Three pilot whales rebeach
Three of five pilot whales that were released into the sea rebeached during the night and were put down, the NSRI said. ||| Cape Town - Three of five pilot whales that were released into the sea on...
View ArticleR8m plan to improve matric passes
The Western Cape Education Department is investing more than R8m this year in a plan to improve the quality of matric passes. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department is investing more...
View ArticleChildren quit gang for better life
Kids involved in gangs in an informal settlement in Cape Town have decided to leave the gangs after an intervention by residents. ||| Cape Town - Children involved in gangs in the Nomzamo informal...
View ArticleKarabus eager to return home
Cape Town’s Professor Cyril Karabus is eager to return home after being acquitted of manslaughter charges in an Abu Dhabi court. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town’s Professor Cyril Karabus is eager to return...
View ArticleWoman knifed near Zille’s house
A former security guard is accused of stabbing and trying to rape a woman just metres from Premier Helen Zille’s home. ||| Cape Town - A former security guard is accused of stabbing and trying to rape...
View ArticleSanral to fight Cape Town over toll roads
Sanral plans to fight back if the City of Cape Town applies for an interdict to halt the R10 billion N1/N2 toll road project. ||| Cape Town - THE South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral)...
View ArticleSA Agulhas II sent to Marion Island
The SA Agulhas II had to conduct an emergency medical evacuation after a woman at Marion Island research station became ill. ||| Cape Town - The SA Agulhas II had to conduct an emergency medical...
View ArticleShark cage changes after close encounter
A Gansbaai company has reduced the size of its cage viewing gap, after a great white managed to ram its head into a safety cage. ||| Cape Town - A Gansbaai company has reduced the size of its shark...
View ArticleProtests as 2 more held for massacre
Dozens of Pakistanis protested against the release on bail of the two men arrested for the killing of four Pakistani businessmen. ||| Cape Town - Dozens of Pakistanis protested outside Mitchells Plain...
View ArticleWestern Cape housing budget released
The Western Cape human settlements department has delivered over 94 000 sites and houses in the last three years. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape human settlements department has delivered over 94 000...
View ArticleHanekom slams Zille over newsletter
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille's analysis of the farmworker strikes is “misleading and possibly mischievous”, rights activist Braam Hanekom has said. ||| Cape Town - Premier Helen Zille’s analysis of...
View ArticleWinelands toll project resisted
An application to halt construction of the N1-N2 Winelands toll highway project in Cape Town will be heard in May. ||| Cape Town - An application to halt construction of the N1-N2 Winelands toll...
View ArticleJudge was addicted to sex, say widow
Acting judge Patrick Maqubela was diagnosed with bipolar mood disorder, a part of which was sex addiction, his widow testified. ||| Cape Town - Acting judge Patrick Maqubela was diagnosed with bipolar...
View ArticleSort out things with mom – dead soldier
Vuyisile Mxhosana recalls the last conversation he had with his younger brother who died in a clash with CAR rebels. ||| Cape Town - He tried phoning every hour, but his brother never picked up. It was...
View ArticleBullet in murder accused to be removed
A court ordered that a bullet be removed from the pelvis of one of the men accused of killing four Pakistanis. ||| Cape Town - One of the men accused of murdering four Pakistanis at a bakery...
View ArticleNo teeth, no work, nurse is told
A Cape Town nurse was told to leave the hospital where she works after she reported for duty with no front teeth. ||| Cape Town - A veteran nurse was told to leave the hospital and go home after she...
View ArticleNo licence renewal for fine dodgers
Cape Town drivers to be barred from renewing licences until they have paid their fines. ||| Cape Town drivers will be barred from renewing their vehicles’ licences, and even their own driving licences,...
View ArticleLast of 20 beached whales dies
The last of the 20 whales that was stranded on Noordhoek beach has died. ||| Cape Town - The last of the 20 whales that was stranded on Noordhoek beach on Sunday has died.The whale which had been...
View ArticleCape to use prime property for housing
State land in Cape Town is to be cleared for mixed-income housing in an initiative that could change the face of the city. ||| Cape Town - Prime state land in the Cape Town’s city centre is to be...
View ArticleExperts, authorities to discuss beached whales
Authorities involved in the operation to save 20 beached whales in Cape Town will meet to discuss how to improve their methods. ||| Cape Town - Authorities involved in the massive operation to save 20...
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