Sisonke Mlamla

Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus

Ouma, 75, graduates with Master’s degree

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A Milnerton family are beyond proud of their 75 year-old ouma, who graduated with a Master’s degree in Education

15 bus boewe busted

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A long-awaited breakthrough was made in the ongoing robberies on Golden Arrow buses, with at least 15 alleged perpetrators of bus robberies arrested over the weekend. ...

Cop in court for rape of 13-year-old relative

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The 23-year-old constable stationed at Kirstenhof police station made his first appearance at the Wynberg Magistrate’s court, after he was charged for rape.

Paramedic drone services

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The Western Cape Health Department is set to announce the implementation of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) drone project

Debbie explains report

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The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is under pressure to release the report into the Brackenfell High School matric ball incident after it said no racist ...

Six 'station shooters' to apply for bail next week

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Six men arrested in connection with the shooting at the Cape Town Station deck last week appeared in court on Thursday where they heard their case has been postponed ...

Prasa guards nab 14 suspects

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Prasa’s armed security guards arrested four suspects at a Metrorail depot on Sunday morning, bringing to 14 the number of suspects arrested in the past seven days. ...

[VIDEO] Seven mense shot at Cape Town taxi rank

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Traffic officials arrested a 31-year-old suspect, and confiscated a firearm, after seven people were shot and wounded on Monday on the Cape Town station deck.

Missing student found dead

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Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced that a missing engineering student was found dead in an empty section of one of the university’s residence on Friday. ...

Fritz to tackle mass killings

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Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz and provincial police commissioner Yolisa Matakata are meeting tomorrow to urgently discuss a spate of mass shootings that has ...

‘Killer’ cop in court

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A Cape Town Law Enforcement officer, who is allegedly involved in a shooting that left an undercover cop dead, has handed himself over to the Hawks.

Delft is SA's gender-based violence and femicide capital

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Delft is the top hot spot for gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide in the country.

Prasa slammed for neglecting Cape Town's busiest train line

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The City of Cape Town’s transport portfolio committee said the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) continued to fail to get the Central Line up and running.

Department considering tronk visits during lockdown level 2

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The Correctional Services Department has announced that tronk visits during lockdown level 2 were being considered under certain conditions.

3100 security guards are required by Prasa

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Prasa has started a massive recruitment drive to hire 3100 security guards in a bid to protect its rail infrastructure and other assets.

Teachers face job losses as parents can't afford to pay school fees

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Teachers employed by school governing bodies face losing their jobs because many parents cannot afford school fees during the lockdown.

Student arrested for posting how to rob a Delft liquor store gets bail

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The former UCT student accused of posting on social networks how to break into the Shoprite liquor store in Delft has been granted R1 000 bail.

WATCH: Mense loot food delivery trucks

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Two trucks that were transporting food parcels to bring relief to the Bishop Lavis community were looted by a group skelms on Monday.

Undertakers: 'We don't know how to deal with Covid-19 corpses'

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Deo Gloria Funeral Services director Kenny McDillon said none of the undertakers in the Western Cape received training from the Emergency Medical and Forensic Pathology ...

WATCH: SANDF members injured after vehicle crash

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Several members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were injured when the driver of their armoured troop carrier lost control of the vehicle and ...

Prison visits suspended for 30 days due to Covid-19 outbreak

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Correctional Services has suspended visits to offenders for a period of 30 days to mitigate against the spread of Covid-19.

Shebeen massacre: Amend liquor laws

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Police Minister Bheki Cele yesterday called for the national liquor laws to be amended to allow for stricter policing of taverns and shebeens.

Shacks on railway tracks removed

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A project to remove squatters and illegal structures from the Philippi and Langa railway tracks is under way, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) said on Sunday. ...

80 buses to help stranded Metrorail passengers

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Eighty buses will be made available in July to accommodate thousands of train commuters who have been left stranded by the suspended Cape Town Central train line. ...

Thousands of train commuters left stranded after Eskom cuts power

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Thousands of Metrorail passengers were left stranded on Thursday afternoon after Eskom disconnected traction supply in the Western Cape.