Council eyes R700m subsidy
The city council wants control all public transport in Cape Town - and as part of this wants to take over the lucrative Golden Arrow contract. ||| Cape Town - The city council has applied to control...
View ArticleEquity report errs: Union
The Commission for Employment Equity's latest report contains misrepresentations about transformation in the labour market, trade union Solidarity said. ||| Johannesburg - The Commission for Employment...
View ArticleBusinessman cleared of statutory rape
Knysna businessman Adrian Wilson-Forbes was acquitted on all 79 charges against him. ||| Cape Town - Knysna businessman Adrian Wilson-Forbes was acquitted on all 79 charges against him in the Western...
View ArticleNzimande announces Bredasdorp youth training
Blade Nzimande announced a R10m construction skills development and job creation project in Bredasdorp, to uplift the youth in the community. ||| Johannesburg - Minister of Higher Education Blade...
View ArticleW Cape DA out in cold
The DA has been rocked by controversy over a campaign to rebrand itself by emphasising its liberal roots. ||| The DA has been rocked by controversy over draft electioneering proposals drawn up in the...
View ArticleANC ‘not the only opposer of apartheid’
South Africans need to know that the ANC did not always provide the only opposition to apartheid, says Helen Zille. ||| Western Cape - South Africans need to know that the ANC did not always provide...
View ArticleSick sailor rescued in Cape Town
A Burmese sailor has been rescued from a ship off Cape Town and taken to hospital in a critical condition with malaria, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. ||| Cape Town - A Burmese sailor has been...
View ArticleProject of hope rises out of Anene tragedy
A R10 million project aimed at young people and women in Bredasdorp where Anene Booysen was killed has been launched in her memory. ||| Born out of the horrific rape and murder of 17-year-old Anene...
View ArticleLeon says he’s relaxed over DA omission
“I don’t require affirmation and reminding,” says Tony Leon of the fact that he has apparently been written out of the DA’s history. ||| “I don’t require affirmation and reminding,” says Tony Leon of...
View ArticleDNA Bill heads to Parliament
Parliament will review the Criminal Law Amendment Bill which has the potential to help cops take violent criminals off SA’s streets. ||| Cape Town - The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment...
View ArticleDrugs and lack of jobs ‘poisoning Eden’
Unemployment and substance abuse are the two main problems plaguing towns in the Cape’s Eden district, MPs heard. ||| Cape Town - Unemployment and substance abuse are the two main problems plaguing...
View ArticleShack dwellers ‘living in filth’
After surviving a fire that destroyed hundreds of shacks, Kayamandi residents now face a new problem: lack of solid waste removal. ||| Kayamandi - A little over a month after a fire destroyed hundreds...
View ArticleProsecutor accused of selling docket for R1 800
The State has laid charges against a Bellville prosecutor for allegedly striking a deal to destroy a case docket in exchange for R1 800. ||| Cape Town - The State has laid charges against a Bellville...
View ArticleCop accused of posting pig jibe on Facebook
A dad plans to sue a cop for defamation and emotional trauma damages after a picture of his stepson was posted on Facebook. ||| Western Cape - A Gordon’s Bay father plans to sue a city police officer...
View ArticleMama cat gives puppy love
When a mother cat was faced with a starving pup, maternal instinct won out. ||| Cape Town - Cats and dogs rarely see eye to eye, so it came as a surprise to the staff at a Khayelitsha animal clinic...
View ArticleLife-saving tech for W Cape
A sophisticated data capturing technology to be introduced in the Western Cape is set to improve ambulance times. ||| A sophisticated data-capturing technology to be introduced in the Western Cape...
View ArticleCape commuters left stranded
Thousands of Cape Town commuters were stranded again, as Golden Arrow and some MyCiTi drivers continued to strike. ||| Cape Town - Thousands of Cape Town commuters were stranded again on Monday...
View ArticleAnene case held over until May
The two men accused of raping and murdering Anene Booysen appeared briefly in the Bredasdorp Regional Court before the case was postponed. ||| Cape Town - The two men accused of raping and murdering...
View ArticleA third of W Cape pupils drink, smoke
At least a third of Western Cape high school pupils use tobacco, alcohol, and dagga, a provincial social department survey revealed. ||| Cape Town - At least a third of Western Cape high school pupils...
View ArticleDumped toxic waste kills girl, 3
Jordan Lewis died and 21 other children were admitted to hospital after being exposed to illegally dumped chemicals. ||| Cape Town - She went to play with her friends, but when she came back home she...
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