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Police task team established to deal with extortion in the Western Cape
Western Cape police have established a task team to curb the increase of extortion-related crime in the province. Police spokesperson…
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Multiple passengers injured after train derails in Paarl
An unconfirmed number of people were injured after a train derailed at Dal Josafat station in Paarl, Western Cape on…
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NPA hopeful new evidence found will lead to successful trial in Joshlin Smith disappearance case
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it is hopeful new evidence found in the case related to the disappearance of…
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3 arrested in one of Western Cape’s biggest abalone busts in recent years
The police in the Western Cape are intensifying their efforts to stop the illegal trade of marine resources, which poses…
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Police confiscate 201 litres of liquor, arrest 34-year-old woman for selling alcohol without licence
During an operation to crack down on unregistered liquor stores, police confiscated 201 litres of alcohol in the Garden Route…
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Education Crisis Committee: Impending teachers’ purge will negatively affect education quality
The Education Crisis Committee (ECC) said the impending educators’ purge will negatively affect the quality of education. The committee made…
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Education Crisis Committee pickets over Western Cape teacher job cuts, wants education prioritized in budget
On Friday, education activists and trade unions picketed across the Western Cape, where 2,400 contract teaching posts are to be…
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Police confiscated R1.4 million worth of abalone in Schaapkraal
An intelligence-driven operation has resulted in the arrest of four suspects for the possession of abalone worth R1.4 million in…
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Grade 4 boy dies after swallowing R5 coin at Western Cape school
A Grade four Western Cape pupil tragically died after swallowing a coin. The Department of Education spokesperson Millicent Merton said…
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Western Cape Education Dept needs to act before there’s a crisis, says Patriotic Alliance
The Patriotic Alliance (PA) in the Western Cape said budget cuts in the education sector is a crisis that needs…
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Masemola reveals 11 KZN police officers linked to extortion evidence netted
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they’ve identified and arrested some police officers linked to the rising extortion cases across…
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3 dead and five injured in Nyanga mass shooting
Police in the Western Cape are probing a mass shooting that took place in Nyanga on Wednesday. The incident took…
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Western Cape police make abalone bust worth over R2 million
Western Cape police have made a massive abalone bust. Officers arrested two suspects who were found in possession of abalone…
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Sports
Moses Mabhida to host MTN8 final
The hosting rights for the 2024/25 MTN8 final attracted widespread interest, with proposals submitted by various provinces, including Gauteng, Western…
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Police arrest suspects in EC, Joburg & Cape Town for fraud linked to City of Cape Town
Police in the Western Cape have confirmed the arrest of eight suspects in connection with fraud and corruption linked to…
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Calls for Western Cape public health funding to be increased
Cosatu in the Western Cape has called on the provincial government to allocate funds to enhance the efficiency of the…
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Life in jail for WC man who killed his lover 14 years ago, stole her cellphone & hid it under his mattress
A Knysna man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of killing his lover almost 14…
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Monkeypox cases in South Africa rises to 25
The number of confirmed Mpox cases in the country has risen to 25. This follows confirmation of another case in…
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Civil society groups say teacher job cuts in WC will increase unemployment & hit quality of education
Civil society groups said that the planned 2,400 teacher job cuts across the Western Cape would increase the unemployment rate…
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Suspect arrested, Cape Town family rescued from kidnappers
A suspected member of a syndicate in the Western Cape has been arrested and will appear in court on Monday…
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