In light of the recent murder of top gang defence attorney, Pete Mihalik, questions surrounding the risk criminal lawyers and practitioners face, when they defend clients with alleged links to criminal activity, have been raised. Mihalik was shot and killed on Tuesday outside the Reddam House School in Greenpoint, while[…]
Following months of political wrangling with the DA, Patricia de Lille has resigned as Cape Town mayor and as a member of the party. She has also filed papers in the Western Cape High Court today applying for the two reports by law firm Bowmans to be reviewed and set[…]
Most murders are said to be connected to the transport sector, with some fatalities recorded near taxi ranks. This was announced by Police Minister, Bheki Cele at Parliament yesterday, after the National Assembly committee on Police summoned the station commanders of the five stations with the highest incidences of violent[…]
Top American officials called for a ceasefire in Yemen and demanded warring parties immediately come to the negotiating table. The comments came as the Saudi-Emirati-led military coalition deployed more than 10,000 new troops towards a vital rebel-held port city in the run-up to a new assault. James Mattis, the Pentagon chief, said the US[…]
Officials say an Afghan army helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed, killing all 25 on board. Naser Mehri, a spokesman for the governor of western Farah province, said two army helicopters were on their way to neighbouring Herat province when one lost control. Among the dead were the deputy army corps[…]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has acquitted a Christian woman convicted for blasphemy, prompting sporadic protests by far-right groups that have been demanding her execution for years. Aasia Bibi was cleared of all blasphemy charges and authorities were ordered to release her after nine years on death row, Cheif Justice Saqib Nisar[…]
The SA Revenue Service has said it is equipped to receive up to 150 000 tax returns via eFiling on Wednesday, the last day for individual taxpayers to file their personal income tax returns. The tax agency has said it has sent reminders to taxpayers who still need to file.[…]
Cape Town City speaker Dirk Smit has formally laid criminal charges at the city’s central police station against Patricia de Lille and mayoral committee member Brett Herron. The charges were laid in light of the Cape Town city council’s adoption of two reports by law firm Bowmans into maladministration at[…]
Two men are being questioned for the murder of Cape Town advocate Pete Mihalik, but no one has been arrested or charged. Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana told News24 on Wednesday that a second man had been taken in for questioning on Tuesday, but would not divulge any further information, saying[…]
Voice of The Capes annual Pink Hijab Day kicked off at Masjid al-Quds in Gatesville this Tuesday, 30 October 2018. This years theme: Cancer does not discriminate, brought women of all walks of life together to support the fight against cancer. The key event on the VOC calendar came after[…]
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