Prof Phil Hockey has died of cancer. He was 56. ||| Cape town - Renowned ornithologist Prof Phil Hockey died on Thursday of cancer, the University of CapeTown (UCT) said....
View ArticleRescuers free entangled whale
Rescuers have freed a nine metre humpback whale that was entangled in seven fishing ropes north of Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - South African rescuers on Thursday freed a nine metre (30-foot) humpback...
View ArticleSecret life of a dad in diapers
He’s a husband, dad, factory foreman, loves rugby and braais and wears a nappy under his jeans. ||| North West - He’s a husband, dad, factory foreman, loves rugby and braais and wears a nappy under his...
View ArticleCountryside reduced to ash and ruin
A massive blaze lasting 10 days has killed a man, destroyed homes and left the Cederberg landscape a scorched ruin. ||| Cederberg - A massive fire in the area between Clanwilliam and Wupperthal is...
View ArticleFez, scarf siblings back at school
Sakeenah and Bilaal Dramat returned to school after "extensive discussions" between their principal and officials. ||| Cape Town - Siblings Sakeenah and Bilaal Dramat, who had been kicked out of school...
View ArticleHealth & Racquet fraudsters freed
The two former heads of Health & Racquet have been released after serving only a fraction of their jail terms. ||| Cape Town - The two former heads of the Health & Racquet franchise, who were...
View Article‘Mitchell and Gardner changed our lives’
While in jail, the former heads of the Health & Racquet franchise set up a fully sponsored, state-of-the-art prison gym. ||| Cape Town - The music is pumping, and with pure concentration etched on...
View ArticleWife will allow sex felon back home
Convicted sex offender Johannes Kleinhans’s wife is willing to have him back home if he is sentenced to house arrest. ||| Cape Town - Convicted sex offender Johannes Kleinhans’s wife is willing to have...
View ArticleMinister lashes duo over Cape hospitals
Western Cape Health MEC Theuns Botha and his department head have declared war, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape Health MEC Theuns Botha and his department head have...
View ArticleBo-Kaap families’ fire drama
Two Bo-Kaap families have lost their homes in fires that broke out on successive days. ||| Cape Town - Two Bo-Kaap families have lost their homes in fires that broke out on successive days.All that is...
View Article'Schools too far from home'
The Education Department will be able to accommodate 138 kids from Khayelitsha who do not have school placement, but parents are not sold. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape Education MEC Donald Grant says...
View ArticleHomeless set up camp near school
A group of homeless people have set up shacks on vacant land next to Trafalgar High School in Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - While the provincial Department of Human Settlements is deciding what to do with...
View ArticleCall for probe into paramedic’s arrest
The Western Cape government has called for a probe into an incident in which two cops allegedly manhandled a paramedic at an accident scene. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape government has called on...
View ArticleObjections delay new MyCiTi routes
The roll-out of the MYCiTi service to Walmer Estate, Salt River and Woodstock has been delayed for two months. ||| Cape Town - The roll-out of the MyCiTi service to Walmer Estate, Salt River and...
View ArticleBetty’s Bay fishermen don’t get the message
Commercial lobster fishermen have been fishing in the Betty’s Bay Marine Reserve where it is outlawed. ||| Cape Town - Commercial lobster fishermen have been fishing in the Betty’s Bay Marine Reserve...
View ArticleNightmare at state-of the-art hospital
“I’m not saying my husband wouldn't have died eventually, but his death was expedited by poor treatment.” ||| Cape Town - A Khayelitsha widow says the appalling experience she and her late husband had...
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