Man dies in shack fire
A man died in a shack fire in Gugulethu on Monday morning, a Cape Town city official said. ||| Cape Town - A man died in a shack fire in Gugulethu on Monday morning, a Cape Town city official said.The...
View Article10 held after taxi shoot-out in police chase
A shoot-out with police took place when the driver of a minibus taxi refused to pull over in Philippi. ||| Cape Town - A shoot-out with police took place when the driver of a minibus taxi refused to...
View ArticlePainter shot dead in gangland
Police found 24-year-old Devan Claasen lying between two blocks of flats. He was shot in the head outside his home. ||| Cape Town - Police found the body of Devan Claasen lying on the ground between...
View ArticleNo decision on police inquiry yet
The police ministry is still contemplating whether to approach the Constitutional Court over the establishment of the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry. ||| Cape Town - The police ministry is still...
View ArticleTwo in dock for ‘magic’ mushrooms
A man and a woman have appeared court for alleged possession of “magic” mushrooms due for usage at a trance party, police said. ||| George, Western Cape - A man and a woman have appeared in the George...
View ArticleMan arrested for contraband cigarettes
Western Cape police have arrested a man with contraband cigarettes worth R310 000. ||| Cape Town - A man has been arrested for possession of contraband cigarettes in Bellville, Western Cape police said...
View Article‘Beware the dangers of web classifieds’
Police have warned of the dangers of using classifieds sites after a woman was hijacked by a man who saw her ad on Gumtree. ||| Cape Town - Police have warned of the potential dangers of buying or...
View ArticleUnplaced pupils taught by volunteers in church
Khayelitsha kids whose parents say they are unable to find places for them at local schools have started attending classes in a church. ||| Cape Town - About 80 Khayelitsha children whose parents claim...
View ArticleCops ‘victimising trusted car guard’
A Cape community have rallied behind a “trusted” informal car guard who they say is being victimised with fines from metro police. ||| Cape Town - The Muizenberg community have rallied behind a...
View ArticleSmokers blamed after fire claims a life
A mentally handicapped Gugulethu man has died in a shack fire his brother says was started by a burning cigarette. ||| Cape Town - A mentally challenged man has died in a shack fire in Gugulethu and...
View ArticleMom prays for attacked teen to ‘open his eyes’
The mother of the Cape Town student who was beaten into a coma at the weekend said her son’s condition was not improving. ||| Cape Town - The mother of the first-year college student who was beaten...
View ArticleWoman survives N2 brick attack
Luella Ritz is counting herself lucky to be alive after a brick was thrown at her car while she was driving to Cape Town’s airport. ||| Cape Town - She hit the brakes as the brick smacked into her...
View ArticleZille: Gupta executive donated money
An executive in a company owned by the Guptas donated money to the DA, its leader Helen Zille said. ||| Cape Town - An executive in a company owned by the Guptas donated money to the DA, its leader...
View Article‘Worst fire in 30 years’
Homes have been gutted and farms evacuated in a Franschhoek blaze described as the worst to hit the area in 30 years. ||| Western Cape - Homes have been gutted and residents of two farms were evacuated...
View ArticleFormer Fidentia accountant testifies
Accountant Graham Maddock continued his technical testimony in the Fidentia embezzlement case in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - Accountant Graham Maddock continued his technical testimony...
View ArticleBy-elections for KZN, WCape
The Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will hold three by-elections on Wednesday. ||| Johannesburg - The Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will hold three by-elections on Wednesday, the IEC said.More than 22...
View ArticleKarabus likely to be freed soon
An Abu Dhabi prosecutor has given up his search for the missing original records that are required to prosecute professor Cyril Karabus. ||| Cape Town - An Abu Dhabi prosecutor has given up his more...
View ArticleHunt for missing builder resumes
Police divers and sea rescue volunteers continued their search for a man who was swept from rocks at the whale-watching point near Gordon’s Bay. ||| Cape Town - Police divers and sea rescue volunteers...
View ArticleTNA contract story inaccurate: WCape
A news report on a contract between the Western Cape and TBWA/Hunt Lascaris is incorrect, the provincial government said. ||| Cape Town - A news report on Tuesday on a contract between the Western Cape...
View Article‘Pregnant women humiliated at base’
Women at the SA Infantry School at the Oudtshoorn military base were being humiliated for falling pregnant, the SA National Defence Union said. ||| Oudtshoorn - Women at the SA Infantry School at the...
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