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Four occupants were riding in the car, loaded onto a cart being hauled by the pony.Image: Cape of Good Hope SPCA

SPCA puts brakes on pony-drawn cart hauling car with four passengers

A small‚ weary pony struggling to haul a cart carrying a car with four people seated inside. That was the sight‚ driving down Voortrekker Road in Kensington‚ Cape Town last week‚ that spurred Cape of Good Hope SPCA inspector Ayanda Ngcofe…

The vigilance of a Bellville court orderly led to the arrest of a 39-year-old lawyer after he was caught allegedly in possession of drugs, ostensibly meant for an accused he was representing.Image: 123RF/LEIGH ANNEF

‘Intoxicated’ lawyer bust for possession of drugs in Cape Town courtroom

A lawyer from Khayelitsha, Cape Town, was arrested on Wednesday morning for allegedly being in possession of drugs he claims were meant for the accused he was representing. The 39-year-old is expected to make a court appearance at the…

After more than 100 days in neonatal intensive care, baby Ephraim Maleho is at home with brother Llyle, mother Beneline and father Melvory van Wyk.Image: Supplied

How Cape Town doctors used an amniotic sac to save a baby’s life

A Cape Town doctor’s decision to save a mother’s amniotic sac during a complex C-section birth has saved the life of baby Ephraim Maleho, who was born with vital organs outside his abdomen. Ephraim’s intestines and half his liver were…

Actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards was found dead in a guest house in Cape Town.Image: Twitter

Shaleen Surtie-Richards’ family slam ‘suicide’ as the cause of the actress’ death

After the news that veteran actress Shaleen Surtie-Richards has died, her family has released an official statement offering information about the cause of death, lambasting rumours speculating that the actress took her own life. The…

Firefighters have been working since Sunday morning to extinguish the runaway fire that has engulfed Rhodes Memorial.Image: Ruvan Boshoff

WATCH | In the heart of the runaway Rhodes Memorial fire with hikers, joggers and firefighters

Firefighters have been working since Sunday morning to extinguish the runaway fire that has engulfed Rhodes Memorial and is spreading towards the University of Cape Town. SANParks Table Mountain National Park urged all hikers within the…

A fight breaks out between the Brackenfell community and EFF members outside Brackenfell High School in Cape Town.Image: Esa Alexander

IN PICS | EFF clash with parents outside Brackenfell school over whites-only party

EFF members clashed with teachers and members of the community during a protest outside Brackenfell High School in Cape Town on Monday after accusing the school of racism. Sunday Times Daily reported last week that an unofficial matric…

Table Mountain blanketed in mist.Picture: CLAIRE KEETON

Body spotted on Table Mountain believed to be that of missing runner

Search and rescue teams believe they have spotted the body of a person fitting the description of Cape Town trail runner Ken Stephen. The body was spotted on the mountain slopes below Table Mountain’s Africa Face. “The body of a person…

Cape Town mayor Dan Plato apologised to Bulelani Qholani on July 2 2020 after the Khayelitsha man was dragged naked from his home by city council law-enforcement officers.Image: GroundUp/Ashraf Hendricks

Cape town mayor suggests naked eviction was staged to make city look bad

Cape Town mayor Dan Plato says he has seen footage showing that Bulelani Qholani, the man who was dragged out of a shack naked during an eviction by the city in Khayelitsha, was clothed moments before the incident. Plato was speaking to…

Severe weather as cold front wreaks havoc in Wynberg, Cape Town on June 27 2020.Image: ESA ALEXANDER/SUNDAY TIMES

Storm accompanied by gale-force winds and flooding wreaks havoc in Cape Town

A severe storm accompanied by gale-force winds and flooding wreaked havoc in Cape Town on Saturday morning, as another cold front hit the Western Cape. Trees were uprooted, dwellings destroyed, structures damaged and power outages…

The city of Cape Town with the iconic Table Mountain in the background.

‘Ronald‚ I am sorry’ – Banner pleading for forgiveness erected at Cape mall

Asking for forgiveness requires you to humble yourself and‚ at times‚ go to extreme measures. A Cape Town woman has seemingly taken ways of asking for forgiveness to the next level. In an attempt to salvage her relationship with a certain…