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Fans of Springboks star Makazole Mapimpi may be in for a surprise as it turns out the player's recent absence from the field is due to some major life events, Cape {town} Etc reports. Rumors are swirling that Mapimpi is not only preparing to welcome a new baby but is also alleged

Prasa's former head of engineering was sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment on three counts of fraud, Cape {town} Etc reports. Daniel Mthimkhulu was promoted to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa's (Prasa) position of head engineer on 1 April 2010. The pos

A Panorama family is grieving the loss of their 72-year-old father, Husain Mukadam, who was tragically murdered in a violent home invasion, Cape {town} Etc reports. Mukadam passed away early Tuesday morning after three unknown men broke into his home on President Brand Crescent a

The City of Cape Town opened the Majik Forest Renosterveld Garden in Durbanville today, planting 20 locally indigenous trees in celebration of Arbor Month, Cape {town} Etc reports. The conservation area will be managed as a delicate natural system. It was developed by the Wildflo

The State recently acknowledged that its case against a man, who is accused of raping an 8-year-old girl on August 9 in Delft South, was questionable, Cape {town} Etc reports. This was revealed in court documents when the accused, a father of two and employed as a nurse at a priv

Police have recovered the body of a 17-year-old teen who went missing on Saturday at Victoria Bay near George, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) - Victoria Bay, the teenager went missing alongside a 20-year-old man while swimmin

A disturbing TikTok video has surfaced, showing a group of young white South African boys using racist and vulgar language towards a black man during a live stream on a popular social media platform, Cape {town} Etc reports. In the video, the boys repeatedly use deeply offensive

Undocumented migrants have been purchasing South African birth certificates for as little as R1 000 and passports for up to R45 000 as corruption within the Department of Home Affairs continues to fuel the illicit trade, Cape {town} Etc reports. According to News24 , Home Affairs

On 29 August, the Russian naval training ship Smolny quietly docked at the Port of Cape Town in what seemed to be an 'under the radar' event, to which the Ukrainian community in South Africa expressed outrage, Cape {town} Etc reports. During its short visit, the crew of Smolny (p