Johannesburg – A 15-year-old Cape Town girl who ran away from home to join the Islamic State was taken off a flight about to leave the city, State Security Minister David Mahlobo said on Monday. Her relatives contacted authorities after she disappeared from her parents home on Sunday morning. The[…]
A man was burnt beyond recognition on Saturday by a fire which destroyed 15 shacks and left 50 people homeless in Wallacedene, the City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue service said. The blaze, which is suspected to have been sparked by a cooking fire that was left unattended in[…]
A Kenyan stowaway, who was caught while sneaking onto a tanker in Cape Town, will be detained when it docks in Durban on Thursday. He was collared with three other Tanzanian nationals last week who have already been repatriated. The Carpe Diem II, which is due to dock at New[…]
A security officer has been stabbed to death in a busy main road in Cape Town on Wednesday after allegedly approaching a suspected robber. The 40-year-old security officer was stabbed by the suspect in Lakeside Main Road around 05:00 on Wednesday morning. We have reason to believe that the security[…]
Stray bullets have taken a terrible toll on Cape Town’s children, the National Firearms Summit heard during its first day of sitting at Parliament on Tuesday. “We looked at the children coming in with gunshot [wounds], and over the last 20 years we’ve seen a total of 476 children, under[…]
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille wants Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to send her evidence of alleged racist incidents which have happened in the city. “The City of Cape Town is taking the lead in South Africa in addressing these difficult issues of race,” she said in an open letter[…]
Cape Town mayor, Patrica de Lille on Saturday marked Human Rights Day by launching the ‘Inclusive City’ campaign. The campaign was aimed at creating public platforms for dialogue to confront what makes some residents feel excluded, while others felt entitled. “We face many challenges to a culture of rights, and[…]
Police have seized a consignment of Mandrax tablets with a street value of R5 million, arresting three suspects in Cape Town, the Hawks said on Tuesday. Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said the arrests took place on Sunday in a joint operation involving the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and Crime[…]
The fire which broke out in the Cape Town area last weekend has been extinguished, the city’s Disaster Risk Management said on Monday. “The fire is under control, it was put out and everything is under control,” spokeswoman Charlotte Powell said. The fire started on March 1, and was contained,[…]
The firefighting efforts in the South Peninsula have been scaled back on Thursday, the City of Cape Town said. “Firefighters are continuing to monitor hotspots for flare-ups in the South Peninsula this morning,” mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said in a statement. “Currently, 10 ground crews[…]
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