Cape Town welcomes Deep Freeze ruling
The City of Cape Town has welcomed a Western Cape High Court ruling halting the eviction of people in Deep Freeze, Macassar. ||| The City of Cape Town on Tuesday welcomed a Western Cape High Court...
View ArticleWestern Cape police chief hits back
Authorities are “jumping the gun” on conviction rates for gang crimes in Hanover Park, commissioner Lt-Gen Arno Lamoer said. ||| Western Cape authorities are “jumping the gun” on conviction rates for...
View Article13 pupils hurt in bus crash
Thirteen pupils were injured when their school bus overturned on the N1 near Nasrec in Soweto on Tuesday afternoon. ||| Thirteen pupils were injured when their school bus overturned on the N1 near...
View Article‘Probe abuse claims at refugee centre’
Claims of human rights abuses at the Lindela Repatriation Centre on the West Rand need to be probed, four rights groups said. ||| Claims of human rights abuses at the Lindela Repatriation Centre on the...
View ArticleShebeen owners won’t get home back
The Constitutional Court dismissed an appeal by a shebeen owner to have a forfeiture order set aside. ||| The Constitutional Court dismissed an appeal by a shebeen owner to have a forfeiture order set...
View ArticleGardener guilty of murder
A former gardener who claimed he had killed his elderly employer in a fit of rage was found guilty of murder and theft. ||| A former gardener who claimed he had killed his elderly employer in a fit of...
View ArticleHPCSA to restore radiologist’s status
The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has been ordered by the High Court to restore the full registration status of a Limpopo radiologist. ||| The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) was on...
View ArticleSerial rapist convicted
A man was found guilty of eight counts of rape by the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday. ||| A man was found guilty of eight counts of rape by the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.Reginald Temana, 20,...
View ArticleDead horse blamed for speeding
A biker arrested on Tuesday for speeding on the R21 claimed he was on his way to comfort his girlfriend after her horse died. ||| A biker arrested on Tuesday for speeding on the R21 claimed he was on...
View ArticleStray bullet kills mom
A Cape Flats mother died in her kitchen in front of her seven children after she was hit by a stray bullet. ||| A Cape Flats mother died in her kitchen in front of her seven children after she was hit...
View ArticleBaby found in dustbin
The body of a newborn baby has been found in a dustbin in Newlands, Joburg. ||| The body of a newborn baby was found in a dustbin in Nutmeg Avenue in Newlands in Joburg on Wednesday, paramedics...
View ArticleNo basis for denying bail: defence
Taxi driver Jacob Humphreys was not killed by the community nor fled the country while previously out on bail. ||| Taxi driver Jacob Humphreys was not killed by the community nor fled the country...
View ArticleGardener held for woman’s murder
A gardener is expected to appear in court for allegedly strangling his elderly employer. ||| A gardener was expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for allegedly strangling...
View ArticleConcourt ruling massive victory: DA
The DA says a Constitutional Court ruling holding trade union Satawu liable for a riot damage claim is a massive victory. ||| A Constitutional Court ruling on Wednesday holding trade union Satawu...
View ArticleZandspruit protests continues
A protest by residents of the Zandspruit informal settlement continued at Beyers Naude Drive. ||| A protest by residents of the Zandspruit informal settlement continued at Beyers Naude Drive on...
View ArticleActivists follow vets’ poaching trial
Several animal rights activists crammed into the court where two veterinarians and a professional hunter appeared. ||| Several animal rights activists crammed into the Pretoria North Regional Court...
View ArticleHitch-hiker held over dagga
A hitch-hiker has been arrested for being in possession of dagga worth R40 000. ||| A hitch-hiker has been arrested for being in possession of dagga in Beaufort West, Western Cape police said on...
View ArticleWard councillor murdered
A ward councillor was shot and killed in Jozini near St Lucia. ||| A ward councillor was shot and killed in Jozini near St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday, police said.Velpahi Samuel Gumede was...
View ArticleFather arrested for children’s murder
A father was arrested after he allegedly slit the throats of his children aged two and three. ||| A Western Cape father was arrested after he allegedly killed his two children in Muizenberg on...
View ArticleDe Lille hails Satawu ruling
A Constitutional Court ruling holding trade union Satawu liable for a riot damage claim was hailed by Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille. ||| A Constitutional Court ruling on Wednesday holding trade...
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