Regular check-ups and pap smears are vital to early detection of this disease which affects one in 42 women, writes Esther Lewis
TEN years ago a young girl told her parents that she wanted to make food her career. Back then Sibahle Mtongana could never imagine that one day people would recognise ...
Civil society groups discuss wide implications
The Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Bill could see all public officials liable to be charged with torture.
Up to 2 000 unhappy viewers complain to the BCCSA each year over what’s on TV, writes Esther Lewis
Several South Africans have been caught in an alleged loan scam operation by Euro Aid Financial Services.
The first person to raise the alarm about Euro Aid Financial Services was a man who asked to be identified as Barnard.
An attack in KTC near Gugulethu was the first of four ATM bombings in the Western Cape in nine days.
An increase in the number of staff monitoring the Cape Town’s CCTV camera network has led to a spike in the number of offences detected.
Community Safety MEC Dan Plato says he will still meet gangsters despite warnings that his gang peace treaty has backfired.
A prisoner claims he did not receive counselling, an HIV test or post-exposure prophylaxis after he was raped.
The Hawks have called on the hospitality sector to implement better vetting processes when hiring staff.
Abuse of permits by the sex industry has forced immigration officials to clamp down on those seeking to do short-term modelling work in Cape Town.
As few as 5 percent of sex workers are accessing health care because of the stigma and humiliation attached.
Cosatu has accused the City of Cape Town of attempting to electrocute copper thieves by leaving street lights on.
The head of one NGO has told Social Development MEC Albert Fritz that the drug scourge in Mitchells Plain is “bigger than HIV”.
Security is to be beefed up at the Bonnytoun detention centre for youths in Kraaifontein after 17 boys escaped from the facility.
Police believe a series of child rapes, which occurred over 16 months, has been the work of a single suspect.
Social workers at the Cape Town Child Welfare are ‘under pressure and not coping’ with the heavy caseload.
THE BUTCHERING of national anthems and a white wealth tax appear to be on everyone’s minds these days.
Public transport in the city was left in disarray after two train carriages were set alight and a bus was petrol-bombed.
Six people have been arrested in Hanover Park in the space of two hours on drug-related charges.
At least 176 council houses tenants face eviction as the authorities believe drugs are being sold from the properties.
The Western Cape’s suspected gang “high-flyers” are under daily surveillance by police, says one of the province’s top policemen.
A businessman and his wife survived a two-hour ordeal at the hands of armed robbers in their Pinelands home.