Laaities are ou rokers

Francesca Villette|Published

The national health department plans to prevent laaities from smoking entjies and other tobacco products with the introduction of the Tobacco Products Control Bill. ...

Bogus doctor’s bail application denied

Francesca Villette|Published

A convicted bogus doctor who has once again been charged with fraud for illegally treating patients will remain behind bars after the Western Cape High Court denied ...

St. Anne’s Home stops women’s services as it struggles with finances

Francesca Villette|Published

With a monthly operational cost of around R250 000, which has been whittled down due to the forgoing of skills programmes like accredited computer courses, home-based ...

More MyCiTi buses to Canal Walk, V&A

Francesca Villette|Published

Commuters can once again look forward to late-night shopping as additional MyCiTi bus trips to Canal Walk and the V&A Waterfront will be made available over the ...

Judge slams Mayor of Cape Town in orphan home case

Francesca Villette|Published

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has been slammed for trying to challenge a court decision to secure an orphan’s inheritance.

DBE’s ‘Mandatory Palestine’ error

Francesca Villette|Published

A blunder in a matric exam paper has caused outrage among political and religious organisations, who slammed it as a “blatant disregard” for the sensitivities surrounding ...

Two Manenberg schools sacrificed for hospital

Francesca Villette|Published

Two Manenberg schools are preparing to make way for the new R2. 4 billion Klipfontein Regional Hospital, which needs at least 7 hectares of land.

Kensington's oldest resident turns 101

Francesca Villette|Published

Kensington?s oldest resident celebrated the milestone with friends and staff, at the Kensington Home for the Aged.

Woman jailed for beating partner's child to death

Francesca Villette|Published

Phuleng Tstotsetsi said she did not mean to kill little Gift, and had gone to report the incident to the police after she realised what she had done.

Grieving family’s ordeal

Francesca Villette|Published

A Cape Town widow has been forced to relocate provinces with her four children after her husband died while attempting to poach perly.

Mugabe attack victim offered beauty course

Francesca Villette|Published

Support for model Gabriella Engels, who was assaulted by Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe, has continued to pour in.

MEC halts plan to sell alcohol at schools

Francesca Villette|Published

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has requested that the brakes be put on buying and selling booze at Western Cape schools.

'Death stretch's' terrible toll

Francesca Villette|Published

The notorious ?death stretch? on the N1 highway between Laingsburg and Beaufort West has claimed nearly 80 lives in two years.

VIDEO: SA's karaoke queen needs funding

Francesca Villette|Published

The country is the closest it has been in 11 years to competing in the Karaoke World Championships.

Passing math is debated

Francesca Villette|Published

The Department of Basic Education has started a process of consultation which would see mathematics removed as a compulsory pass requirement for lower grades.

Teaching African languages 'not prioritised' in WC

Francesca Villette|Published

The Western Cape was making the slowest progress in the country in offering indigenous African languages to pupils, the Department of Basic Education said as it ...

Delayed trains make commuters 'sitting ducks for criminals'

Francesca Villette|Published

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry says commuters waiting for delayed trains are sitting ducks for opportunistic criminals.

Crime scene was unusually neat and tidy, says detective

Francesca Villette|Published

A crime scene investigator spent three weeks combing through the multi-million rand De Zalze Golf Estate house where four Van Bredas were butchered in 2015.

Court awaits judge's decision

Francesca Villette|Published

Western Cape High Court Judge Siraj Desai is expected to deliver his decision today on whether the initial statement triple murder accused Henri van Breda made to ...

Doctor says Henri was relaxed, ruik of booze

Francesca Villette|Published

Triple murder accused Henri van Breda had a beer before he went for a medical examination following the butchering of his family, his defence team said yesterday. ...

Security manager takes the stand at #VanBreda trial

Francesca Villette|Published

Manager says security footage revealed nothing suspicious.

R3b budget, 15-year plan for new MyCiTi routes

Francesca Villette|Published

MyCiTi to have five new routes by 2032.