The case of a man accused of raping a seven-year-old girl in a bathroom of a Pretoria restaurant was postponed on Tuesday for further investigation. Advocate Sanet Jordaan asked for the postponement in order to bring an application to obtain the accused’s cellphone for “forensic downloading”. The man, wearing a[…]
Water restrictions and the accompanying tariffs will be lowered from level 6B to level 5 in the City of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Drakenstein municipalities on Monday. This means residents can now use 70 litres of water per person per day. The use of municipal drinking water for gardens, the[…]
A nine-year-old girl has been raped in a toilet in Blikkiesdorp, allegedly by a 17-year-old boy who had been asked to look after her while the mother was out. The teen, who cannot be named, made his first appearance at the Bellville Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he faced a[…]
Community Safety MEC Dan Plato has repeated his call for information that could lead to the arrest of those responsible for the attacks on trains in Cape Town last week. Arson attacks damaged six coaches in three separate incidents, his office said. The department of community safety has put up[…]
Two people were killed in a collision between a car and a Golden Arrow bus in Cape Town’s northern suburbs on Monday morning, Western Cape traffic chief Kenny Africa said. Africa said the Volkswagen Polo became wedged under the back of the bus, following the crash on Swartklip Road. “The[…]
Eskom has sent out a statement in which the flailing national power supplier calls itself “an organisation that has been the cornerstone” of the SA economy and prides itself in “95 years of powering the nation”. The company says it aims to ensure that universal electricity access is reached in[…]
A “sinister force” is attempting to destroy Cape Town’s railway stations, Mayoral Committee Member for Transport Brett Herron suspects after three train carriages were set alight on Friday. According to reports a shooting and a fire caused serious train delays at Mbekweni train station in Paarl in the Western Cape.[…]
ANC secretary general (SG) Ace Magashule is expected to account to the party’s national executive committee (NEC) this weekend, after allegations surfaced that he was part of a plot to oust President Cyril Ramaphosa. Magashule is the latest of former president Jacob Zuma’s close allies which the NEC rapped over[…]
Two men have been convicted of the murder of two-year-old Braydon Graaff and the attempted murder of his mother and another man in Atlantis two years ago. A stray bullet fired during a gang shootout hit Graaff in the chest while he was in the arms of his mother Rostan at[…]
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has allowed data on three hard drives containing what has become known as #Guptaleaks to be received as evidence in the judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. Zondo also said should any specific person or party wish to have access to the data, leave[…]
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