Long weekends and the holiday season are well-known for being dangerous times on South Africa’s roads. Despite Traffic authorities best efforts, accidents and drunk driving continued to claim lives this weekend. According to EWN, at least 10 people have been killed on Western Province roads since the start of the weekend.[…]
Images of mutilated baby shark bodies were posted to the Proudly Strandfontein Facebook page. The pictures show the pile of bodies cut up with their heads and fins missing. “City Law Enforcement officers were on Sunday morning 15 December at about 09:00, alerted to a large number of fish lying[…]
The City of Cape Town has been ordered to halt all prosecutions of homeless people who allegedly break by-laws. The Western Cape High Court also ordered the city to review its municipal legislation related to vagrancy and nuisances. Seven homeless people asked the court for an interdict to stop the[…]
A man was gunned down in an apparent hit in Mitchells Plain on Thursday afternoon. People at the scene said a white vehicle drove past and they heard gunshots. The victim was hit in the face and body, reported Netwerk24. Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa told TimesLIVE that the victim –[…]
Botswana’s former President Ian Khama says he’s doesn’t doubt President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment to solving the country’s power crisis. Eskom also supplies electricity to South Africa’s neighbours. The cash-strapped power utility has resorted to load shedding as it battles to meet demand for electricity. On Monday, Eskom implemented Stage 6[…]
A shark warning siren was sounded at Fish Hoek beach on Thursday, and visitors were advised not to enter the waters until they had been deemed safe for swimming and recreational activities. According to the official Shark Spotters Twitter page, shark exclusion nets were deployed at approximately 11.10am on Thursday[…]
A 10-year-old child was killed in the crossfire of a shooting in the Cape Flats. Residents of Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain said they have seen an increase in gang activities since last week and children are losing their lives in the process. Ayesha Kelly (10) was killed on her way to the shops when[…]
Load shedding has been taking its toll on residents across the nation and Capetonians are no exception. While being left in the dark or without water is a huge inconvenience, some locals have reported that their homes burned to the ground, allegedly as a result of load shedding. Recently, a[…]
Social workers, neighbours, his grandmother and even his mother failed to protect 18-month-old Jeremiah Ruiters from the monster who attacked his little body for weeks – biting, clawing and breaking his growing bones. On Wednesday that man – his mother’s boyfriend Ameerodien Peters – was finally convicted in the Western[…]
After releasing CCTV footage from the aftermath of the torching of Cape Town trains, police believe they have nabbed those behind the attack. Western Cape police said on Wednesday they had arrested two teenage boys, aged 14 and 15, who are believed to be the main suspects behind the torching of[…]
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