U-turn on Sunday booze sales in Cape
The ban on liquor sales in Cape Town on Sundays is off – for now. ||| Cape Town - The ban on liquor sales in Cape Town on Sundays is off – for now. In a surprising turnaround that caused an uproar in...
View ArticleTraffic officials gear up for Easter
A zero-tolerance policy towards drunk driving and speeding will be be enforced. ||| Traffic authorities are gearing up for one of their busiest weekends of the year. Kenny Africa, the Western Cape’s...
View ArticleSchool locked in battle over hair
A grade 10 pupil from a school in Cape Town has missed almost two weeks of school because he has refused to cut his dreadlocks. ||| Cape Town - A grade 10 pupil from Siphamandla Secondary in...
View ArticlePolice swoop on Daily Voice offices
Cops armed with a search warrant swooped on the Daily Voice to obtain all records related to a published child sex story. ||| Cape Town - About seven Mitchells Plain police officers armed with a search...
View ArticleDe Lille tackles Golden Arrow
Cape Town’s mayor has accused the Golden Arrow Bus service of sabotaging its efforts to correct apartheid’s impact on the city. ||| Cape town - The mayor of Cape Town has accused the Golden Arrow Bus...
View ArticleDe Lille’s R31bn draft budget
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has presented a proposed draft budget of R31.8 billion for the 2013/14 financial year. ||| Cape Town - Mayor Patricia de Lille has presented a proposed draft budget of...
View ArticlePublic asked for help in finding woman
The police are seeking the public’s help in tracing a woman they believe could help them in solving an attempted murder case. ||| Cape Town - The police are seeking the public’s help in tracing a...
View ArticleNot enough space to work, say MPLs
Western Cape MPLs have complained that the provincial legislature is too small for them to do their jobs effectively. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape members of the provincial legislature have complained...
View ArticleWestern Cape mayors reject e-tolls
Several Western Cape mayors have vowed to join the fight against e-tolling in the province. ||| Western Cape - Several Western Cape mayors vowed on Thursday to join the fight against e-tolling in the...
View ArticleVan der Vyfer ruling overturned
The police ministry has won an appeal against Fred van der Vyfer, who successfully sued the State for maliciously prosecuting him for Inge Lotz’s murder. ||| Cape Town - The police ministry has won an...
View ArticleHandwriting expert cross-examined
A handwriting expert in the murder trial of Thandi Maqubela was quizzed on his qualifications in the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - A handwriting expert in the murder trial of Thandi Maqubela...
View ArticleEducation as essential service ‘not legal’
Education cannot legally be declared an essential service, says NGO Equal Education in a new position paper. ||| Cape Town - Education cannot legally be declared an essential service, says NGO Equal...
View ArticleMaquebela signature ‘looked different’
The signature on acting judge Patrick Maqubela's last will “stuck out like a sore thumb”, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The signature on acting judge Patrick Maqubela's last will...
View ArticleBill will improve police oversight: Plato
The Community Safety Bill recently passed in the Western Cape will improve oversight of police, says Community Safety MEC Dan Plato. ||| Cape Town - The Community Safety Bill recently passed in the...
View ArticleDe Lille slams anti-gay slur
An ANC City councillor has been taken to task for describing Cape Town as a “moffie city”. ||| Cape Town - An ANC city councillor has been taken to task for describing Cape Town as a “moffie city”.The...
View ArticleUAE to appeal Karabus ruling
Cyril Karabus will not return home because UAE authorities intend appealing the ruling which cleared him of manslaughter. ||| Cape Town - Professor Cyril Karabus will not return to South Africa this...
View ArticleFerrari rolls on N2
Two men sustained minor injuries after the Ferrari in which they were travelling crashed and rolled on Hospital Bend. ||| Cape Town - Two men suffered minor injuries after the Ferrari in which they...
View ArticleHome of Sexy Boys ‘boss’ shot at, petrol-bombed
The Glenhaven stronghold of the alleged leader of the notorious Sexy Boys gang was petrol-bombed twice and shot at four times during a brazen dusk attack. ||| Cape Town - The Glenhaven stronghold of...
View ArticleUniversity has hopes to score in Xhosa
Stellenbosch University is taking steps to promote and embrace Xhosa, along with other African languages, via sports terminology booklets. ||| Western Cape - Stellenbosch University is taking steps to...
View ArticleOver 100 displaced in Cape fires
Hundreds of people were left displaced in a number of fires in Cape Town, the city's disaster risk management said. ||| Cape Town - Hundreds of people were left displaced in a number of fires in Cape...
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