4 arrested after shootings
Police have arrested a teen and three others after four men were wounded in several shootings in Manenberg. ||| Cape Town - Police have arrested a teenager and three men after they were caught in...
View ArticlePickpocketing gran escapes jail ... again
A 63-year-old Cape Town woman has a criminal record dating back 26 years for theft and has escaped jail three times. ||| Cape Town - A 63-year-old Cape Town woman has a criminal record dating back 26...
View ArticleElderly man dies in Cape Town fire
A man was killed and 11 people left homeless in a shack fire in Phillipi, a City of Cape Town official said. ||| Cape Town - A man was killed and 11 people left homeless in a shack fire in Phillipi, a...
View ArticleDA/Cosatu to march against rape
The DA and Cosatu will take part in marches against rape in Bredasdorp following the gang rape and murder of a teenager there. ||| Johannesburg - The DA and Cosatu will take part in marches against...
View ArticleAnene’s killers must ‘rot in jail’
Those responsible for the gang rape and murder of teenager Anene Booysen must rot in jail, the department of women, children, and people with disabilities said. ||| Johannesburg - Those responsible for...
View ArticleTeen’s rape, murder widely condemned
Condemnation of the gang rape and murder of a Western Cape teenager in Bredasdorp continues to pour in. ||| Bredasdorp - Condemnation of the gang rape and murder of a Western Cape teenager in...
View ArticleDA councillor to be probed
A DA councillor in the Western Cape who received a municipal transport allowance despite not having a valid driver's licence will be investigated. ||| Cape Town - A DA councillor in the Western Cape...
View ArticleResidents warned to stay clear of seal
People should stay clear of an elephant seal that came ashore at Blouberg Beach in Cape Town, the City said. ||| Cape Town - People should stay clear of an elephant seal that came ashore at Blouberg...
View ArticleMedia united in outrage over rape
Newspapers and websites, Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry profiles reflect outrage over the rape and murder of Anele Booysen. ||| Johannesburg - The public outcry about the rape and murder of...
View ArticleAct on SA rape ‘pandemic’: UN
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay expressed shock at the rape and murder of a teenage girl, calling on the authorities to do more to tackle a “pandemic of sexual violence.” ||| Geneva - UN human rights...
View ArticleAnene’s attack ‘makes no sense’
The net is closing on the gang responsible for the brutal gang-rape, mutilation and murder of teen Anene Booysen. ||| Cape Town - The net is closing on the gang responsible for the brutal gang-rape,...
View ArticleFuneral for Anene has started
A funeral service was underway for Anene Booysen who was gang raped and badly mutilated in an act of violence that sparked outrage. ||| Cape Town - A funeral service was underway on Saturday for...
View ArticleStolen property advertised on Net
Four men have been arrested in connection with burglaries committed after a Gumtree advertisement featured some of the stolen property. ||| Cape Town - Four men have been arrested in connection with...
View ArticleHundreds attend funeral for Anene - report
Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral service for Anene Booysen who was gang raped and badly mutilated. ||| Cape Town - Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral service on Saturday for Anene Booysen...
View ArticleWidow asks for witnesses to help her case
She goes to work at the Western Cape High Court every day, where she works as a stenographer, but litigant Nilfha Veldman has been waiting years for justice. ||| Cape Town - She goes to work at the...
View ArticleZim man goes to court over ‘stolen stash’
He kept R850 000 ‘from cattle trading’ in a garage in Fish Hoek for two years, then the cops pounced. ||| Cape Town - For nearly two years his former sister-in-law stored his money – R850 000 in cash –...
View ArticleTraveller forced to pay twice for honeymoon
Brigette Benson-Muller is among those who have accused Caryn Boswell of being responsible for dashing their travel dreams. ||| Cape Town - Plenty of newlyweds have learned the hard way that a dream...
View ArticleCourt packed for Anene accused
The Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court was packed ahead of the appearance of a man accused of raping and killing Anene Booysen. ||| Bredasdorp, Western Cape - The Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court was packed on...
View ArticleDrive to unionise farm workers
Sactwu has pledged R1million to the Food and Allied Workers Union to recruit farmworkers. ||| Cape Town - The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu) has pledged R1million to the...
View ArticleRising brutality of rape cases alarming
Rapes are becoming increasingly brutal, often ending in mutilation and murder, but academics are at a loss to explain it. ||| Cape Town - Rapes are becoming increasingly brutal, often ending in...
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