The Department of Employment and Labour says it is investigating a Uniondale NGO, that allegedly defrauded it of close to R5-million in Covid-19 relief funds. The department says the organization claimed for TERS-benefits for 520 of its employees, but that it was established that their employment-contracts were terminated days before the national lockdown came into effect.

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The 39-year-old man who fired off an air-gun shotgun at a Cape Town school during a protest this week, will appear in court in Kuilsriver today. He was arrested after firing the weapon during protest-action at the Brackenfell High School. He faces a case of public violence.
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Two suspects appeared in the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court earlier today, in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Jordan Moore. The suspects, aged 18 and 24, were arrested by the police after Jordan’s gruesome death last week. It is alleged that the suspects abducted, stabbed and had their dog maul Jordan to death. The two suspects abandoned their bail application in Court this morning, and their case has been postponed until January 22, 2021.

Fire crews work through the night to contain blaze near Kogelbaai

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 Firefighters have worked through the night to prevent a mountain fire from spreading towards Gordon’s Bay, after the blaze crossed the City of Cape...

Four people killed in Khayelitsha

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 Western Cape police are investigating a quadruple murder following a shooting incident in Mthuma Street, Site C, Khayelitsha, on Saturday evening, 26 September 2026. Khayelitsha...

Police Come Under Fire in Lavender Hill

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  A shooting scene in Lavender Hill turned hostile on Thursday, 24 September 2026, with police coming under fire while responding to reports of gun...