Cape vows that bucket toilets will go
The City of Cape Town aims to do away with at least 958 bucket-system toilets by next year. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town aims to do away with at least 958 bucket-system toilets by next year in...
View Article‘One signature, and I'm off'
Doctor Cyril Karabus is waiting for final clearance documentation and could leave the UAE on Tuesday afternoon, his lawyer said. ||| Cape Town - South African doctor Cyril Karabus is waiting for final...
View ArticlePastor tried to smuggle drugs into prison
A pastor is to appear in court charged with trying to smuggle drugs, concealed around his private parts, into a prison. ||| Swellendam - A Swellendam pastor is to appear in the Swellendam Magistrate’s...
View ArticleStudent crashes on rocks in mom’s Jag
The father of a 19-year-old says he is determined to find out what caused her mom’s Jaguar to go off the road and onto the rocks. ||| Cape Town - The father of a 19-year-old being treated for a minor...
View ArticleFine suitable for Brown - lawyer
J Arthur Brown’s lawyer says a hefty fine would be a suitable punishment for the “ostracised” former Fidentia boss. ||| Cape Town - A fine is an appropriate sentence for the fraud committed by former...
View ArticleCall for probe into Liverpool tour saga
Tony Ehrenreich wants disciplinary action against Mayco member, Grant Pascoe, for the mishandling of the Liverpool fixture. ||| Cape Town – ANC leader in the city council Tony Ehrenreich wants...
View ArticleTop Cape cyclist killed in crash
A leading figure in cycling has called for a ban on "yellow-line" driving, after a top cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision. ||| Cape Town - A leading figure in cycling has called for a ban on...
View ArticlePupils ‘terrorising’ township residents
For the last six months, the streets of F-section in Khayelitsha empty out before pupils leave class, a terrified resident said. ||| Cape Town - A gang of pupils from Bulumko Secondary School in...
View ArticleSA Adventurer of the Year named
Richard Kohler was told he would never paddle again. His response? The first continuous solo navigation of SA’s coastline by kayak. ||| Cape Town - Richard Kohler was told he would never paddle again –...
View ArticleFull marks for W Cape textbook delivery
The Western Cape is the only province to have had 100 percent of textbooks delivered to schools this year. ||| Cape Town - THE Western Cape is the only province to have had 100 percent of textbooks...
View ArticlePost-matric study ‘a big advantage’
Unemployment among people with a post-matric qualification is far less than among those a grade 12 certificate. ||| Cape Town - Unemployment among people with a post-matric qualification is far less...
View ArticleBrown must face full might of law: State
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown should be given at least the minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment for fraud, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur...
View ArticleThe two sides of Fidentia
While J Arthur Brown’s awaits his sentencing, a family is still waiting to be paid from a Fidentia-linked trust fund. ||| While J Arthur Brown’s awaits his sentencing, a family is still waiting to be...
View ArticleFive hurt in Hout Bay gas blast
Four people, three of them firefighters, were injured in an explosion in a Hout Bay fish and chip shop. ||| Cape Town - Four people, three of them firefighters, were injured in an explosion in a Hout...
View ArticleMan in court over Wellington couple’s killing
While people gathered to pay their final respects to Daan and Erka Rousseau, the man charged with their murder appeared in court. ||| Cape Town - While friends and family gathered to pay their final...
View ArticlePublic vent on cop hotline
Complaints against the police continue to come in on a hotline set up to stamp out police corruption, MEC Dan Plato said. ||| Cape Town - Complaints against the police, including some local metro...
View Article'Bullets won’t kill my message of peace'
The pastor who survived being shot eight times says bullets will not stop his peace work among gangsters. ||| Cape Town - The Cape Town pastor who survived being shot eight times says bullets will not...
View ArticleAvid cyclist killed in hit-and-run
Koos Roux and his son cycled together on Bottelary Road in Cape Town, when they were hit from behind by a white bakkie. ||| Cape Town - He was a national cycling champion, having won a gold in his...
View ArticleUAE dragging feet on Karabus
United Arab Emirates authorities have yet to clear administrative issues obstructing doctor Cyril Karabus's return home. ||| Pretoria - United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have yet to clear...
View Article‘Sin bin’ teen was knifed 39 times
Graphic details of how a 17-year-old girl died in an orgy of violence was recounted in a Cape Town court. ||| Cape Town - A court has heard in graphic detail how a 17-year-old girl died in an orgy of...
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