Too little evidence to sustain 'Black Widow' murder conviction: court

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Thandi Maqubela was acquitted of the murder of her estranged husband, acting judge Patrick Maqubela, due to insufficient medical evidence.

Grieving mom seeks justice for her murdered daughter

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Lilian Fielden struggles to come to terms with the fact that her only daughter was found murdered in her Eversdal home, beaten with a heavy glass vase.

Kidnap victim Zhaun Ahmed allowed to communicate with son

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The people holding Sadeck Zhaun Ahmed have allowed his son to communicate with the Cape Town busniessman who was kidnapped two weeks ago.

Early warning systems save lives

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Detectors installed in informal settlements can prevent fires from spreading, saving countless lives.

Tokai forest reclaimed

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After the brutal rape and murder of Tokai teen Franziska Blöchliger, people are slowly returning to the area surrounding the site of her death.

Half of sex workers don't know their HIV status - report

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The UNAIDS report 'Ending Aids' highlights the plight of sex workers due to the criminalisation of their occupation.

#WaterCrisis: Industry specialists put forward ideas

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Around 100 submissions have been made by organisations to provide the City with small, intermediate and large-scale water security solutions.

WATCH: Smile Week aids burn victims

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Dr Saleigh Adams said between 40 and 50 patients would be operated on this week. Around 600 burns victims are treated a year with a surge in winter.

#WaterCrisis: City hits guzzlers in the pocket

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More than 100 hefty fines have been handed to Cape Town residents found to have been wasting water since the introduction of Level 4 restrictions.

PHOTO ESSAY: City forges ahead with harbour control by-law

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A legal tussle looms as the City of Cape Town tries to wrest control of harbours it says are mismanaged by the national government.

Company contracted by City of Cape Town now blacklisted

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Top n Nos, which had already been ordered to pay a fine for collusion, has now been blacklisted by the National Treasury.

Consumer Commission targets time-share industry

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If you've got a gripe about your time-sharing package, you'd do well to attend the public hearings by the National Consumer Commission.

City threatens to fine car wash firms R10k if found using water

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Use waterless car washes by next Wednesday or face being issued with a R10 000 fine, Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has warned car wash owners.

Tributes after media union giant Bernickow dies

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Long-time unionist, activist and “true servant of the people” Ronald “Bernie” Bernickow died on Monday.

City out to seize helm at harbours

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Poor management of ports sparks by-law draft to wrest control from national Department of Public Works.

#KnysnaFire: Claims glut for gutted homes in Knysna

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As underwriters scramble to cover homes destroyed by the fires in the Southern Cape, estate agents are concerned some owners are without sufficient cover.

Western Cape opens its heart to disaster victims

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Businesses, relief organisations and concerned citizens have opened their hearts and pockets to those left destitute by the storms and fires.

Cape government to clamp down on illegal alcohol sales

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The Western Cape government will crack down on liquor sales outlets found to be contravening new liquor regulations, with fines of up to R100 000.

Tougher new liquor laws to clamp down on sales outlets

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The new regulations give inspectors more power to shut down non-compliant sales outlets and issue higher fines.

Schooling resumes in gang-hit Lavender Hill

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Teachers and pupils returned to school on Wednesday after gang violence forced the suspension of schooling in the gang-ridden suburb of Cape Town.

Tragic tale of missing kids

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One family is struggling to come to terms with the murder of their little girl, and another Cape Town family is praying for the safe return of their missing toddler. ...

Another girl seriously ill after HPV vaccine

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A Nelspruit girl's parents say she is suffering from lower motor neuron infection after receiving the HPV vaccine Gardasil at school.

HPV affected girl back in hospital

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Ivanka Nortier, the 10-year-old Kraaifontein girl who has been suffering from ?possible HPV vaccine associated encephalopathy? is back in hospital.

'Cervical cancer vaccine gave my child brain disease'

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A ten-year-old Kraaifontein pupil has been battling serious illness after being vaccinated at school against cervical cancer.

HPCSA to announce Noake's fate

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The Health Professions Council of South Africa is set to deliver judgment in the Tim Noakes case, dubbed the ?nutrition trial of the 21st century?.