# The police’s senior forensic analyst, Solomon Modisane, has revealed that the same AK-47 rifle was used in the murders of engineer Armand Swart, DJ Sumbody, DJ Vintos, and businessman Don Tindleni. Testifying remotely before the Madlanga commission, Modisane said cartridges from all four crime scenes matched under microscopic analysis. He described it as bizarre […]
# Die vrugteverspreider Tru-Cape verwag sy grootste kersie-oes ooit in Ceres in die Wes-Kaap, na byna perfekte groeitoestande. Die direkteur vir Aankope, Calla du Toit sê ‘n ideale kombinasie van reënval en sonskyn het die vruggrootte en soetheid verhoog. Hy sê die 2025-oes het tot tien dae vroeg begin, wat die verkoopsvenster voor Kersfees verleng […]
# Die Universiteit van Kaapstad het by voorste gesondheidsvennote op die vasteland en wêreldwyd aangesluit in die stryd teen stilgeboortes. Byna ʼn miljoen babas op die vasteland word elke jaar doodgebore, terwyl die oorsaak gewoonlik voorkombaar was. ʼn Nuwe verslag met die titel, Improving Stillbirth Data Recording, Collection and Reporting in Africa, beklemtoon die dringende […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says it demands that national government must immediately reinforce police resources in all high-crime precincts in the Cape Flats. The party says at least 22 murders were reported across Cape Flats communities over the weekend. The DA’s Benedicta van Minnen says detectives are drowning under impossible caseloads, stations are crippled by high […]
# Fruit distributor Tru-Cape expects its biggest-ever cherry harvest in the Western Cape town of Ceres, following near-perfect growing conditions. Procurement director Calla du Toit says an ideal mix of rainfall and sunshine has boosted fruit size and sweetness. Du Toit says the 2025 harvest began up to ten days early, extending the sales window […]
# Deputy Justice minister Andries Nel says the Whistleblower Protection Draft Bill will be released for public comment by the end of the year. Nel acknowledged the erosion of public trust caused by corruption, stressing that protecting whistleblowers is key to restoring state integrity. He said lessons from the Zondo Commission showed that without whistleblowers, […]
# Financial services company RMB, in collaboration with the Gordon Institute of Business Science, has launched the Where to Invest in Africa 2025/26 report. Seychelles and Mauritius retain the top two spots, while Egypt, South Africa, and Morocco round out the top five. The Ivory Coast rose eight places to eighth, while Nigeria dropped by […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Basiese Onderwys het kommer uitgespreek oor die gebrek aan omvattende anti-boeliestrategieë in skole. Dit volg op die voorval by Milnerton High School in Kaapstad, waar ‘n graad 10-leerder geboelie en aangerand is. Agt graad-11 leerlinge het verlede week in die hof verskyn en is aangekla van aanranding met die […]
# Die ANC het president Cyril Ramaphosa gelukgewens met sy eredoktorsgraad in internasionale betrekkinge van die Universiteit van Malaya in Maleisië. Die universiteit het gesê die verlening weerspieël die erkenning van Ramaphosa se leierskap, bydraes tot internasionale betrekkinge en toewyding aan globale ontwikkeling. Die ANC se woordvoerder, Mahlengi Bhengu, sê die toekenning is ook ‘n […]
