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Watch: Rassie finds relief on the field after 'stage fright' in the ladies room
While there were some jitters in the Springbok camp at DHL Stadium, it was in the women's bathroom that head coach, Rassie Erasmus , found little relief after suffering a severe case of stage fright, Cape {town} Etc reports. The coach related his amusing experience
Malawian delivery man fatally stabbed in Bishop Lavis
Over the weekend, a well-known delivery man was fatally stabbed in Bishop Lavis by two men who stole his cellphone and motorcycle, Cape {town} Etc reports. The death of 34-year-old Misheck Sambani has left the community heartbroken. His employers, owners of Azhaar Fisher
First autopsies show that Italian yacht victims died of 'dry drowning'
According to police, the initial examinations of four of the seven victims who perished when a superyacht sank in a storm in Italy last month were the result of dry drowning, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to CNN , the syndrome, often called atypical drowning, implies there w
Police confiscate bogus Bok merchandise worth over R200k
While South Africans celebrated the Springboks epic victory against the All Blacks at DHL Stadium on Saturday, police were cracking down on counterfeit products, seizing merchandise worth more than R200 000 in Green Point, Cape {town} Etc reports. Continued efforts to comb
Massive reward offered following Kraaifontein gogo's murder
The Police Ministry and the SAPS have offered a cash reward of up to R100 000 in order to track down the criminals guilty for the brutal murder of a 64-year-old woman in Kraaifontein a week ago, Cape {town} Etc reports. At around 7:30pm on Tuesday, a 64-year-old woman was
Ndyebo Lamani: The SA judoka taking the Paralympics by storm
Hailing from a village in the Eastern Cape, Lamani has loved every moment of the 2024 Paralympics. As South Africas only judoka in Paris, the 32-year-old is shining a spotlight on the rural village where he was raised, Cape {town} Etc reports. In 2011, the Eastern Cape v
New MRF to process tonnes of garbage, creating hundreds of jobs
The development of the City of Cape Towns Urban Waste Management Directorates Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at the Coastal Park landfill is underway, reports Cape {town} Etc . MRFs are facilities that sort clean and dry recyclables for resale to enterprises that can use the ma
Activists organise to oppose teacher retrenchments
Picture and Words: Matthew Hirsch and GroundUp Staff Scores of concerned parents, learners, teachers and union members gathered at Community House in Salt River on Saturday to discuss the planned retrenchment of thousands of teachers in the Western Cape. The organisers o
Special-needs boy Abdul Hakim Madumbo showcases true excellence
Following a near-drowning experience at two-years-old and medical staff informing the family to brace themselves for the worst case-scenario, Abdul has miraculously managed to overcome the challenges he has faced Cape {town} Etc reports. The now seven-year-old has began attending