Hawks arrest Cape Town cop killer
A 27-year-old man believed to be linked to the murder of Cape Town metro police Constable Ben Koopman, 53, was arrested on Friday in...
Three arrested for attempted murder in Grassy Park
Three suspects were arrested for attempted murder in Grassy Park, Western Cape police said on Friday.
Police said the suspects, aged between 25 and 32,...
Cabinet again repudiates Zwane’s claims on banking inquiry
Cabinet on Thursday distanced itself from Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane’s renewed insistence that it had endorsed his calls for scrutiny of the banking...
Cabinet takes tough line on student protests
Cabinet has taken a hard line on students’ protests against fee increases, calling the destruction of property criminal and vowing that police would act...
Former student to be sentenced for urinating on taxi driver
Former University of Cape Town student and model, Djavan Arrigone, will be sentenced in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Arrigone was found guilty of...
Gangsters who opened fire on children get life sentences
Two gangsters who opened fire on three young children who did not want to be recruited as gangsters, killing one and severely wounding the...
Parliament studying appeal court ruling against its broadcast policy, signal jamming
Parliament on Thursday said it “noted” a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment declaring the jamming of cellphone signals and Parliament’s broadcasting policy unconstitutional.
“Parliament will...
DA welcomes ANC supporting parliamentary inquiry into SABC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday welcomed an announcement by the African National Congress (ANC) caucus in Parliament that it would support an inquiry...
Western Cape dam levels still low
Despite recent spring rainfall, dam levels in the Western Cape have only increased marginally, Environmental Affairs MEC Anton Bredell said on Thursday.
Bredell said he...
Zille wants stadium to be named after Olympic champion
Western Cape Premier Hellen Zille has proposed that Cape Town’s Green Point Athletics stadium be renamed after South African Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk.
Zille...
Confusion reigns over SAfrica’s RFP for nuclear build programme
There appears to be confusion on whether South Africa will issue a request for proposals for its nuclear energy build programme by Friday as...
Sentencing commenced for N2 Hell Run murderer
Sentencing proceedings are expected to start in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, in the case against Adrian Hendricks who was convicted of...
