Greed endangering tourism in the Cape

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International tour operators attending the World Travel Market in London have warned Western Cape tourism MEC Lynne Brown that over-pricing in the province will ...

Court staff shocked by bloody discovery

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Cape Town police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a Zimbabwean man and his female partner: their bloodied bodies were found under the ...

Money still creates divide after eleven years

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Nearly 50 percent of South Africans claim that they sometimes go without a cash income, with 33 percent of black people saying they often go without food, a shocking ...

Living in Mother City is a 'mixed blessing'

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One in five adults in Cape Town cannot afford to eat the correct foods required for health and wellbeing, according to a national survey.

Teen mom arrested for 'cloned' card scam

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A Cape Town teenager is to appear in court on charges of fraud and money laundering. She is allegedly part of a group who use sophisticated equipment to copy the ...

Lilly Kebble's silent goodbye to her father

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To five-year-old Elizabeth "Lilly" Kebble, Brett ...

City salary bill soars by R1bn

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The City of Cape Town has shed nearly 4 000 employees under its restructuring plan - and yet its salary bill has gone up by nearly R1-billion.

It's official - SA transport sucks

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Millions of South Africans believe the buses, trains and taxis they use every day are unsafe and are dissatisfied with the "overall quality of service", a nationwide ...

Police on the prowl for 62 taxi 'crime lords'

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The Western Cape government has compiled a list of 62 key figures that it wants investigated and prosecuted as part of a provincial probe into violence and intimidation ...

Pacaltsdorp rape surge keeps teenagers inside

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The number of reported rapes in Pacaltsdorp has doubled since last year and concerned parents are taking action to ensure the safety of their children. Ashley Smith ...

We're safe, Cape men tell families

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Leonard Kerwan, 23, of Villiersdorp, Sidney Vermeulen, 21, of Melkbosstrand and Charl le Roux of Caledon were all based in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit ...

Province under pressure to expand crash probe

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Road and child safety organisations - and traffic officers - are urging the province to broaden the probe into the deadly school bus crash in Cape Town.

Criminals are costing taxpayers billions

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Taxpayers have had to fork out more than R40-billion this financial year to chase, catch, convict and incarcerate the country's killers and rapists. Ashley Smith ...

Distraught community left to hope and pray

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Two Grade 7 pupils will have to undergo emergency surgery at Cape Town's Red Cross Children's hospital after the fatal bus accident near Table Mountain this week. ...

Plans to keep Cape Town's heart beating 24/7

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Cape Town's city centre is poised for a major retail boom, with a massive "central city shopping mall" planned as more residents and tourists flock to the CBD, a ...

Atrocious QQ section stuns community

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Six taps for 3 000 people, no legal electricity, no toilets, no refuse collection and a rubbish dump that doubles as a playground - these are the living conditions ...

Cape Town's housing drive runs at half-speed

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Cape Town City Council officials have admitted that the rate at which they are producing low-cost houses at the moment is too slow, but say they plan to radically ...

Cape is world drug connection, says UN

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A United Nations report reveals Africa, and in particular South Africa and Cape Town, as becoming a dumping ground for drug traffickers.

'Cape Town has become a city of potholes'

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Inner city roads are in a serious state of disrepair - and the Democratic Alliance blames it on "bureaucratic bungling".

Girl struck down by killer bug

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A 12-year-old Western Cape primary school pupil has died of a deadly strain of bacterial meningitis less than two days after complaining of a sore throat.

Healers accuse TAC of fronting for drug firms

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A former ally of the Treatment Action Campaign, the Traditional Healers Organisation, has made fresh allegations that the TAC is funded by the global pharmaceutical ...

Housing plan help poor buy homes

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A new "gap housing plan" envisages companies making substantial contributions on behalf of employees, and the province contributing 50 percent of the deposit towards ...

Choked drains may aggravate winter flooding

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Western Cape residents from Bishopscourt to Bishop Lavis may experience flooding if the wet weather continues: stormwater drains across Cape Town are blocked with ...

'Thank you from the bottom of our hearts'

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The parents of slain Dutch student Marleen Konings have written a letter to thank the police officers and detectives who solved their daughter's brutal murder.

'Boss sprayed us with Doom if we stank'

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Former workers at a concrete block factory in Philippi, near Cape Town, have described their working conditions as "unbearable" and say they are still owed money ...