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Malawians and Chinese bust for illegal gin distillery in Cape Town
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (270+ words) Confiscated homemade gin and distilling equipment recovered by City of Cape Town Safety and Security teams. FIVE Malawians and a Chinese national were set to appear in court today after being bust at a illegal liquor plant in Durbanville. The…...
Kraaifontein crimefighters: 'Gun violence is not out of control"
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (330+ words) Gun violence is not out of control Gunned down POLICE are investigating a case of murder after a man was fatally shot in the head on the corner of Bharu and Lahy Street in Kraaifontein on Wednesday afternoon. Police spokesperson…...
City of Cape Town alarmed by dam level drop
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (556+ words) Woodhead reservoir is running dry. Woodhead and its companion dams on the mountain, Hely-Hutchinson, Victoria, Alexandra, and De Villiers, once formed Cape Town's primary supply, feeding potable water through Molteno Reservoir to the central districts. Now they provide only a…...
RAAK WYS: Cape robber tells hiker to quit smoking after stealing cash
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (452+ words) A tourist hiking alone on Signal Hill got more than he bargained for when a robbery turned into a strange exchange involving cash, gang talk and a robber who clearly had opinions. Hiking in Cape Town or South Africa in…...
'MI Cape Town can still make playoffs"
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (253+ words) MI Cape Town coach Robin Peterson alongside captain Rashid Khan. DEFENDING SA20 champions MI Cape Town have not given up hope of successfully defending their title this term." This, despite coach Robin Peterson's team not having won a match to date....
Suspects vas after high-speed chase and shootout in Steenberg
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (303+ words) The suspects aged 34 and 43 were apprehended and upon searching the vehicle a 9mm pistol with 13 rounds of ammunition was found in the vehicle. TWO suspects are in the dock on Monday after they were vasgevat by Steenberg police following a shootout…...
Two die in New Year’s Day drownings
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (361+ words) A 38-year-old man from Elsies River has died following an apparent drowning at Strand Beach on the early morning of the New Year, January 1. TWO men drowned on Western Cape beaches as mense celebrated the New Year." According to the…...
WELCOME TO CAPE TOWN - YouTuber IShowSpeed made Kaap mal with hijinks as Tyla parties it up for New Year
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (449+ words) YOUTUBER and livestream sensation IShowSpeed made the Mother City mal when he made a Kaapse draai over New Year. The 20-year-old internet personality, whose regte naam is Darren Jason Watkins Jr, touched down in Cape Town as part of his…...
'Consider animals and please don't set off fireworks"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (374+ words) THINK TWICE: Animals get scared when fireworks go off AS WE get ready to welcome the new year, animal organisation Four Paws are urging communities to protect pets and wildlife by ditching fireworks and prioritising the safety and wellbeing of…...
City's fixed tariffs in court's hands
1+ week, 4+ day ago (284+ words) City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis THE City's controversial fixed water, fixed sanitation and city-wide cleaning tariffs will come under judicial scrutiny when the matter comes before the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. The South African Property Owners…...