My time with Thabo

Megan Baadjies and Tshego Lepule|Published

Thabo Bester's prison break has been years in the making and my guess is he planned to break out from the moment he was locked up, writes Megan Baadjies.

Winde reviews policy

Tshego Lepule|Published

Premier Alan Winde has instituted a review of the province’s 11-year-old sexual harassment policy after more than R160 000 was spent to investigate sexual misconduct ...

4 women piemped Fritz

Tshego Lepule|Published

Four women levelled eight claims of sexual misconduct against disgraced politician Albert Fritz that ranged from inappropriate sexual comments, touches, kisses and ...

Breakthrough in Mfuleni triple murder

Tshego Lepule|Published

Ten months after the brutal murder of three family members in Mfuleni, police have finally arrested a man believed to be the mastermind behind the attack

WCED in race to find schools for thousands of unplaced Cape learners

Tshego Lepule|Published

Tomorrow will mark a full month since the academic year begun for many public school pupils but thousands are still without placements

Juvenile crimes shock

Tshego Lepule|Published

More than 2 300 children have been in trouble with the law in the Western Cape with the youngest group 33 10-year-old boys.

[WATCH] Bheki Cele: ’We have failed Kinnear’

Tshego Lepule|Published

Police Minister Bheki Cele apologised and admitted a failure to protect anti-gang unit cop Charl Kinnear and his family.

Cape hospitals buckling under pressure of rising staff shortages

Tshego Lepule|Published

Health-care workers at key hospitals in the battle against the coronavirus are faltering under the pressure of staff shortages as the province pleads for R113 million ...

Metrorail remains suspended as more mense return to work

Tshego Lepule|Published

The movement of road users remains restricted despite the easing of lockdown regulations to allow for thousands more citizens to return to work.

Western Cape braces itself for more Covid-19 burials

Tshego Lepule|Published

As Covid-19 deaths continue to increase preparations are under way to ensure the funeral industry will be able to cope.

'Be wary of bank payment holidays'

Tshego Lepule|Published

Cash-strapped consumers have been cautioned against rushing to take a payment holiday to ease debt without exploring other options.

Boy, 5, dies in shack fire

Tshego Lepule|Published

Police are investigating the cause of a fire that killed a 5-year-old boy and injured his mother after a blaze broke out at the Sun City informal settlement in Van ...

[VIDEO] 'This country and its laws have failed us', says Tazne van Wyk’s father

Tshego Lepule|Published

?All I want is to hug and kiss her for the last time. I want to tell her I?m sorry for not protecting her from this," says Tazne van Wyk's father Terence Manual. ...

Metrorail Central line passengers left stranded

Tshego Lepule|Published

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) management recently announced that it would take up to six months to get the closed-off sections of Metrorail?s Central line ...

March against Etzebeth

Tshego Lepule|Published

Angry Langebaan residents are demanding the arrest of Springbok rugby player Eben Etzebeth and those involved in an alleged racism incident that has rocked the area. ...

Still no permanent top cop in the Cape

Tshego Lepule|Published

While the Western Cape has seen an increase in violent crime, concerns about the appointment of a permanent provincial commissioner linger.

I am no Zille, says Alan Winde

Tshego Lepule|Published

Western Cape premier-elect Alan Winde is determined to work towards building a government that is more inclusive and even embrace the dissimilarities between himself ...

James Bhemgee’s son and sister killed

Tshego Lepule|Published

The family of former SA?s Got Talent winner James Bhemgee is heartbroken and living in fear following the murder of his son and sister.

Goal in reach for brainy Manenberg girls

Tshego Lepule|Published

These two Manenberg girls have beaten the odds to come out as top performers at their schools.

Paedophile is beaten to death

Tshego Lepule|Published

Donald ?Don? Bridge, 74, who was dubbed Captain Porn preyed on boys between the ages of 12 and 18, sexually assaulting them and filming them.

Future beckons for matric class

Tshego Lepule|Published

As matric exams wrap up this week, many young people will prepare for the next phase of their lives.

Pete Mihalik's son stable after school shooting

Tshego Lepule|Published

The son of slain high profile lawyer Pete Mihalik has been stabilised and moved from the New Somerset Hospital to another facility for further treatment.

Khayelitsha still a hotspot

Tshego Lepule|Published

Khayelitsha residents remain plagued by crime and have little faith in the police?s ability to enforce the law

'Remove Dullah Omar's name'

Tshego Lepule|Published

The family of the late ANC stalwart, Dullah Omar, have asked the ANC to remove his name from a march in support of President Zuma

Lavender Hill women unite to heal

Tshego Lepule|Published

Seven women from one of the most dangerous areas in the Western Cape are telling their stories - and they are inspiring.