Alarm over rape conviction rate
The Women’s Legal Centre has raised concerns over the low conviction rate of finalised sexual offences. ||| Cape Town - The Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) has raised concerns over the low conviction rate...
View ArticleYet more alibis in Dewani trial
Further woman alibi witnesses emerged during the cross-examination of one of Anni Dewani's alleged killers. ||| Cape Town - Further woman alibi witnesses emerged during the cross-examination of one of...
View ArticleJudge’s body undiscovered for days
Acting judge Patrick Maqubela was dead for four or five days before his body was found, a pathologist testified. ||| Cape Town - Acting judge Patrick Maqubela was dead for four or five days before his...
View ArticlePupils to appear in court for murder
Two youths will appear in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court for killing a 19-year-old youth at a school in the area. ||| Mossel Bay - Two youths will appear in the Mossel Bay Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleEnergy drink in lawsuit over girl’s death
Monster energy drink, which is sold in most major retailers in Cape Town, has been linked to deaths in the US. ||| New York/Washington - The US Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating...
View ArticleClaremont mom stabbed 9 times
Anzunette du Plessis was murdered by being stabbed nine times in the back, the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court has heard. ||| Cape Town - Claremont mother Anzunette du Plessis was murdered by being stabbed...
View ArticleLetter to Zuma gets flood of support
A school principal is being seen as a spokesman for SA frustrations, after his open letter to President Zuma went viral. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town headmaster is being seen as a spokesman for SA...
View ArticleAshton-Swellendam link closed for 2 weeks
A major road linking Ashton and Swellendam will be closed for at least two weeks after a large section collapsed. ||| Cape Town - A major road linking Ashton and Swellendam will be closed for at least...
View ArticleDogs rescued from a life of misery
The police and animal welfare groups rescued more than two dozen allegedly stolen dogs destined for Angola. ||| Cape Town - The police and animal welfare groups rescued more than two dozen dogs...
View ArticleDewani accused quizzed on his phone
Xolile Mngeni, who is on trial for the murder of Anni Dewani, seemed to change his story when quizzed about his cellphone number. ||| Cape Town - A man on trial for the murder of tourist Anni Dewani...
View ArticleMom buries pupil killed for phone
A matric pupil who dreamed of becoming a lawyer has died a week after he was stabbed with a screwdriver. ||| Cape Town - A matric pupil who dreamed of becoming a lawyer has died a week after he was...
View ArticleZille blames Rasool’s ‘corrupt’ legacy
Helen Zille says the irregular expenditure flagged by the AG is a fraction of the “corrupt” dealings of Ebrahim Rasool’s administration. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says the R22.8...
View ArticleThe blunders that sank the Miroshga
The skipper of the Miroshga was not qualified to command a small passenger boat, according to a preliminary report. ||| Cape Town - The skipper of the sightseeing boat Miroshga which capsized earlier...
View ArticleSuspects in businessman’s murder in court
Sibusiso Nteta and J Bosman have appeared in court in connection with the murder of Cape Town businessman Alexander Otten. ||| Veredenburg - The case against two men accused of killing an investment...
View ArticleTaxi bosses slam integrated transport system
Taxi bosses have slammed the Cape’s “integrated” transport plans, saying they were leaving several operators out in the cold. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town taxi bosses have slammed the city’s “integrated”...
View ArticlePolice ‘must be fortune tellers’
The police must have been clairvoyant to know the exact details of tourist Anni Dewani's murder, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - The police must have been clairvoyant to know the...
View ArticlePollsmoor kitchen ‘filthy’, MPs told
Inmates at Cape Town's Pollsmoor prison are eating from dirty pots, an independent prisons visitor told Parliament. ||| Parliament, Cape Town - Inmates at Cape Town's Pollsmoor prison are eating from...
View ArticleKhayelitsha police inquiry starts next week
Cape Town - A commission of inquiry into allegations of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha starts on Monday. ||| Cape Town - A commission of inquiry into allegations of police inefficiency in...
View ArticleGirlfriend may testify for Dewani accused
A girlfriend of one of the alleged killers of tourist Anni Dewani may testify in his defence, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - A girlfriend of one of the alleged killers of tourist...
View ArticlePupils’ murder case postponed
The case against two Mossel Bay teenagers accused of killing a pupil at a school has been postponed. ||| Mossel Bay - The case against two teenagers accused of killing a pupil at a school was postponed...
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