Parole board skills shock in battle to 'close the gaps'

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

The Department of Correctional Services faces pressure to tighten its parole system to stop repeat offenders from terrorising communities.

We know we are breaking the law, but racing is in our blood, say illegal street racers

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Illegal street racers have vowed not to stop their weekly events until the City of Cape Town gives them a public road they can use.

Anger at pictures of urination at mosque

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Saban had also said that in a December 16 minstrel event, ?half-naked girls? entered local mosques to use toilets.

Soldier’s flat destroyed after electrical fire, but SANDF still deducting rent

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

A struggling Cape Town family has been waiting for almost a year for the SANDF to fix their flat after a fire destroyed it.

Imam tells of minstrels urinating on mosque walls

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

A Bo-Kaap imam has criticised organisers of the Tweede Nuwe Jaar parade after photos of minstrels urinating against a mosque?s walls have surfaced.

Suspected killers of elderly Ottery couple caught on neighbours security footage

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Neighbours have footage of the alleged killers who they say were carrying out a heist at victims' home.

#Elections2019: EFF target crime and gangsterism in campaign

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

The EFF launched an anti-crime and gangs campaign this weekend as part of its electioneering plans.

Kalk Bay restaurant accused of blocking access to public pool

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Locals accuse Kalk Bay restaurant Brass Bell of blocking access to a public tidal pool, police dispute claim

WATCH: Cape Town comes to a standstill for klopse street parade

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

The Cape Town CBD was brought to a standstill as thousands of Capetonians and tourists gather in the CBD for the annual Tweede Nuwe Jaar jol.

Crocheted octopuses can help stop premature babies removing life-saving tubes

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Goodwood resident Zaahira Omar said she had heard how crocheted octopuses could help premature babies who still wanted to cling to the umbilical cords.

Cape minstrels ready to reign at their parade

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Costumes are stitched, buses booked, and songs are being given a final run-through

Not much for SA to celebrate in 2019 as financial woes continue

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

South Africans are in deep financial trouble having splurged during the festive season

Arabic roots of Afrikaans laid bare in new book

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Research into early Afrikaans by the late Bo-Kaap historian Achmat Davids has been revived in a new book that debunks stereotypes about the language.

Local political figures share their hopes for 2019 elections

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

The Cape Argus asked a few of the city?s leading political figures to share their plans for next year, and this is what they had to say. . .

Keeping Cape Malay's rich heritage on song

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Cape Malay Choir Board is gearing up to marks its 80th anniversary next year.

Bo-Kaap battle set to rage on

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

The animosity between Bo-Kaap residents and property developer Blok is set to intensify after a week of violent protests.

‘Inquiry’ into Western Cape child killings under way

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Tears flowed as parents started testifying on Wednesday at a two-day unofficial public inquiry into child killings in the Western Cape

Bo-Kaap residents accuse youth group of siding with property developer

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Accuse BKYM of siding with property developer Blok on contested building project

Cape slave tunes a hit in Kazakhstan

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Cape Malay Choir Board singers recently returned from a trip to Kazakhstan where they shared the traditional Cape slave songs of their ancestors.

WATCH: Sale of historic Bo-Kaap Muslim burial site stopped

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

An historic piece of land in Cape Town was due to go under the hammer later in June, but the auction has been stopped due to a dispute.

An abundance of water flows in canals under city

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But most is polluted and not safe to drink

Not so cool in the pool for local sports

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Two Oceans Marathon race has sourced water from a natural spring

Cape rapper Jitsvinger drops new song collection

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

Quinton Goliath has dropped Jitsologie a decade after the release of his debut album.

Whingeing man wasn't even in SA

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Muslim call to prayer 'too loud'

Reliving story of Cape's slave heritage

Yazeed Kamaldien|Published

An annual walk through Cape Town's streets honours ancestors buried here during a time of colonial oppression.