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Two Strand women arrested in connection with alleged Thailand holiday scam
Two Strand women arrested in connection with alleged Thailand holiday scam! Authorities have arrested two women from Strand in connection…
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Action Society condemns elderly abuse after another man allegedly rapes his gogo
Civil rights organization Action Society has said it is tired of hearing about elderly South Africans who have been attacked,…
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Suspects en route from Gauteng to Cape Town nabbed with R4.9 million worth of drugs
Two suspects are expected to appear in the Strand Magistrate’s Court on Monday in the Western Cape on charges of…
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Woman who left her newborn baby in freezing woods claims she thought baby was dead
A 27-year-old woman who left her newborn son in freezing temperatures after giving birth in the woods has told the…
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Western Cape police detain 10 suspects in crackdown on violent crime
Western Cape police have detained ten suspects over the weekend in connection with extortion and possession of prohibited firearms. On…
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Ezinkomeni informal settlement residents worried about damage caused by Cape Town weather
Residents of the Ezinkomeni informal settlement in Lwandle, near Strand, say that they are concerned about the extent of the…
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2 people die in Cape Town informal settlement fire
Two people have died after a fire swept through an informal settlement in Nomzamo in Strand, Cape Town. Officials from…
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3 human trafficking cases to be heard in Garden Route courts
Human trafficking is a significant issue in various parts of South Africa, including George. This heinous crime involves the exploitation…
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Nomzamo & Lwandle residents plead for help in wake of storm
Some residents of Nomzamo and Lwandle near Strand in Cape Town are pleading for assistance with building materials. This after…
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Man who mutilated his girlfriend to be sentenced this week
The Western Cape High Court is set to sentence convicted killer Siyabonga Mbotyi this week after he was found guilty…
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Kidnapped woman rescued, 2 suspects arrested
Law enforcement agencies in the Western Cape are being lauded after rescuing a hostage and arrested two suspects. The suspects,…
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Cape Flats Safety Forum lauds justice system for drug kingpin Fadwaan Murphy’s conviction
The Cape Flats Safety Forum lauded the justice system for the conviction and sentencing of drug syndicate leader Fadwaan Murphy.…
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2 arrested after City of Cape Town Health Department official killed in Strand parking lot
Two people have been arrested for the murder of a woman who was gunned down in a parking lot in…
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VIDEO: Woman shot dead outside school in Cape Town
Police have launched an investigation after a woman was shot dead outside a school in Strand, Cape Town. The shooting…
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Van Rooyen family oppose release of Station Strangler
The family of the late Elroy van Rooyen is opposing the release of his killer. There is a possibility that…
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Gift of The Givers urge South Africans to donate to assist suffering floods victims
With more heavy rains expected across the Western Cape on Saturday, South Africans were urged to reach deep into their…
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Gift of the Givers: Over 10 000 people in informal settlements affected by Western Cape rains
Gift of the Givers teams are currently assisting flood victims in at least 12 areas across the Western Cape. These…
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Mop-up operations to continue in Cape Town after second night of heavy rain
Mop-up operations will continue on Thursday after damaging winds and heavy rainfall pummelled parts of the Cape for a second…
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Police call for fresh info nearly 5 months after Baby Ivakele Yeko’s kidnapping
It’s been almost five months since a six-month-old baby from Strand disappeared and there’s still been no sign of little…
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Egyptian nationals in court after body of their business partner found in shallow grave
Two Egyptian nationals who were arrested last week appeared in the Grabouw Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and were charged with…
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Lifeguards recover body of missing Strand fisherman
Sea rescuers say lifeguards have found the body of a man believed to have disappeared while fishing in Strand earlier…
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Western Cape police appeal for assistance in finding kidnapped baby Ivakele Yeko
Almost three months have passed and police in Western Cape are again, appealing to the public to assist in the…
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2 Cape Town beaches reopened following sewage spills
The City of Cape Town has reopened two beaches that had been shut for water quality testing. Sections of Fishoek,…
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Search for abducted Cape baby continues
The search for a missing six-month-old baby boy from Strand reached its fifth day on Saturday. Ivakele Yeko was kidnapped…
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Strand couple pleads for safe return of their 6-month-old baby boy
A Strand couple is pleading for the safe return of their six-month-old baby boy. The child is believed to have…
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Shark warning: Swimming banned at Strand Beach after whale carcass washes up
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) have appealed to bathers, paddlers, surfers, and…
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3 suspects arrested after 4 people including 3 children shot in Strand
Four people, including three children, have been shot and wounded in a suspected gang-related attack in Strand. The incident occurred…
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All emergency teams deployed in areas affected by heavy rain, says City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town on Tuesday said that all its emergency teams had been deployed to assist residents affected…
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Heavy rain leaves numerous Cape Town roads flooded
Cape Town traffic officials are on Tuesday morning attending to reports of localised flooding where suburban roads and routes have…
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KZN floods: City of Cape Town appeals for donations for victims, sends team to help
The City of Cape Town is appealing to residents to donate goods that will be sent to KwaZulu-Natal. Cape Town…
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Security guard gunned down in Strand
A security guard has been shot dead in Strand, Western Cape. The 31-year-old man was thought to be targeted for…
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Cape Town braces for major storm
A major storm is expected to make landfall in Cape Town on Thursday evening. Areas that could be heavily affected…
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Update: Woman who trashed Capitec while n@ked, admitted to Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital
Capitec Bank said it would not be providing further comment on the now-viral incident involving one of its customers who…
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N@ked client at Strand branch didn’t have any declined transactions, says Capitec
Capitec on Thursday said the n@ked client who trashed its branch in a viral video did not have any transactions…
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Update on viral video of angry n@ked female customer – Capitec Bank speaks out
Capitec Bank is investigating an incident that took place at one of its branches in which a n@ked woman is…
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Police probe Strand double murder
Strand police are investigating a double murder case after the bodies of two males, aged 27 and 34, were discovered…
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I have a lot of unfinished business in City of CT, says De Lille
GOOD party leader Patricia de Lille said there’s still a lot of unfinished business in the City of Cape Town.…
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6th suspect linked to 805kg drug bust on N1 arrested
The Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) has arrested another suspect in connection to the R400 million drugs that…
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Shock as son stabs mom to death because she didn’t charge his cellphone
A Khayelitsha mother has allegedly died at the hands of her own son. A neighbour says the woman was killed…
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Cape Town hit by another cold front on Saturday morning
Disaster risk officials will remain on high alert as yet another cold front is expected to hit Cape Town on…
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South Africa battered by 2 consecutive cold fronts
South Africa has been hit by two successive cold fronts. The South African Weather Services said the first one made…
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Shooting victim dies after being rushed to Strand police station
A man died at Strand police station in Cape Town on Thursday afternoon after he was shot. “According to information,…
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City of CT offers R5 000 reward for info on library vandalism
The City of Cape Town is calling on the public for assistance in curbing vandalism at its libraries. This follows…
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Bheki Cele threatens to shut down film production at Camps Bay beach
Police Minister Bheki Cele threatened to shut down a commercial that was being filmed on Camps Bay beach, during a…
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Suspect arrested after Cape Town taxi rank shooting leaves 7 injured
Traffic officials have apprehended a suspect, and confiscated a firearm after seven people were shot and wounded on Monday in…
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Off-duty cop stabbed to death in Strand
An off-duty police Cape Town police officer was killed in Lwandle in Strand on Saturday. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa…
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Cops break up 300-strong gang rivalry gathering in Cape Town
Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said police back-up was called to assist officers at a volatile situation in the suburb…
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Cable theft leaves matriculants in the dark
Matric pupils have been studying on the grass outside the Hector Peterson Memorial Library in Lwandle, Strand after electricity was…
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