A teenager from Khayelitsha is presumed to have drowned after reports that he went missing in the surf at Monwabisi Beach on the False Bay coast. A spokesperson for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Craig Lambinon says the 19 year old was swimming with friends when he apparently disappeared[…]
Henri van Breda’s murder trial is expected to resume in the Western Cape High Court on Monday with the testimony of a blood spatter analyst who had been booked off sick. Last month, the State had asked for another postponement as its police expert witness Captain Marius Joubert was ill.[…]
A nine-year-old boy is the latest victim of ongoing violence in the seaside neighbourhood of Ocean View in Cape Town. According to a statement by Western Cape police the child was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday morning. In addition two men‚ aged 19 and 26‚ and a[…]
The return of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to Parliament leaves the door open for President Jacob Zuma to make an early exit from government once his successor has been elected at the ANC’s elective conference in December, party insiders say. Dlamini-Zuma is expected to be appointed to Cabinet in what would be[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) claims that it has not abandoned processing corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma, adding that it is investigating a previous decision not to prosecute the president and has reinstated some of the charges that were dropped. This comes after a DA complaint about Zuma’s alleged[…]
Walter Sisulu University and NSFAS staff are off the hook over the R14.1-million mistakenly transferred to university student Sibongile Mani last month‚ but the staff from the company responsible for the administration of the funds hasn’t yet been cleared of wrongdoing. A forensic investigator has been appointment to probe what[…]
Sandton city streets resembled a war zone on Thursday evening as Uber taxi drivers embarked on a rampage to avenge an attack on two of their drivers‚ whose vehicles were petrol-bombed. Police blocked off roads in Sandton outside the Gautrain station as they tried to contain a feud between metered[…]
Police apparently smashed through a glass front door to get into the Bellville home of a former bouncer boss in an underworld raid targeting illegal guns and clamping down on suspected money laundering. Officers targeted controversial businessman Andre Naude’s house around 03:30 on Friday. Police did not immediately respond to[…]
President Jacob Zuma will officially open the InvestSA One Stop Shop Western Cape branch in Cape Town on Friday. The centre which will be the first regional centre to be opened will provide strategic guidance and reduce red tape for all those looking to invest in the province. Other Invest[…]
Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in an application brought by the Economic Freedom Front and other opposition parties trying to have President Jacob Zuma impeached. The Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Front, Congress of the People and the United Democratic Movement want the court to order National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete[…]
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