Sisters raped repeatedly at gunpoint
Two sisters were repeatedly raped at gunpoint during a two-hour ordeal while their elder sister was forced to watch. ||| Cape Town - Two sisters from Dunoon were repeatedly raped at gunpoint during a...
View ArticleBurger King is OK, says Muslim council
The MJC has ruled that Burger King in the Cape can retain its halaal certificate despite its gambling link. ||| Cape Town - The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has ruled that the new and only Burger King...
View ArticleDelft’s death toll rising fast
Police were called to Roosendal in Delft after two men were found with gunshot wounds to their heads. ||| Cape Town - Flaring gang violence in Delft is stretching police resources. In the most recent...
View ArticleForeigners, tourist held in document blitz
About 80 foreigners, including a tourist, were detained in Cape Town for not having their documents on them. ||| Cape Town - Long gone are the days when many South Africans had to carry pass books, but...
View ArticleCourt told how Claremont mom was killed
Anzunette du Plessis’s throat was slashed thrice and she had 10 stab wounds to her upper body, the Western Cape High Court heard. ||| Cape Town - Claremont mother Anzunette du Plessis’s throat was...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver held for cyclist’s death
The driver who allegedly killed Cape Town cycling champ Dr Koos Roux 10 days ago has been arrested. ||| Cape Town - The hit-and-run driver who allegedly killed Cape Town cycling champ Dr Koos Roux 10...
View ArticleDunoon xenophobic attacks remembered
Five years ago, a Somali shopkeeper was faced with a choice - stay in Du Noon and try to save his livelihood or flee for his life. ||| Cape Town - Five years ago today, Somali shopkeeper Abdul Aziz...
View ArticlePolice open case after cyclist killed by bus
A Durbanville man cycling to work was run over and killed when he apparently swerved to avoid traffic and fell under a bus. ||| Cape Town - A Durbanville man cycling to work was run over and killed...
View ArticleKnife wielding gangs invade school
The provincial Education Department sent officials to investigate gangsterism at Bulumko Secondary School in Khayelitsha. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department sent officials to...
View ArticleCatholic Church says defy e-tolls
The Roman Catholic Church has added its powerful voice to the swelling opposition against e-tolling. ||| Durban - The Roman Catholic Church has added its powerful voice to the swelling opposition...
View ArticleCape Town seeks toilet interdict
The City of Cape Town intends seeking an interdict against the people disrupting the servicing of toilets in informal settlements. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town intends seeking an interdict...
View ArticleLesbian pastor vs Church
Ecclesia de Lange and the Methodist Church are at loggerheads after she was fired because she married another woman. ||| Cape Town - Lesbian minister Ecclesia de Lange was fired by the Methodist Church...
View ArticleJournalists accosted in Cape Town
Sanef has condemned the alleged manhandling of Cape Argus journalists David Ritchie and Yolisa Tswanya. ||| Johannesburg - Reports that a Home Affairs official allegedly manhandled reporters outside a...
View ArticleGuptagate: Zuma roasted
Sugar daddies, cocaine, curry, rape and accusations of electioneering all featured at the lively Guptagate debate. ||| Cape Town - Sugar daddies, cocaine, curry, rape and accusations of electioneering...
View ArticleArgus may lay charges after ‘assault’
Cape Argus lawyers may lay charges against a Home Affairs official who allegedly assaulted a photographer. ||| Cape Town - Cape Argus lawyers are investigating the possibility of a civil claim and...
View ArticleNCOP passes e-toll bill
The controversial e-tolls bill now goes back to the National Assembly after it was passed by the National Council of Provinces. ||| Cape Town - The e-tolls bill was passed by the National Council of...
View ArticleProtesters loot hawkers’ stalls
Delft residents who were making their way through the city centre after a day of protesting looted hawkers’ stalls. ||| Cape Town - Delft residents who were making their way through the city centre...
View ArticleTeen gangsters kill second victim in a week
The soil had barely settled on the grave of Ayanda Ngetu when another victim was claimed by a gang of Khayelitsha teens. ||| Cape Town - The soil had barely settled on the grave of Ayanda Ngetu when...
View ArticleShe’s 73 and diving with Cango crocs
Some septuagenarians spend their retirement relaxing. But Janet Martyn, 73, does things differently. ||| Western Cape - Some septuagenarians spend their retirement relaxing. But Londoner Janet Martyn,...
View ArticleSAPS hackers ‘did not access secret info’
Hackers did not access any confidential info when the SAPS website was compromised during a cyber attack, police say. ||| Cape Town - Hackers did not access any confidential information when the SAPS...
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