Cape town
Some CT residents call for axed WC top cop Jeremy Vearey to be reinstated
The high-ranking police officer was recently dismissed after he was found guilty of misconduct and bringing the SAPS into disrepute.
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Collision between minibus taxi and truck in Melkbosstrand claims 7 lives
The cause of the tragedy that happened on Tuesday morning was unclear.
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Man arrested for possession of cocaine worth R5.7m due in court
Authorities pounced on the suspect at a fuel station along the N2 Highway on Friday evening.
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Weather Watch: Durban to get some rain, partly cloudy conditions for KZN
Johannesburg can expect temperatures to peak at 16°C.
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CT Metro cops left speechless as drunk driver takes one last sip before arrest
At a roadblock in the Blue Downs area on Sunday, officers noticed an open bottle of brandy between the man's legs when they stopped him.
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Gang violence in Cape Town has residents living in fear
The Western Cape Department of Community Safety on Wednesday said 22 people have died since the start of the weekend due to gang violence.
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World Bank index ranks Port of Cape Town 347th out of 351 container ports
Cape Town, though, was the best performing South African port as Durban, Gqeberha and Ngqura were placed at the lower end of the Container Port Performance Index 2020.
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CT residents in low-lying areas mop up after latest storm
The storm has subsided and weather will clear up over the weekend.
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Atlantis residents accuse SAPS of brutality and not serving the community
Over the past two years, various incidents of police brutality and tensions between officers and residents have been captured on video especially during service delivery protests.
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Parly welcomes reintegration of foreign nationals who staged protest in CT
Hundreds of foreign nationals have for over a year been accommodated temporarily in tents in Bellville and Wingfield - this is after they had participated in a sit-in outside the UN Refugee Agency in October 2019 demanding to leave the country.
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DA says selection panel for CT mayoral interviews must be reconstituted
The process had to be stopped after some members of the provincial executive committee disputed the way the selection panel was chosen.
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Another taxi owner shot dead in Cape Town, woman wounded
Goodman Lomboza (52) was shot dead close to the taxi rank in Site C in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.
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Capetonians open hearts, wallets to thank firefighters battling mountain blaze
A mountain of water bottles and energy drinks could be seen upon entering the facility, with scores of volunteers packing medical supplies, energy boosters, food and other essentials.
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Fine weather forecast is good news for Cape Town’s firefighters
Weather Service forecaster Henning Grobler said things were finally looking up for firefighters who had been battling fires since Sunday.
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Refugees protesting in CT given 2 weeks to reintegrate or repatriate
On Monday, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced that 41 people including the so-called ring leaders Aline Bukuru and Papy Sukami were deported two weeks ago.
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Cape Town residents evacuated from fire-threatened homes now allowed to return
The city centre remained cloaked in a blanket of smoke, as dozens of firefighters monitored flare ups near Philip Kgosana Drive, Deer Park Drive and at Devil’s Peak.
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Loss of heritage sites in Cape fires is devastating - Winde
The blaze broke out near Rhodes Memorial on Sunday and spread to the university.
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‘I was afraid for my life,’ trail runner recalls facing death in CT fire
One trail runner almost got caught in the worst of it but lived to tell the tale.
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Table Mountain fire has been contained - officials
More than 150 firefighters, more volunteers and over 30 firefighting appliances remain on the ground to monitor flare ups.
