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ANC poo protest disciplinary hearing postponed 26 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
25.08.2013 The ANC disciplinary hearings against ‘poo protest’ leaders Loyiso Nkohla and Andile Lili at the Ritz Hotel in Seapoint were postponed on Saturday, however, the reasons for the postponement...
Orchestra celebrates innovate shift in music education 26 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
25.08.2013 A string orchestra playing the world premiere of a new composition marked the launch of the Chamber Music Institute which will enable musicians without formal training to obtain accreditati...
Somalis give food to the poor in Du Noon 26 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
25.08.2013 Despite being targeted by criminals, Somali shop owners in Du Noon – which was the first township in the Cape to emulate the 2008 xenophobic attacks – this weekend donated almost R10 000 wo...
Shale gas a ‘game changer’, says Minister 21 Aug 2013 | 03:16 pm
20.08.2013 Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom has pledged his support for the exploitation of shale gas reserves in the Karoo. He said the resource has “massive potential” and could be the ...
Cape Town ‘prettier’ than Malibu says Baywatch producer 21 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
20.08.2013 Cape Town is not only doubling as Malibu for the filming of the action adventure series SAF (Sea Air Fire) 3 which has action star Dolph Lundgren as it main protagonist, the producer believ...
Many Karoo residents have never heard of fracking 21 Aug 2013 | 02:53 pm
20.08.2013 A sample of over 30 residents randomly interviewed in six Karoo towns last week revealed that many people there know little to nothing about hydraulic fracturing for shale gas, commonly kno...
Women stone and burn suspected thief 20 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
19.08.2013 ‘You strike a woman, you strike a rock’ was the cry uttered by a group of women in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha, who killed a 27-year-old suspected thief yesterday morning. Sivuyile Ngaka was stoned...
Learners trash school in protest against principal 15 Aug 2013 | 03:39 pm
15.08.2013 The principal New Eisleben High school in Lower Crossroads had to flee from hundreds of pupils yesterday as they went on the rampage vandalising classrooms, throwing stones at teachers’ car...
Teens locked up, fed drugs and sexually abused for five days 15 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
15.08.2013 Four teenagers from Bardale, Mfuleni were allegedly abducted by a 36-year old man who kept them locked up in a shack for five days, gave them drugs and sexually abused them. The girls were ...
Team completes marathon HIV awareness cycle 14 Aug 2013 | 12:39 pm
14.08.2013 IN a bid to raise awareness and funds for the fight against HIV/Aids, a team of eight South Africans and two Americans completed a 1440km cycle from Cape Town on Monday. The group cycled fo...
