The City of Cape Town will be dumping more than 16 000 bottles of alcohol on Thursday morning. The disposal is part of the City’s operational readiness plan for the festive season, the City said in a statement. Amounting to nearly 12 000 litres, the alcohol was confiscated from beaches[…]
Two Western Cape alleged gangsters were nabbed after they were linked to various murders, including that of a one-year-old child. Lyle “Trompie” Silver, 24, and Anderson “Bougard” Koeberg, 27, were linked to several murders and attempted murders, police spokesperson Captain FC Van Wyk said on Wednesday. He said a significant[…]
A paraglider fell to his death in Llandudno, Cape Town, on Tuesday afternoon. According to a statement by ER24, paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after 14:00, where they found the man lying on the front stoep of a house. “Generic paramedics, the Llandudno Lifeguards and the SAPS [were] already[…]
Court action to prevent Parliament from amending the Constitution to allow for expropriation without compensation seems imminent as parties opposing an amendment to section 25 all sang from the same hymn sheet when they presented their recommendations to the Joint Constitutional Review Committee on Tuesday, with “we reserve our rights”[…]
Western Cape traffic officials are shocked at a video that appears to show traffic officers closing the N2 highway to allow drivers to “spin” their cars. A video published by Netwerk24 showed reckless driving on the N2 near Grabouw, where several traffic vehicles can be seen in attendance. The video[…]
A R5.5m upgrade has been planned for the historic Grand Parade in central Cape Town, a City official said on Monday. The open space, located opposite City Hall, was where crowds gathered for Nelson Mandela’s first public address after his release from prison in 1990. Today, it hosts a market[…]
Judge Rosheni Allie on Monday handed three men life sentences for the kidnapping, rape and murder of Stellenbosch University student Hannah Cornelius and the brutal attack on her friend Cheslin Marsh. Here are 10 quotes Allie delivered during sentencing: 1. “The State correctly submitted that the accused can’t be allowed to[…]
The hot button topic of rural safety will be discussed when Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police holds a public hearing on the police’s current rural safety strategy on Wednesday. Some of the organisations that will be invited to give input to the committee include the African Farmers Association of Southern[…]
Cape Town’s new mayor Dan Plato revealed his new mayoral committee on Sunday after a fraught period of uncertainty at the council amid the crisis of his predecessor Patricia De Lille. “It is with great pleasure that I announce today a new, united, diverse, and energised Mayoral Committee (Mayco) to[…]
The four men involved in the kidnap and murder of Hannah Cornelius and the brutal attack on her friend Cheslin Marsh will be sentenced in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. Proceedings to seal their fate are expected to begin at 14:00. During pre-sentencing proceedings last week Prosecutor Lenro[…]
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