Root out rotten cops – Zuma
The president said there had been "shocking" incidents involving the SAPS since the last Human Rights Day. ||| Cape Town - The shadow of the Marikana massacre hung over Human Rights Day celebrations on...
View ArticleMurdered mom buried with her dogs
Hazel Sibongile Nkomo had been missing for over a month before her remains were found buried with dogs in her yard. ||| Cape Town - A murdered Cape Town woman has been found buried along with her...
View ArticleCape Town takes on Sanral over tolls
The City of Cape Town is to legally challenge the Sanral plan to toll the N1 and N2. ||| The City of Cape Town is to challenge South Africa’s road building company urgently in court after it announced...
View ArticleCape Town puts the brakes on tuk-tuks
Arrival of three-wheeler taxis creates a red-tape headache for authorities. ||| From New Delhi to Bangkok, the brash, noisy tuk-tuk is king of the road in south-east Asia. But the arrival of the...
View ArticleZuma attends Hex River Pass memorial
“The government remains concerned over the high number of people who die tragically on our roads,” President Zuma said. ||| Cape Town - President Jacob Zuma is concerned about the alarming number of...
View ArticleSix streets in Cape Town renamed
It's official - Hendrik Verwoerd Drive is no more. After a six-year process, the City of Cape Town has renamed six streets. ||| Cape Town - It’s official - Hendrik Verwoerd Drive in Tygerberg Hills is...
View ArticleEmotions high after Pakistanis slain
The Pakistani community in Mitchells Plain have laid bare their concerns about the murders of four of their countrymen. ||| Cape Town - Emotions ran high in Mitchells Plain as members of the Pakistani...
View ArticleParty condemns Pakistani murders
“The killings of Muslims from other countries in South Africa is a blot against all Muslims in South Africa.” ||| Cape Town - The Al Jama-Ah political party on Friday condemned the murders of five...
View ArticleArrest after mom’s body and dogs dug up
A great piece of detective work led to the discovery of the body of a woman who had been missing for more than four weeks. ||| Cape Town - A great piece of detective work by Mfuleni policewoman Warrant...
View ArticleSCA overturns Humphreys murder charges
The Supreme Court of Appeal has converted murder charges against Jacob Humphreys to culpable homicide, reports said. ||| Bloemfontein - The Supreme Court of Appeal has converted the 10 murder charges...
View ArticleDoctors relieved about Karabus
Doctors have welcomed a ruling that Prof Karabus is not to blame for the death of a three-year-old cancer patient in his care. ||| Johannesburg - Doctors have welcomed a ruling that Prof Cyril Karabus...
View ArticleSA Navy ‘deaf in one ear’
The navy has started to strip its Silvermine radio antenna field of equipment because it’s not sure when the fence will be fixed. ||| Cape Town - The navy has started to strip its Silvermine radio...
View ArticleRobben Island prisoners ‘released’
A symbolic ceremony was held on Friday to “release” 12 political prisoners who died on Robben Island. ||| Cape Town - A symbolic ceremony was held on Friday to “release” 12 political prisoners who died...
View ArticleZille set to focus on service delivery
Making the public service work was a special focus for Western Cape Premier Helen Zille when she presented the budget of her department. ||| Cape Town - Making the public service work was a special...
View ArticleCrowd demands justice after bakery massacre
A crowd gathered at a Mitchells Plain court to protest at the bail application of a man accused of killing four Pakistani men ||| Cape Town - An enraged crowd gathered at the Mitchells Plain...
View ArticleW Cape to improve financial management
The Western Cape provincial treasury will beef up its efforts to improve financial management and fight corruption, finance MEC Alan Winde said. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape provincial treasury...
View ArticleNew Humphreys sentence bemoaned
Transport MEC Robin Carlisle is disappointed at the decision to overturn the charges and sentence of taxi driver Jacob Humphreys. ||| Cape Town - The decision to reduce the charges and sentence of...
View ArticleDPP accepts SCA’s Humphreys decision
The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape has accepted the decision to reduce the sentence of Jacob Humphreys. ||| Cape Town - The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Western...
View ArticleVan Riebeeck envelope saved from auction
The original envelope of a letter sent to Jan van Riebeeck in October 1658 has been saved from auction. ||| Cape Town - In October 1658 Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of the Cape colony, received a...
View ArticleKarabus relieved at not guilty verdict
Professor Cyril Karabus is pleased and relieved at being found not guilty of the death of a three-year-old cancer patient in his care. ||| Cape Town - Professor Cyril Karabus is pleased and relieved at...
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