Rasta pupil returns to school
A Rastafarian pupil who was ordered to stay away from school until he cut his dreadlocks has been allowed to return. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape Rastafarian pupil who was ordered to stay away from...
View ArticleCape Town tolls different, says Sanral
The proposed N1-N2 Winelands toll project in Cape Town will be different to Gauteng's e-tolling system, Sanral said. ||| Cape Town - The proposed N1-N2 Winelands toll project in Cape Town will be...
View ArticleJoe Slovo settlement to go solar
More than 2600 new homes in Joe Slovo settlement in Cape Town will be fitted with solar-powered geysers. ||| Cape Town - More than 2600 new homes in Joe Slovo settlement in Cape Town will be fitted...
View ArticleWidow denies knowledge of death
Judge Patrick Maqubela's widow has denied knowing her husband was dead the day she went to Cape Town International Airport to meet him. ||| Cape Town - Judge Patrick Maqubela's widow Thandi has denied...
View Article‘I buried cop in shallow grave’
A Cape Town man has confessed to stabbing a policeman to death over a suspected affair with his wife. ||| Cape Town - A Mfuleni man has pleaded guilty to murdering a policeman he suspected of having an...
View Article‘Every Saturday I'm attending a funeral’
Councillor Barbara Rass has called for the state to bring back capital punishment after a shooting in Atlantis. ||| Cape Town - Two people died and one was injured in a brazen shooting outside the...
View ArticleWe're one step closer, says Anni's family
Anni Dewani’s family will not rest until they’ve heard Shrien Dewani’s account of her death. ||| Cape Town - It has been almost two years of “torture” for Anni Dewani’s family. But on Thursday there...
View ArticleLost hiker spends cold night on ledge
An American tourist who got lost while hiking up Table Mountain was forced to spend the night on an overhang. ||| Cape Town - An American tourist was airlifted from Table Mountain after getting lost...
View ArticleMaqubela: I may have been followed
Thandi Maqubela believes someone else had her husband Patrick Maqubela’s cellphone at the time of his death. ||| Cape Town - Someone in possession of the late acting judge Patrick Maqubela’s cellphone...
View ArticleFailed Grade 10s ‘pushed through’
Almost 500 Western Cape pupils who repeatedly failed Grade 10 have been “progressed” to the next grade in line with government requirements. ||| Cape Town - About 480 Western Cape pupils who had...
View ArticleCape Town to hold liquor meetings
Cape Town's public participation process relating to the liquor trading days and hours by-law begins next week. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town's public participation process relating to the liquor trading...
View ArticleTwo held over court shooting
Police have arrested and charged two people in connection with a fatal shooting outside Atlantis Magistrate’s Court. ||| Cape Town - Police have arrested and charged two people in connection with a...
View ArticleCop arrested after business robbed
A policeman and five civilians were arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Montague Gardens. ||| Cape Town - A policeman, who was using a police vehicle, and five civilians were arrested in...
View ArticleLower sentence for Cape cop’s murder
The State conceded to a lower sentence for a man who admitted to killing a Cape Town policeman. ||| Cape Town - The State conceded to a lower sentence for a man who admitted to killing a Cape Town...
View ArticleWheelchair travel can be tough in Cape Town
Whilma Liedeman uses a wheelchair to get around. It’s not easy in Cape Town - as mayco member Brett Herron discovered for himself. ||| Cape Town - It took wheelchair-bound Whilma Liedeman three years...
View ArticleConCourt dismisses MEC’s schools appeal
The Constitutional Court refused Western Cape education MEC Donald Grant leave to appeal a decision to keep 17 schools in the province open. ||| Bloemfontein - The Constitutional Court on Friday...
View ArticleRacist tenant ad sparks outrage
An advert for a room to rent has sparked outrage because it specified "for white males or females only". ||| Cape Town - An advert for a room to rent in Edgemead has sparked outrage because it...
View ArticleAccused on bail at time of cop’s murder
The 26-year-old man accused of the murder of a traffic officer and a motorist was out on bail at the time of the murders. ||| Cape Town - The 26-year-old man accused of the murder of traffic officer...
View ArticleState condemns violence against gays
The government condemned all forms of violence against homosexuals following the assault of a gay man in a Cape Town township. ||| Cape Town - The government on Saturday condemned all forms of violence...
View ArticleDog walker sues after falling into drain
Man claims he has been unable to continue in his canine business ||| Cape Town - He should have watched where he was going.This is one of the defences the City of Cape Town has raised in a R1.8 million...
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