UAE returns Karabus’s passport
United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials have handed back South African doctor Cyril Karabus's passport. ||| Cape Town - United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials handed back South African doctor Cyril...
View ArticleKarabus may be home by weekend
South African doctor Cyril Karabus will probably leave the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week, his lawyer said. ||| Cape Town - South African doctor Cyril Karabus will probably leave the United Arab...
View ArticleZuma: I will drive anti-drug campaign
The "mothers and sisters" of Eldorado Park pleaded to him for help, and President Jacob Zuma has responded. ||| Johannesburg - They had pleaded for him to help, and on Tuesday President Jacob Zuma...
View ArticleTop Cape cop in abuse probe
A top cop, who is believed to have helped launch a domestic violence office, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend. ||| Cape Town - One of the Western Cape’s top cops, who is believed to have helped...
View ArticlePlan to centralise varsity applications
This year’s Grade 10s could be the first class to take part in a new centralised admission system for SA’s universities. ||| Cape Town - This year’s Grade 10 pupils could find themselves the first...
View Article‘Spirited’ bull captured
SPCA workers had their hands full as they tried to capture a “street smart” Nguni bull on the R300 in Mitchells Plain. ||| Cape Town - As if traffic hasn’t been bad enough, an escaped Nguni bull was...
View ArticleHermanus man guilty of 285 counts of fraud
A businessman has been convicted of defrauding the Overstrand Municipality of about R3m by manipulating the tender system. ||| Cape Town - A Hermanus man has been convicted of defrauding the Overstrand...
View ArticleCape’s older teachers could leave skills gap
More than 40 percent of the Western Cape’s permanent teachers and principals will reach retirement age in the next 15 years. ||| Cape Town - More than 41 percent of permanent teachers and principals in...
View ArticleJ Arthur Brown fined R150 000
J Arthur Brown was fined R150 000 and given a suspended prison sentence for his two fraud convictions. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was fined R150 000 and given a suspended...
View ArticleWestern Cape ‘needs more cops’
A security committee has heard that the Western Cape is suffering from a shortage of officers and the unequal distribution of staff across police stations. ||| Cape Town - A shortage of officers and...
View ArticleCape teen shot at school
Enrico Martin, a pupil at Spes Bona High, was shot in the head after entering the school premises. ||| Cape Town - A teenage boy was shot at an Athlone high school on Wednesday morning, Western Cape...
View ArticleBrown’s sentence is fair, says judge
Judge Anton Veldhuizen acknowledged J Arthur Brown's "trauma and personal suffering" during his sentencing judgment. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown was fined R150 000 and given a...
View ArticlePupil critical after school shooting
A matric schoolboy at Spes Bona High School in Athlone was shot and seriously wounded on the school’s grounds ||| Cape Town - A matric schoolboy at Spes Bona High School in Athlone was shot and...
View ArticleFSB dismayed at Fidentia boss’s sentence
The Financial Services Board says J Arthur Brown's sentence does not acknowledge the extent of the damage he caused. ||| Johannesburg - The R150 000 fine imposed on former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown...
View ArticlePupil dies after school shooting
A teenage boy, allegedly shot by a gunman in school uniform at Spes Bona High School in Cape Town, has died. ||| Cape Town - A teenage boy shot at an Athlone, Cape Town, high school on Wednesday...
View ArticleJ Arthur vows to repay investors
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown walked out of court a free man, but said he ensure his investors had their money back. ||| Cape Town - Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown walked out the Western...
View ArticleVisa hitch for Karabus trip
The visa oncologist Cyril Karabus was issued by United Arab Emirates authorities was incorrectly dated and must be changed. ||| Cape Town - There is yet another last minute scramble before Cape Town...
View ArticleDewani volunteered to return to SA
Honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani last month volunteered to return to South Africa to stand trial for his wife's murder. ||| London - British businessman Shrien Dewani - wanted in South Africa in...
View ArticleFidentia investors blame curators
About 500 ex-mineworkers are hoping to sue the curators of Fidentia after losing millions of rands in investments. ||| Cape Town - About 500 ex-mineworkers are hoping to sue the curators of Fidentia...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for bookkeeper
A bookkeeper was handed a suspended prison sentence for stealing over R100 000 from a Cape Town law firm. ||| Cape Town - A bookkeeper was handed a suspended prison sentence on Wednesday for stealing...
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