Massive search for missing professor
A missing professor's family are hopeful that he is alive, as police prepare to trace his cellphone via signal searches. ||| Cape Town - The family of a missing Stellenbosch University professor are...
View ArticleFear after gangboss gunned down
Residents of Manenberg are expecting reprisals after a senior Hard Livings gang member and his friend were gunned down. ||| Cape Town - Residents of Manenberg are expecting reprisals by the Hard...
View ArticleCape Town MD in R13bn tender probe
The managing director of a company awarded a R13 bn state tender has been found unfit to run a body corporate. ||| Cape Town - The managing director of a local solar energy company that was awarded a...
View Article1 988 farmers seek wage exemption
Nearly 2 000 farmers, many from the Western Cape, have applied for exemption from the minimum wage for farm workers. ||| Cape Town - Nearly 2 000 farmers, many from the Western Cape, have applied for...
View ArticleNPA zeros in on Fidentia judge
Prosecutors listed at least eight "misdirections" the judge made in former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown's case. ||| Cape Town - Prosecutors in the Western Cape have hit back at Western Cape High Court...
View ArticleTrain amputee scores victory
On the first day of the 2010 World Cup Siyamcela Moses Mnengi was thrown from a moving train. Now he may finally get compensation. ||| Cape Town - It was the first day of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, and...
View ArticleZuma’s VVIP jet queried
The Department of Defence’s plans to spend millions on a jet for the country’s “No 1” have been met with little enthusiasm. ||| The Department of Defence’s plans to spend millions on a jet for the...
View ArticleAirport fog havoc precedes heavy rain
Thick fog has caused havoc with flights in and out of Cape Town city over the past few days. ||| Thick fog has caused havoc with flights in and out of the city over the past few days – including...
View ArticleUnease over De Lille grows
Patricia de Lille is creating "deep fault lines" in the Cape's top leadership, says her own administration. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille’s “street fighter” leadership style is...
View ArticleSearch still on for missing Cape doctor
Police are continuing the search for Cape Town paediatric specialist and lecturer Dr Louis Heyns who was last seen on Wednesday. ||| Cape Town - Police are continuing the search for missing Cape Town...
View ArticleFidentia victims get R17m payout
More than R17m had been paid out to beneficiaries of the Living Hands Umbrella Trust, which invested with Fidentia. ||| Cape Town - More than R17 million had been paid out to beneficiaries of the...
View ArticleAward for Obamas ‘not a game’
The City of Cape Town has dismissed suggestions that its award for Barack Obama and his wife is a "political gimmick". ||| Cape Town - The city has brushed aside criticism that its granting of the...
View ArticleCape man killed in R6m jewellery heist
A man, 65, was shot and killed by a gang of robbers during a multimillion-rand jewellery heist in Durbanville. ||| Cape Town - A 65-year-old man was shot and killed by a gang of robbers during a...
View ArticleRose-Leigh on road to recovery
Rose-Leigh Usher - the Durban cancer patient who recently underwent a stem cell transplant - could be home this week. ||| Cape Town - Rose-Leigh Usher - the Durban cancer patient who underwent a...
View ArticleCape council cautious about funding
Red flags have been raised about money that has been allocated by the City of Cape Town to “needy” community groups. ||| Cape Town - Red flags have been raised about money that has been allocated by...
View ArticleLesbians still being targeted
Attitudes to lesbians have changed little in 20 years, says activist Funeka Soldaat, who has been raped, beaten and stabbed. ||| Cape Town - Funeka Soldaat has been stabbed, raped and attacked.The...
View ArticleSpes Bona shooting case postponed
Two men accused of killing Cape Town schoolboy Glenrico Martin have appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - Two men accused of killing Cape Town schoolboy Glenrico Martin appeared...
View ArticlePolice docket incomplete 8 months on
It has been eight months since the assault that left 19-year-old Jethro van Schalkwyk in a coma, yet his attackers remain at large. ||| Cape Town - It has been eight months since the assault that left...
View ArticleMayor hangs up on interviewer
Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has defended herself for hanging up on a CapeTalk 567 radio interviewer. ||| Cape Town - Patricia de Lille has defended herself for hanging up on radio interviewer...
View ArticleFidentia saga: Six years... and counting
J Arthur Brown acted out of "greed" and used funds meant for the poor "to live his dream of building an empire", says the NPA. ||| Cape Town - J Arthur Brown acted out of “greed” and used funds meant...
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