‘My skin colour worked against me’
A tearful Correctional Services Department employee told the Labour Court his skin colour prevented him from being promoted. ||| Cape Town - A colleague facing disciplinary action and others with far...
View ArticleCape police set up domestic abuse office
The SAPS has launched the Western Cape’s first dedicated domestic violence office in Mitchells Plain. ||| Cape Town - In a move to clamp down on gender-based violence, the police on Monday launched the...
View ArticleFinish all Fidentia charges, says Brown
||| Cape Town - The State is welcome to formally re-pursue certain charges it dropped against him, former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown told the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.“If the State wants...
View ArticleJ Arthur Brown’s sentencing delayed
Sentencing arguments of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown were postponed by the Western Cape High Court. ||| Cape Town - Sentencing arguments of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown were postponed...
View ArticleI am now ‘fighting another system’
A Correctional Services employee says he was once detained for fighting apartheid – and now he’s fighting another system. ||| Cape Town - Correctional Services Department finance clerk, Christopher...
View ArticleMaties aims for 50:50 race profile
Stellenbosch University’s student profile is set to change in the next five years. ||| Cape Town - Stellenbosch University’s student profile is set to change in the next five years from about 67...
View ArticleMob attacks Fransman at ANC meeting
Western Cape ANC chairman Marius Fransman had to be rescued from a knife-wielding mob after a meeting in Oudtshoorn. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape ANC chairman Marius Fransman limped off the stage at...
View ArticleThree die in Cape smash
Three people died and 15 were injured when two taxis collided in Khayelitsha, near Cape Town, according to paramedics. ||| Cape Town - Three people died and 15 were injured when two taxis collided in...
View ArticleBrown does not deserve jail - uncle
“I don't see how a jail sentence will do him any good, “ the uncle of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown told the court. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown does not deserve to go to...
View ArticleCity may light up Signal Hill
In a bid to boost security, the City of Cape Town is exploring ways of lighting up Signal Hill without affecting ships at sea. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is exploring ways of lighting up...
View ArticleNo remorse at the time: Brown
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown has admitted to the court that he felt no remorse at the time that he committed fraud. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown had no remorse at the...
View Article4 killed in two of 20 crashes
Traffic services have logged more than 20 motor collisions in Cape Town in the last day, and at least four people have died. ||| Cape Town - Traffic services have logged more than 20 motor collisions...
View ArticleBody washes up on beach
A body believed to be that of missing fisherman Lucas van Wyk has been found. ||| Cape Town - A body believed to be that of missing fisherman Lucas van Wyk has been found. Van Wyk, 33, of Steenberg,...
View ArticleHome loan plundered of R1.5m
Esmaré Weideman became a victim of a fraudulent SIM swop, with R1.5m being transferred from her home loan account. ||| Cape Town - The recent increase in SIM-swop scams is worrying, says the SA Banking...
View ArticlePower cuts in store for Cape Town
Power will be cut in parts of Cape Town at the weekend while a substation is upgraded, the city said. ||| Cape Town - Power will be cut in parts of Cape Town at the weekend while a substation is...
View ArticleSanef condemns photographer assault
The SA National Editors Forum condemned the arrest and alleged assault by police in Oudtshoorn on Die Son newspaper photographer Hein Coetzee. ||| Johannesburg - The SA National Editors Forum on...
View ArticleSearch for fishermen continues
The search for two fishermen lost at sea on their fishing boat will continue off Paternoster on the west coast of Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - The search for two fishermen lost at sea on their fishing...
View ArticleMetrorail boosts security by adding 300 guards
Three hundred extra security guards are being added to Metrorail trains in the province, the Western Cape government has said. ||| Cape Town - Three hundred extra security guards are being added to...
View ArticleCape to scrap fees for landfill dumps
Measures to clamp down on illegal dumping will include scrapping the fee for commercial customers at landfill sites. ||| Cape Town - Measures to clamp down on illegal dumping, which is costing the city...
View ArticleRow over school registration
Some of the kids who attended an illegal school in Khayelitsha were prevented by residents from enrolling at a registered school. ||| Cape Town - Some of the children who had been attending an illegal...
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