4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1162+ words) Cape Town’s proposed amendments to its Animal Keeping By-Law have sparked debate over whether the City is effectively introducing a pet licensing system, and whether some of the proposed enforcement powers go too far. The City says the amendments are…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (304+ words) A former Senior Superintendent has been jailed for corruption. Elvis Frank Nontyi was employed at the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Driver's Licence and Testing Centre. He was recently found guilty of issuing learners' and/or driver's licences to applicants in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (162+ words) Investigations are underway after human remains were discovered in Mestel Dam in the Pretoriuskop section of the Kruger National Park. According to South African National Parks (SANParks), Field Rangers intercepted four individuals allegedly engaged in illegal net-fishing on Friday, 28 August…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (302+ words) Western Cape serious violent crime unit detectives have arrested two suspects on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, following the killing of Knysna councillor and former Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa last Wednesday. The arrested men, aged 39 and 46, were apprehended on Saturday,…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (284+ words) Police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of former world champion boxer Zolani Tete in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape. Tete was shot dead outside his home in NU 17 on Friday, 21 August, after two armed suspects wearing…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (208+ words) Detectives are continuing their investigation into an elderly couple’s alleged attempt to “buy a child”. A Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Andre Traut, said officers were alerted to the incident in Table View where the couple reportedly approached a babysitter…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (219+ words) The Malmesbury minor facing charges for the alleged sexual exploitation of children, as part of an international online extremist group, is expected to undergo a mental evaluation. That was the recommendation of the district surgeon after the 16-year-old went for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (383+ words) Suspended Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams is back in the hot seat at the Madlanga Commission on Thursday, where his testimony is under intense scrutiny. Adams has repeatedly claimed the late Major-General Andre Lincoln was his source for key information…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (195+ words) Parliament has begun its inquiry into gang violence in the Western Cape. It opened its investigation with the Parliamentary Summit on Gang-Related Violence on Wednesday, which also involved affected members of the public, researchers and policing authorities in the discussion....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (389+ words) Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Western Cape MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais have launched the “Lawyers in Police Stations Project” in partnership with the South African Police Service and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized…...