City of Cape Town facing lawsuit for fining homeless people: Cape Town – Following its policy and practice of instituting fines against street people since the beginning of July, the City of Cape Town is now facing a lawsuit brought by seven homeless people. The controversial fines, which are backed by the City’s vagrancy or nuisance by-laws, caused a nationwide outcry after fines were issued to people for sleeping in public places in mid-winter. When the matter first hit the headlines, the Community Chest, a philanthropic organisation whose main purpose is to help alleviate poverty, held discussions with key stakeholders including the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and…
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Four gangsters given life for killing rival in jail by strangling, electrocution: Cape Town – A junior Cisko Yakkies (JCY) gang member, Jonathan Arendse, and three other members were handed life sentences for killing a rival gangster in prison by strangling and electrocution at the Breede River Prison in Worcester. Arendse, Chrisjan…
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Flights disrupted at Johannesburg airport after drone sighted: Flights were disrupted at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International…
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South Africa sets up team to tackle swine flu: The South African government has set up a task team to…
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New IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa ready to hit the ground running: Hlabisa assured party members that he would champion the fight against violence against women and children and grow party structures. ……
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CT girl (6) dies after being hit in head by stray bullet: Four people were shot, including a six-year-old girl, in two separate shootings in Cape Town this weekend. ……
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Magashule: Stability returning to WC ANC: ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule said that the party’s Western Cape structure had the perfect opportunity to renew and unite around a common goal. ……
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100 wanted suspects arrested in CT anti-crime operations: The suspects were wanted for a range of offences including rape and armed robbery. ……
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Mbalula to engage with taxi industry over revised recapitalisation programme: The minister launched the revised plan on Friday. It offers operators R140,000 to surrender their unroadworthy and illegal vehicles in exchange of being completely scrapped. ……
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WCED concerned over gang violence after Mossel Bay school stabbings: Three pupils were attacked by fellow learners at Indwe Secondary School last week. In both incidents, the learners were stabbed. ……
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