West Cape News (Cape Town)

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October 11, 2012

South Africa: Anni Dewani Was Not Raped

Newlywed Swedish citizen Anni Dewani was not sexually assaulted before or after she was murdered the pathologist who examined her lifeless body, Jeanette Verster, told the Western... Read more »
South Africa: Backyard Dwellers March With Proof of Province's Broken Promises

During an hour-long protest backyard dwellers from Khayelitsha's Mandela Park yesterday accused Human Settlements MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela of breaking promises made in 2010. Read more »

South Africa: Dance Teacher Convicted of Raping Seven Girls

The Khayelitsha dance teacher accused of raping seven schoolgirls from Khayelitsha over a two-year period was found guilty in the Khayelitsha Regional Court yesterday. Read more »
South Africa: Cellphone Calls By Dewani Murder Accused Revealed in Court

Convicted murderer Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Anni Dewani murder accused Xolile Mngeni spoke via cellphone before, and shortly after she was killed, the Western Cape High Court heard on... Read more »

South Africa: Seven Trucks Set Alight in Cape Town During Satawu Strike

Two more trucks were set alight in Cape Town yesterday bringing the total number of trucks set alight since the South African Trade and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) strike started... Read more »

South Africa: Controversial Israeli Products Back On Shelf

In a move that could trigger further protests, high-end national retailer Wellness Warehouse has indicated that it will continue selling controversial Ahava products allegedly... Read more »
South Africa: Spat Over Community Centre Leads to City Investigating Takeover

The City of Cape Town is angling to take over management of a community development centre in Milnerton's Joe Slovo Park following tussles over the renting of parts of the building... Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Pensioners' Group Enjoys the Cape's Bounty

Pensioners from Limpopo province were spoiled in Cape Town this week as they were treated with trips to iconic sites such as Robben Island and Table Mountain. Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Maps Integrated Public Transport System

The City of Cape Town successfully wooed various stakeholders, including taxi operators, to its integrated public transport system two weeks ahead of its scheduled launch of a... Read more »

South Africa: Geothermal 'Battery' Beneath Cape Town Dismissed By UCT Researchers

Creating a 'thermal battery' beneath Table Mountain would allow for excess summer energy to be stored for winter use, proposes a Canadian based energy researcher. Read more »
South Africa: Radio Dj Rape Case Postponed

The trial of a Khayelitsha radio DJ accused of raping two young boys, aged eight and 12 years-old, was again postponed in the Khayelitsha Regional Court today. Read more »
South Africa: 'We Never Burnt Trucks,' Says Satawu

The South African Transport and Allied workers Union (Satawu), in the Western Cape said the burning and stoning of trucks has nothing to do with them. Read more »
South Africa: Protestors Force Israeli Products Off Shelves

Human rights activists in Cape Town have cautiously welcomed a decision by upmarket retailer Wellness Warehouse to pull products from an Israel-based company from its shelves. Read more »

South Africa: City Agreeing to Sell Princess Vlei Was a 'Mistake', Says MEC

The City made a mistake in approving the sale of land at Princess Vlei ten years ago, said Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell late last week. Read more »

South Africa: WCED Gets Qualified Audit From Auditor General

In addition to current massive resistance over its plans to shut down 27 schools, the Western Cape Department of Education (WCED) has received a qualified report from the... Read more »
South Africa: Councillor in Court Over Destruction of Property

The case against an ANC ward councillor charged with malicious damage to property after allegedly demolishing a women's shack, was postponed in the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court... Read more »
South Africa: Third Truck Burnt in Khayelitsha

Another delivery truck was set alight in Khayelitsha next to Town Two yesterday allegedly by striking South African Trade and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) truck drivers who are... Read more »
South Africa: Tension Brews Over Illegal Occupation of Joe Slovo Flats

Soon after the completion of low cost flats in Joe Slovo Park near Milnerton in 1999, they were illegally occupied by residents of the informal settlement there. Read more »

South Africa: Asylum-Seekers File Complaint With Human Rights Commission

Fearing mass arrests and deportations, a group of about a hundred desperate undocumented asylum-seekers have turned to the South African Human Rights Commission to seek redress. Read more »
South Africa: Honest Stellenbosch Ice-Cream Maker Defrauded of R28 000

The owner of an artisanal ice-cream factory has warned small business in and around Cape Town to refuse cheques as payment after she was defrauded of R28 000. Read more »
South Africa: Dewani Murder Accused Confession Admitted as Evidence

Allegations that Anni Dewani murder accused Xolile Mngeni was tortured into giving his statement of confession to police were dismissed by Western Cape High Court Judge Robert... Read more »

South Africa: Necklacing Returns to Khayelitsha

Following a three month lull in vigilante necklacings since a spate of such incidents in Khayelitsha rocked the country earlier this year, a 28-year-old man was stoned and then set... Read more »
South Africa: NGO Sues for Winter Jackets

A home-based care NGO is taking legal action against clothing manufacturer for the non-delivery of R25 000 worth of warm winter jackets they ordered for their volunteers. Read more »
South Africa: Judge to Decide Admissibility of Dewani Murder Accused's Confession

In final arguments over whether Anni Dewani murder accused Xolile Mngeni's confessions statement should be admissable as evidence, state prosecutor Adrian Mopp argued that Mngeni's... Read more »
South Africa: Fisheries Patrol Vessel Now Back With Company Accused of Corruption

Claims of the "imploding situation" at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) seem to have reached a new low with a DA MP saying he and Parliamentary... Read more »

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