The “Cape Doctor” – the notorious southeaster which earned Cape Town the moniker Cape of Storms – showed what a powerful force of nature it is when it prevented the 93,000-ton cruise ship MSC Musica from docking on Thursday. The vessel…
The Gauteng community safety department has confirmed that Ernest Khoza Mabaso, the man accused of murdering seven Khoza family members in Vlakfontein, committed suicide while in police custody in Cape Town. “According to a report we…
Rubble and ash are all that remain of a R7.6m “smart park” opened just 16 months ago in in one of Cape Town’s most troubled neighbourhoods. “There is nothing left,” Zahid Badroodien, the mayoral committee member for community services,…
A fire burnt down the restaurant at a Western Cape monkey sanctuary early on Friday, December 14 2018. City of Cape Town fire and rescue spokesman Edward Bosch said the alarm was raised at 11pm on Thursday. By the time firefighters…
Fearmongering did more to stave off Cape Town’s Day Zero than water restrictions. This is one of the main findings of a study by researchers from Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town published in the journal Water…
Cape Town police are looking for a woman suspected of masterminding her police constable husband’s death. Qaqamba Qayisa has been named as a wanted suspect, more than a year since the murder. Qaqanba Qayisa is wanted for questioning in…
Just over a month after a resident of Taiwan informal settlement was trapped inside a communal flush toilet when it toppled over, another resident broke her leg while trying to use one of the toilets. Residents of Taiwan in Khayelitsha,…
The last families that were occupying the land earmarked for the N2 Gateway housing upgrade have finally been evicted – bringing to an end the legal battle between the Joe Slovo residents and the Western Cape government. On Wednesday…
Self-confessed child killer Mortimer Saunders sat in the dock staring ahead as judgment began on Tuesday in the case of murdered three-year-old Courtney Pieters in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town. Saunders‚ wearing a brown jacket…
An arrest has been made for Tuesday’s murder of Cape Town advocate Pete Mihalik. “This office can confirm that a suspect is being questioned by detectives of the anti-gang unit in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old man this…
Fifty-three street people have found employment after seeking refuge at the new “safe space” set up for them under a Cape Town city centre bridge. Most are working part-time through organisations set up to help them‚ but one was assisted…
A four-year-old girl who was born with only one fingerless hand has had a toe transformed into a finger in the first operation of its kind in South Africa. The 11-hour operation at Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town was performed…
