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.

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Cape Town Braces For busy Events Weekend

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Extra PRASA Trains for Friday’s Rugby Showdown

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 PRASA Western Cape will introduce additional train services for rugby supporters travelling to Friday's DHL Stormers clash against the New Zealand All Blacks at...