Woman threatens to lay charge of abuse against 'gay' ex-husband

Saafia February|Published

I used to be gay, but I?m not anymore, said Zainoedeen Louw, whose former wife made headlines when she made a public appeal for him to return.

Police investigate if cop murder was a gang hit

Saafia February|Published

A police officer has been gunned down in Bishop Lavis in what is believed to be a gang hit.

'He is Satan': Widow reveals she and 20 other women were conned by same man

Saafia February|Published

A 47-year-old widow from Mitchells Plain says she was done in by a Facebook Casanova who promised her a ?godly? relationship, then took money from her and 20 other ...

'Sick to listen how the f*ggots go on' says pastor over Atlantis gay radio show

Saafia February|Published

A new radio show addressing LGBTQI issues has been slammed as ?being from the devil? by pastors.

'Why attack the innocent?': Cape man allegedly attacked by soldiers

Saafia February|Published

A Hanover Park father has been booked off work for a month after he was left with a concussion after allegedly being beaten by a group of soldiers and cops at his ...

Cape mom finds son's body while cleaning rubble in family's burnt home

Saafia February|Published

The body of a 5-year-old boy was accidentally discovered by his mother as she combed through the rubble of their burnt out home, hours after the fire was put out. ...

Three people shot during #LoadShedding in Bonteheuwel

Saafia February|Published

The two males and a female were sitting inside a dark wendy house in a backyard when gunmen fired through the window.

Tenant planned landlord's brutal murder, court hears

Saafia February|Published

Bail has been denied for the men accused of killing their landlord after the investigating officer testified that the murder was premeditated.

Mystery why Hanover Park teen was stabbed multiple times

Saafia February|Published

According to witnesses, the boy was chased for a while before he was caught by his attackers and dragged into their car.

Tragedy strikes as twins die in Cape blaze

Saafia February|Published

An Eerste River family is devastated after four-year-old twins who were playing with a cigarette lighter died in a fire at their home.

Misguided bid to blow up ATM with firecrackers

Saafia February|Published

Residents close to a shopping complex in Khayelitsha were woken up by a loud bang when thieves tried to blow up a Capitec ATM.

Mom mourns teen shot dead at Bonteheuwel 'house of horrors'

Saafia February|Published

Moegamat Faqeer Ely was shot in the face four times and once in the chest, allegedly by two guys he knew in a suspected revenge attack.

Lavender Hill rocked by eight rape cases on New Year's Day

Saafia February|Published

A furious Mitchells Plain CPF Cluster chairperson, Lucinda Evans, condemned the attacks on women and children.

Ottery girl, 15, in lucky abduction escape

Saafia February|Published

The girl turned up in Sea Point, where she managed to escape and was helped by a jogger who took her to the police station.

Lawyer grilled after murder suspect escapes Pollsmoor prison

Saafia February|Published

A female lawyer was questioned by cops after her client, a murder suspect, escaped from Pollsmoor Prison shortly after she went to see him.

Father allegedly shoots teen in back after argument

Saafia February|Published

The Bonteheuwel father had allegedly come home drunk and started arguing with his two daughters, aged 16 and 19.

Alleged drug dealer shot in her Mitchells Plain home

Saafia February|Published

Police have confirmed they are investigating the incident in which the woman, allegedly an ex-cop, and one other person were shot multiple times.

Drug rehabilitation centre owner faces attempted murder charges

Saafia February|Published

Police confirmed Rashaad Allen, who runs the Foundation for Positive Change in Parkwood, was arrested. Allen said he had handed himself over.

Co-accused mother links her son to baby Zahnia murder

Saafia February|Published

According to Mirriam Johnson, who was charged with obstruction of justice, her son Larry had asked her to get rid of his car.

Couple found shot dead execution-style at Cape primary school

Saafia February|Published

Mitchells Plain residents woke up to a shocking discovery over the weekend when the bodies of a couple were found on the grounds of a primary school.

Residents defend man accused of kidnapping 2-year-old girl

Saafia February|Published

Residents in Connaught Estate have come out in defence of a man who was arrested after being accused of kidnapping a 2-year-old girl in Elsies River.

Courtney was not raped while she was alive, says forensic pathologist

Saafia February|Published

A Durban-based forensic pathologist claimed there was no evidence to suggest three-year-old Courtney Pieters was raped while alive.

Angry community members attack 'fake gun' robbery suspects

Saafia February|Published

Two suspects got the slap of their lives when they tried to rob people using a toy gun.

CoCT under scrutiny after stairs collapse under pregnant woman

Saafia February|Published

A pregnant woman has been hospitalised after the landing of the stairs to her Clarke Estate flat collapsed and she fell to the ground.

#CourtneyPieters trial: Alleged killer set to dispute rape charge

Saafia February|Published

The trial against Mortimer Saunders was supposed to start on Monday, but the matter came to a halt after the defence refuted the rape charge.