Girl allegedly raped for two days
The State is opposing bail for six men who allegedly held a 16-year-old captive in Paarl and repeatedly raped her. ||| Cape Town - The State is opposing bail for six men who allegedly held a...
View ArticleHex River crash: families identify victims
“They’ve been asking for her every day. They are so young and they need her… to bath and feed them.” ||| Cape Town - It ha been three days since a Khayelitsha family heard that a relative, Boniswa...
View ArticleOwners defend bus after horror crash
The owners of the bus which crashed on the Hex River Valley Pass, killing 24 people, say it had passed safety tests. ||| Cape Town - The owners of the bus which crashed on the Hex River Valley Pass on...
View ArticleSurfer tells of really close shave with shark
“As I paddled out, the shark turned and I saw how its dorsal became bigger and bigger.” ||| Cape Town - “As I paddled out, the shark turned and I saw how its dorsal became bigger and bigger. It swam...
View Article‘Principal forced me to bury dog alive’
A shocked court heard how a school principal allegedly forced an employee to bury a dog alive. ||| Cape Town - A shocked court heard on Monday how a school principal allegedly forced an employee to...
View Article‘Breakthrough’ in Karabus case
Professor Cyril Karabus could be heading for home from the United Arab Emirates by the end of this week. ||| Cape Town - Professor Cyril Karabus could be heading for home by the end of this week,...
View ArticleCourt hears of Moyo’s tough childhood
Serial escapee Bongani Moyo had a difficult childhood in Zimbabwe, the High Court in Pretoria heard. ||| Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo had a difficult childhood in Zimbabwe, the High Court in...
View ArticleSA art to fetch top prices at London auction
A Tretchikoff that once belonged to apartheid politician Jan Haak is among several SA artworks to be sold on auction in London. ||| Cape Town - A Tretchikoff that once belonged to apartheid politician...
View ArticleWescape will become a slum, say residents
Wescape, the multibillion-rand housing development, will degenerate into nothing more than a low-cost housing slum, says an objector. ||| Cape Town - Wescape, the multibillion-rand housing development...
View ArticleChild prostitution case postponed
Five people accused of selling a young Atlantis girl for sex appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - Five people accused of selling a young girl for sex appeared in the Cape Town...
View ArticleSlain off-duty cop identified
The Cape Town police officer gunned down in Nyanga was identified as Sergeant Francois Jacobs by Western Cape police. ||| Cape Town - The Cape Town police officer gunned down in Nyanga was identified...
View ArticleCourt orders refugee centre to re-open
The Home Affairs department must reopen a refugee reception office (RRO) in Cape Town, the Western Cape High Court ruled. ||| Cape Town - The Home Affairs department must reopen a refugee reception...
View ArticleLagoon Bay wins Supreme Court action
The developer for Lagoon Bay must re-submit its previously approved application for the George structure plan to be amended. ||| Cape Town - The controversial Lagoon Bay development proposal near...
View ArticleMurdered judge’s widow: I loved him
Murder-accused Thandi Maqubela revealed intimate details of her marriage to Acting Judge Patrick Maqubela in court. ||| Cape Town - Thandi Maqubela, accused of murdering her husband, Acting Judge...
View ArticlePupil, 17, stabbed to death on bus
A grade 11 Cape Town pupil was killed after being stabbed while travelling to school aboard a Golden Arrow bus. ||| Cape Town - A grade 11 pupil was killed on Tuesday morning after being stabbed while...
View ArticleFive killed in Cape robbery
Five people have been killed in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town during a robbery, police said. ||| Micthells Plain - Five people have been killed in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town...
View ArticleKarabus faces ‘final hurdle’ in UAE court
Professor Cyril Karabus could be coming home soon following a “breakthrough” that could see him being acquitted. ||| Cape Town - Professor Cyril Karabus, the retired paediatric oncologist who has been...
View ArticleBaby rape accused’s case transferred
A Durbanville man accused of raping a four-month-old baby is expected to go on trial in the Parow Regional Court in three months. ||| Cape Town - A Durbanville man accused of raping a four-month-old...
View ArticleGuard who dodged death three times is killed
Elias Dyasi dodged death on three occasions only to be gunned down in an ambush at a doctor’s surgery. ||| Cape Town - A security guard dodged death on three occasions only to be gunned down in an...
View ArticleCederberg council in chaos, ANC admits
ANC provincial leader Marius Fransman has admitted that the ANC-run Cederberg municipality is in a state of “chaos”. ||| Cape Town - ANC provincial leader Marius Fransman has admitted that the ANC-run...
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