New twist in Cape toll saga
Validity of Winelands pay road questioned as Sanral goes ahead with controversial R10-billion project. ||| Cape Town - The Record of Decision allowing Sanral to go ahead with its controversial...
View ArticleAlleged gang leader escapes bomb attack
The family of Sanie “American” Davids believe an explosive device was placed under his car moments after he arrived home. ||| Cape Town - Alleged gang leader Sanie “American” Davids narrowly escaped a...
View ArticleUp, up and away!
Matt Silver-Vallance has landed safely after floating from Robben Island to the mainland using 200 helium filled balloons. ||| Cape Town - Matt Silver-Vallance has landed safely after floating from...
View ArticleRugby thug smashes woman’s face
Video footage shows a woman being punched in the face after rugby fans came to blows at Newlands. [GRAPHIC VIDEO]. ||| Cape Town - Two video clips are making the rounds on YouTube, revealing how a...
View ArticleANC MP attacked, strangled
ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was strangled until she lost consciousness when her Cape Town home was robbed, a report said. ||| Cape Town - ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was assaulted when her Cape Town home was...
View ArticleResearchers to study farmworkers’ strike
Researchers will start a nine-month study this week to find out who initiated and led the farmworkers' wage strike in the Cape. ||| Cape Town - Researchers at UCT and an NGO start a nine-month study...
View ArticleGlobal fallout over Karabus
The WMA will advise physicians about the risks of working in the UAE, triggered by the legal action against Dr Cyril Karabus. . ||| Cape Town - In an unprecedented move triggered by the Cyril Karabus...
View ArticleCouple hold teen prostitute hostage
A teenage sex worker was kidnapped and raped allegedly by a Cape couple in a terrifying two-day hostage orgy. ||| Western Cape - A teenage sex worker was kidnapped and raped allegedly by a Cape couple...
View ArticleANC MP recovering after attack
Sue van der Merwe was recovering well after she was assaulted during a robbery at her Cape Town home, her brother said. ||| Cape Town - ANC MP Sue van der Merwe was recovering well after she was...
View ArticleResidents demand councillor’s expulsion
Senior citizens from Cape Town’s Ward 43 have called for councillor Irma Jackson to be given her marching orders. ||| Cape Town - Residents living in Ward 43 want their councillor expelled for letting...
View ArticleCape’s Grade R goal is within sight
The Western Cape Education Department is confident it will reach the goal of universal access to Grade R by 2014. ||| Cape Town - About 88 percent of public primary schools in the province now offer...
View ArticleZille to name HIV lottery winners
The five winners of Helen Zille’s HIV testing lottery will be announced in Cape Town on Monday. ||| Cape Town - Five people who took part in a HIV testing lottery in February will win R10 000 on...
View Article‘Nothing untoward about funding’
The Department of Agriculture insists its funding of the Black Association of the Wine and Spirit Industry is above-board. ||| Cape Town - The Department of Agriculture said there was nothing untoward...
View ArticleANC enters fray over UCT race poll
Western Cape ANC spokesperson Marius Fransman has entered the fray over a race-related UCT newspaper article. ||| Cape Town - The African National Congress in the Western Cape has condemned as...
View ArticleVictim tells of Parly lift fall
The cleaners inside the Parliament lift that dropped three floors this weekend thought they were going to die. ||| Cape Town - One of the women injured after free-falling in a lift at Parliament...
View ArticleZille draws HIV-test winners
Western Cape premier Helen Zille has drawn the names of the five R10 000 winners in her HIV testing campaign lottery. ||| Cape Town - Over 4 000 Western Cape residents took part in an HIV testing...
View ArticleANC wishes MP a speedy recovery
The ANC wished party MP Sue van der Merwe a speedy recovery after she was assaulted during a robbery at her home. ||| Cape Town - The ANC wished party MP Sue van der Merwe a speedy recovery on Monday...
View ArticleStadium’s running costs a mystery
The Cape Town Stadium cost more than R4-billion to build - but the cost of running it appears to be anybody’s guess. ||| Cape Town - The real cost of running Cape Town Stadium appears to be a mystery...
View ArticleOaklands pupil in court over shooting
A Cape Town pupil accused of firing shots at two fellow pupils appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town pupil accused of firing shots at two fellow pupils appeared in the...
View ArticleMissing child at a friend’s house
Staff Writer ||| Staff WriterA nine-year-old girl from the Samora Machel informal settlement at Nyanga who went missing last week, has been found safe and sound.Yamkela Mtini, pictured, was found in...
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