#WaterCrisis: Hotels pull plug on water wastage: Cape Town – Two of Cape Town’s upmarket hotels have pulled the plug on water wastage. Next time you want to have bath in one of their rooms, you must request a plug at reception. The Table Bay Hotel and Grand Hotel at Grandwest have plugged into the City’s attempts to save water with this unconventional method. They are…
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Youth leader killed in gang crossfire: Cape Town – Violence in Bishop Lavis appears to have spiralled out of control. The latest victim of ongoing gang violence in the area was a 30-year-old youth leader who was caught in the crossfire. Chrissandra Opperman was shot in the head at around 6pm after returning from a church youth outing. She was a youth leader in the Golden Gate congregation of the New Apostolic Church. “She was a very smart, young and beautiful person,” Bonteheuwel ward councillor Angus McKenzie…
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‘How can human beings live like this?’: Cape Town – The residents of Masiphumelele are up in arms about canals in the area that are filled with running sewerage and are unhappy with the portable toilets provided. This comes after the City of Cape Town promised to clean the canals, which flow next to people’s informal structures. The public protector and the Human Rights Commission have visited the area. A community activist, Rosemary Milbank, said…
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Stepdad accused of abusing girl who was given R5 after being raped: Cape Town – Authorities are investigating claims by relatives of an alleged child rapist that the little victim’s stepfather had also abused her. Bonteheuwel resident, Jerome Petersen, was arrested last month after he allegedly raped the…
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Family ostracised after outing sex-pest pastor: Cape Town – In the Boland town of Franschhoek, he walks around with two faces: one is that of a respected pastor in the community and the other a teacher who preys on young girls and has sexual relationships with them. The Franschhoek teacher, who is in his forties and a grandfather, was handed down a suspended sentence of five years after pleading guilty in the Paarl Regional Court to having a sexual relationship with one of his pupils. He was charged and convicted of statutory rape. The girl’s mother, who cannot be…
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South Africa: Semenya Sends Fans Into Raptures With Gold: [News24Wire] South Africa’s Caster Semenya had her fans in raptures when she won gold in the women’s 800m final at the IAAF World Championship in London after a British journalist had goaded her over her gender ahead of the race. ……
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South Africa: Woman, 82, Arrested for Setting Shacks Alight: [News24Wire] An 82-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder after she allegedly set fire to shacks in Walmer, Nelson Mandela Bay, during the early hours of Sunday. ……
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South Africa: Semenya Wins Gold to Cap a Great World Champs for SA: [Sascoc] Caster Semenya capped a superb 2017 IAAF World Championships campaign for South Africa by capturing the team’s third gold medal in London on Sunday night. ……
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Powa: Charging Manana, Sisulu sends strong message to abusers: The NPA’s Phindi Mjonondwane says they will not hesitate to arrest and charge even the highest profile people accused of abuse. ……
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Suspects in Eric Wiese murder case to appear in court: The pair was apprehended on Friday after police used Wiese’s cell phone to track them down. ……
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