Morsi: Jew comments out of context
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi is defending comments that he made in 2010 referring to Jews as “the descendants of apes and pigs.” ||| Berlin - Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi is defending comments...
View ArticleFail: Cop car clamped on red line
Shocked officers suffered the humiliation of having car clamped for illegal parking. ||| Shocked City of Cape Town metro police officers have suffered the humiliation of having their patrol car clamped...
View ArticleBasson motivational talk raises eyebrows
The Kelvin Grove Club has refused to comment on a “motivational talk” given by “Dr Death”. ||| Cape Town - The Kelvin Grove Club has refused to comment on a “motivational talk” given by apartheid-era...
View ArticleGambler: Lotto a gateway drug
SA's biggest cause of problem gambling is the national lottery, says a former gambler, who equates it to a gateway drug. ||| Cape Town - South Africa’s biggest cause of problem gambling is the national...
View ArticleSalaries, wedding rings down the drain
Pawn shop owners say desperate gamblers pawn prized possessions such as wedding rings in exchange for money to gamble. ||| Cape Town - Pawn shop owners say desperate gamblers pawn prized possessions...
View ArticleMillionaire’s body ‘in boot for a day’
Preben Povlsen's body was kept stuffed in the boot of his car for a whole day before his body was dumped in a field. ||| Cape Town - Preben Povlsen’s body was kept stuffed in the boot of his car for a...
View ArticleKeep tabs on police service in your area
Waiting four hours for a police van and being told to “get out” of a police station are just some of the complaints received by a hotline. ||| Cape Town - Waiting more than four hours for a police van...
View ArticleGyms mooted for more prisons
Gyms, modelled on the one set up in the Malmesbury prison by former inmates, may be rolled out to other prisons. ||| Cape Town - Gyms, modelled on the one set up in the Malmesbury prison by former...
View ArticleKarabus takes strain as UAE case drags on
Cape Town doctor Cyril Karabus will have to wait another month before the case against him resumes. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town doctor Professor Cyril Karabus, who has been held in the United Arab...
View ArticleCape hit by 179 strikes in past year
There were 179 violent strikes and protests in the Western Cape in the past year, provincial police said. ||| Cape Town - There were 179 violent strikes and protests in the Western Cape in the past...
View ArticleMore complaints about new hospital
Another family has come forward with a complaint about the treatment a relative received at the new Khayelitsha Hospital. ||| Cape Town - Another Khayelitsha family has come forward with a complaint...
View ArticleW Cape police release protest numbers
A total of 337 people were arrested during the recent Western Cape farmworkers' strike. ||| Cape Town - A total of 337 people were arrested during the recent Western Cape farmworkers' strike,...
View ArticleParents lock school head out
Parents at Nomlinganiselo Primary School in Nyanga used their own locks to close the gates of the school in an effort to stop the principal from getting in. ||| Cape Town - Parents at Nomlinganiselo...
View ArticleAbalone poachers target Sea Point
Sea Point has become the focus of more police patrols as brazen perlemoen poachers are operating on the coastline. ||| Cape Town - Sea Point has become the focus of more police patrols as brazen...
View ArticleCape Town fire victims being assisted
A temporary relocation area is being developed for 800 families affected by a blaze in Khayelitsha on New Year's day. ||| Cape Town - A temporary relocation area was being developed for 800 families...
View ArticleDA wins by-elections
The Democratic Alliance has won two of three municipal by-elections that took place on Wednesday. ||| Johannesburg - The Democratic Alliance has won two of three municipal by-elections that took place...
View ArticleDe Doorns grape trade illegal: cops
The illegal trading of grapes along the N1 highway in De Doorns has become a growing concern for law enforcers, the Western Cape police said. ||| Cape Town - The illegal trading of grapes along the N1...
View ArticleWinelands fire rages for fifth day
The defence force has been called in to help Western Cape firefighters battle a blaze in Franschhoek. ||| Cape Town - A fire raged for a fifth day in the Western Cape winelands on Thursday, as...
View ArticleBoy stabbed to death ‘for his lunch’
A Cape Town pupil was stabbed to death allegedly for standing up to bullies who demanded his lunch. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town pupil was stabbed to death at his school’s gate allegedly for standing up...
View ArticleBredasdorp’s sex crimes spike
The rape and murder of Anene Booysen has cast a spotlight on a spate of violent sex crimes in the town in recent years. ||| Cape Argus - The vicious rape and murder of Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen...
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