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Mop up operations underway after fire
Mop-up operations are underway in Paarl after a fire blazed through hundred informal dwellings. At least 400 people have been…
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Fire guts Western Cape informal settlement
Hundreds of people have been left destitute after a fire ravaged their homes in the Western Cape. The residents of…
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Taxi violence: Cape Town’s Paarl-Bellville route closure extended
Western Cape transport MEC Daylin Mitchell on Thursday announced that the B97 minibus taxi route between Mbekweni in Paarl and…
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3 trucks hijacked and used for blockade on N1 in Western Cape
Law enforcement officers in the Western Cape are keeping an eye on the national roads, after three trucks were hijacked…
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Armed men kidnapped 3-year-old boy in Free State
A 3-year-old boy was kidnapped, allegedly by five armed men, in Bainsvlei in the Mangaung area, Free State police said.…
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Mom of 15-year-old girl raped at Stellenbosch Hospital speaks out
The family of a teenage girl who was raped at Stellenbosch Hospital is demanding answers. Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench…
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Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell extends closure of B97 taxi route
Western Cape MEC for Transport Daylin Mitchell on Friday announced that the B97 taxi route closure would be extended for…
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Boyfriend confesses to dumping Siphokazi Booi’s body
The Paarl Magistrate’s Court heard harrowing testimony in the bail application of murder-accused Sithobele Qebe on Thursday. Qebe is charged…
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Siphokazi Booi’s family convinced body found in Mbekweni is hers
The family of a missing woman from Paarl are convinced her body’s been discovered near Mbekweni train station. The body…
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Man charged with murder after girlfriend’s body found near train tracks in Paarl
A man has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend after a body was found burnt near train tracks…
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Men on their way from KZN to Gauteng arrested after cops find bags of dagga in their car
Three men from KwaZulu Natal men are behind bars after they were allegedly found with bags of dagga while driving…
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Western Cape transport dept confirms Milnerton shooting not related to taxi violence
The Western Cape Department of Transport on Wednesday confirmed the taxi ceasefire and peace accord between CATA and Codeta was…
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He pressed on me and tried to open my legs – SA mom attempts suicide twice after her own Son tries raping her
A mum has tried to take her own life twice because her drug addict son has made it hell. The…
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Taxis still not operating in Cape Town following violence
Taxis are still not operating in Cape Town after a tense weekend. The Western Cape government has shut the main…
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UDM’s Holomisa and Zwelinzima Vavi to try to negotiate taxi peace in Cape Town
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa and Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi are holding urgent talks with warring taxi operators in Cape…
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Cape Town residents living in fear due to taxi violence
Residents of some areas in Cape Town are living in fear over the taxi violence plaguing the city. The taxi…
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Western Cape taxi ranks affected by B97 route closure & alternative transport options
On Friday, Western Cape MEC for Transport Daylin Mitchells announced the closure of a major taxi route, the B97 between…
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Taxis not linked to Cata & Codeta can operate from Belville interchange, says Western Cape govt
The Western Cape transport department has said that associations not affiliated to warring Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) and Congress…
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Fikile Mbalula to announce task team next week in a bid to curb taxi violence
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has vowed to announce a task team of “eminent people” to deal with taxi violence next…
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Western Cape Transport MEC shuts major CT taxi route over violence
Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell has officially closed a major taxi route – the B97 between Mbekweni in Paarl…
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Relief as no taxi violence incident reported overnight in Cape Town
While major public transport routes in Cape Town have been affected by attacks on taxis, there has been no incidents…
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Police arrest 18 suspects for possessing endangered plant
Police are hunting for suspected robbers who shot and fatally wounded two foreign nationals in Wallacedene on Saturday evening. Police…
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42 people in Paarl displaced after fire destroys homes
Forty-two people have been displaced after a fire destroyed their homes in Paarl. It’s believed a man threw a petrol…
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Public school teachers return to work and dealing with COVID-19 loss of colleagues
Public school teachers are returning to work on Monday to prepare for the official reopening on 15 February and many…
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Cape Town cops arrest 9 suspects for transporting booze
Nine men were arrested for transporting alcohol, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during his address to the nation, that the…
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Fikile Mbalula pleased with motorists adherence to travel regulations
Drivers are mostly adhering to disaster regulations, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said during an inspection near the Huguenot Tunnel Toll…
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4 arrested for allegedly robbing cash van
Four men have been arrested in connection with a cash-in-transit robbery at the Shoprite Midway Centre in Mbekweni in Paarl…
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Education foundation urges govt to do more to help distressed learners
The Education for Social Justice Foundation said that the government should do more to help learners and students in distress.…
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Three suspects arrested in Paarl for illegal possession of drugs
Three suspects have been arrested in Paarl for the illegal possession of drugs. During a police operation in Mbekweni, a…
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Pharmaceutical products supplier fined over R15k for face mask overpricing in Paarl
A Paarl supplier of pharmaceutical products will make a payment to the Solidarity Fund after it was accused by the…
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Delft CPF concerned after spaza shop looted during lockdown
A spaza shop has been looted in Delft. It’s understood the crime took place in Leiden, in section 25. The…
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Authorities monitor Paarl after recent taxi-related violence
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula intervened in the Paarl taxi feud last week following the deaths of seven taxi operators and…
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Seven people killed in Paarl taxi violence caused by route invasion
Bonginkosi Madikizela (Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works) visited Mbekweni in Paarl on Thursday in a bid to…
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Jason Rohde to walk out of Drakenstein Prison by end of Thursday
He will be allowed to travel to conduct business and attend court cases, but he can’t be away from Plettenberg…
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Cape Town woman attacked by brick & stone throwers on N1
Another motorist has been attacked by people throwing bricks and stones at cars on the N1 in Cape Town, days…
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Paarl teacher dies after brick was thrown at car on N1
A teacher at a Paarl high school died after a brick was thrown at the car she was travelling in,…
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Cape residents pin hope on army
Even as the police minister is hosting a crime summit in Paarl, it’s been business as usual for criminals on…
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Pictures: Truck blown over by heavy winds causes delays near Huguenot Tunnel
Extremely strong winds have disrupted traffic between Paarl and Worcester after a heavy duty truck was blown over just outside…
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Places to stay that are away from the city in Western Cape
It is no secret that Cape Town is one of the world’s most popular cities to visit, and it’s not…
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