Belhar shooting kills 1, wounds 4
“Three of them jumped out of the car and randomly started shooting at the bystanders in the front garden of 25 Matroosberg Street.” ||| Cape Town - A man was shot dead and four people were seriously...
View ArticleMaqubela widow to seek acquittal
Deceased acting judge Patrick Maqubela's widow Thandi and her co-accused Vela Mabena will apply for their acquittal and discharge. ||| Cape Town - Deceased acting judge Patrick Maqubela's widow Thandi...
View Article‘Every sound makes me jump’
These are the words of rape survivor Rochelle Herbst, 37, who was raped at knifepoint on a smallholding in Melkbosstrand. ||| Cape Town - “I’ve become a horrible and angry person. I now have so much...
View ArticleTeen attack brings back horror
The rape and murder of Anene Booysen has brought back memories for a woman who was also gang-raped at 17. ||| Cape Town - The rape and murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen has brought back memories for...
View Article‘Men I trusted took turns to rape me’
The daughter of a Grabouw councillor is the latest gang rape victim – by two men she considered good friends. ||| Grabouw - The daughter of a Grabouw councillor is the latest gang-rape victim – by two...
View Article‘Cape Town has no traffic fine quota’
City of Cape Town vehemently denies using traffic fine quotas as a performance indicator. ||| The city of Cape Town has vehemently denied that it uses traffic fine quotas as a performance indicator for...
View Article‘Grim Reaper’ cruises Cape Town river
Motorists, residents and even officials are baffled as to how a hooded figure in a green boat landed up on the Black River. ||| Cape Town - Motorists, residents and even officials are baffled as to how...
View ArticleMan denies planning millionaire’s murder
An ex Ugandan child soldier accused of murdering a Danish millionaire has disputed allegations that the murder was premeditated. ||| Cape Town - The former Ugandan child soldier accused of murdering...
View ArticleState closes case against Maqubela
The State has closed its case in the trial of Thandi Maqubela - accused of killing her husband, Acting Judge Patrick Maqubela. ||| Cape Town - The State has closed its case in the trial of Thandi...
View ArticleReported sexual crimes on the rise in Grabouw
In the small town of Grabouw, reported sexual crimes have increased steadily over the past five years, from 39 cases to 65 in 2012. ||| Cape Town - In the small town of Grabouw, reported sexual crimes...
View ArticleW Cape ‘purging blacks’ - ANC
The Western Cape government is "purging" itself of its black staff, the ANC in the province claimed. ||| Western Cape - The Western Cape government is “purging” itself of its black staff, the ANC in...
View ArticleMajority of Cape staff black - Zille
Almost 80% of senior staff in the Cape are categorised as black, Helen Zille said, rebutting ANC claims of a racial "purge". ||| Western Cape - Almost 80 percent of senior staff in the Western...
View ArticleCop fined for extortion
A former police commander of the Visible Policing Unit in Tulbagh was fined R30 000 or three years imprisonment for extortion. ||| Western Cape - A former police commander of the Visible Policing Unit...
View ArticleMan rows around SA in 70 days
A Capetonian adventurer has claimed a new “first” - the first person to paddle solo around the coast of South Africa. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town adventurer has claimed a “first” - as the first person...
View ArticleKhayelitsha school wins numbers game
In just a year Nkazimlo Primary’s results in provincial Grade 3 maths tests increased from 51.7 percent to 81.2 percent. ||| Cape Town - A change in attitude, shortened school holidays, and a crackdown...
View ArticleKoeberg reactor down: appeal to save power
Eskom has appealed to the public to use electricity sparingly after one of its two reactors at the Koeberg nuclear plant went down. ||| Cape Town - Eskom has appealed to the public to use electricity...
View ArticleParliament unti manager murdered – DA man
The DA’s finance spokesman Tim Harris tweeted that Parliament’s unit manager, Mkethwa Mkhize, had been killed. ||| Cape Town - A Parliamentary staff member was reportedly murdered last week.The DA’s...
View ArticleCape Mandrax factory shut down
Two men were arrested for allegedly operating a Mandrax factory in Strand, Western Cape police said. ||| Strand - Two men were arrested for allegedly operating a Mandrax factory in Strand, Western Cape...
View ArticleClampdown on unregistered schools
Sixteen Western Cape schools are operating without the necessary registration from the provincial education department. ||| Western Cape - Sixteen Western Cape schools are operating without the...
View ArticleIce cream vendor beaten with bat
Police are searching for two young men who beat up an ice cream vendor with a baseball bat on Sea Point Promenade. ||| Cape Town - Police are searching for two young men who beat up an ice cream vendor...
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