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  1. LazyLion

    Gang Report in WCape is a serious allegation

    Reports of collusion between police and criminals in the Western Cape are a serious allegation, the police ministry said on Thursday. "Should they be proven true, they could compromise and derail efforts of crime reduction, not only in the Western Cape but the whole country," spokesman Zweli...
  3. LazyLion

    ANC Launches Cellphone App

    The Western Cape ANC has launched a cellphone application to communicate with the province's youth ahead of next year's elections, The Cape Argus reported on Wednesday. "We live in a society where, to reach the youth, social media platforms are most effective," African National Congress...
  4. LazyLion

    No proof of Winelands Toll Route Authorisation: City

    Sanral has not shown a shred of evidence to prove its proposed winelands tolling project has been properly authorised, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday. Geoff Budlender SC, for the City of Cape Town, said the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) had failed to offer any...
  5. LazyLion

    Pet Baboon destroyed in W Cape

    A Western Cape woman is upset that her pet baboon was destroyed instead of being sent to a rehabilitation centre, The Cape Times reported on Thursday. Annie Paulsen was reportedly given the baboon by students, who found the orphaned animal near Bonnievale. She kept it for a while, but then...
  6. LazyLion

    W Cape man guilty of 285 counts of fraud

    A Western Cape man has been convicted of defrauding the Overstrand Municipality of R3 million by submitting false quotations to secure tenders, it was reported on Wednesday. Hermanus Mostert was convicted of 285 counts of fraud by the Hermanus Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, The Cape Argus...
  7. LazyLion

    ANC to Probe Fransman Attack

    An attempted attack on ANC Western Cape chairman Marius Fransman will be investigated, the party said on Tuesday. The African National Congress would "act swiftly and decisively" against those responsible, provincial spokesman Phillip Dexter said in a statement. On Friday, the Cape Times...
  8. LazyLion

    Western Cape Says No to Total Booze Ban

    Western Cape transport MEC Robin Carlisle is against a proposed national measure to impose a zero limit on drinking and driving, it was reported on Monday. The Cape Argus reported that Carlisle had written to National Transport Minister Ben Martins to inform him of his concern. He argued...
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    Western Cape e-toll will create 5,000 jobs: SANRAL

    Western Cape e-toll will create 5,000 jobs: SANRAL The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says the planned toll roads on the N1 and N2 in the Western Cape will create almost 5000 jobs
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    Western Cape mayors reject e-tolls

    Western Cape mayors reject e-tolls Several Western Cape mayors vowed on Thursday to join the fight against e-tolling in the province.
  11. LazyLion

    Western Cape Mayors Reject E-Tolls

    Several Western Cape mayors vowed on Thursday to join the fight against e-tolling in the province. "We, the mayors of the DA-led municipalities of Stellenbosch, Theewaterskloof, Drakenstein, Breede Valley, and the Winelands District want to express our unconditional opposition to Sanral's...
  12. LazyLion

    Western Cape Safety Bill Approved

    A majority of Western Cape MPLs voted in favour of the provincial community safety bill, the Cape Argus reported on Thursday. Twenty-three of 36 members of the provincial legislature voted in favour of the bill on Wednesday, which would give the provincial government more control over the...
  13. LazyLion

    Most Condoms Distributed in the Western Cape

    The Western Cape was the province where the most condoms were distributed per adult male, the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) said on Wednesday. About 46 condoms were distributed per adult male there, followed by Limpopo with 20 and Mpumalanga with 19, the SAIRR said in a statement...
  14. LazyLion

    Western Cape Schools Interdict Explained

    The reasons for granting an urgent interdict stopping the closure of 17 schools were handed down by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Judge Elizabeth Baartman briefly entered court room two to explain that the interdict was granted in December and that the court was now providing...
  15. LazyLion

    IFP Welcomes Regugee Center Ruling

    The IFP has welcomed the Western Cape High Court's ruling that a refugee reception office (RRO) be re-opened by the department of home affairs. "I trust that the Maitland Refugee Centre will be re-opened by the department without delay," Inkatha Freedom Party MP Helen Makhuba said in a...
  16. LazyLion

    Western Cape Cop Held After Shooting

    A 42-year-old police sergeant has been arrested for allegedly shooting and wounding a motorist in Knysna, Western Cape police said on Monday. Captain Bernadine Steyn said a man reversed his bakkie from a pavement into the road, in front of an oncoming green Mazda bakkie on Sunday evening. The...
  17. LazyLion

    Zille Backs Bid to make Western Cape Healthier

    Western Cape premier Helen Zille has appointed researchers to find ways for people to lead healthier lifestyles, it was reported on Wednesday. The Cape Times reported that researchers from the University of Cape Town and the non-governmental organisation, Ideas42, started work in September...
  18. LazyLion

    Marius Fransman Jewish Comments Row

    Issued by: SAJBD Attention: News Editors For immediate release: 12 March 2013 JEWISH BOARD OF DEPUTIES APPROACHES SA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OVER DEPUTY MINISTER'S DIVISIVE RHETORIC The SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has requested the SA Human Rights Commission to intervene...
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    Two Men Killed And Burnt In Western Cape

    Two men were found dead, their bodies burnt, in a suspected case of mob justice in Gugulethu, Cape Town, on Tuesday morning, Western Cape police said. They were killed in the Kosovo and Kanana informal settlements, Colonel Tembinkosi Kinana said. "We believe the murders were related...
  20. LazyLion

    Article: "Western Cape ANC Membership Numbers Swelling": ANC

    The number of ANC members in the Western Cape has risen to 50,147 in the past few months, the party said on Monday. African National Congress membership in the province was recorded at around 38,000 before the Mangaung conference in December, provincial secretary Songezo Mjongile told...
  21. jes

    Traffic officer posts violence-inciting updates on Facebook

    Traffic officer posts violence-inciting updates on Facebook Western Cape Witzenberg municipality is investigating a senior traffic officer for allegedly posting calls for violence against farmers
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