A Tankwa Karoo experience, by bike
Johan Schronen pushes personal boundaries on this journey into a barren heartland.
Virgin Money cancels offensive radio advert
A global finance company selling vehicle insurance in South Africa withdrew its radio advertisement in which it described bad drivers as "invalids".
Man turns cannibal to stay alive
Stuck out at sea for weeks, a Moroccan man had no choice but to close his eyes and bite into his dead friend's thigh.
SA wine entrepreneurs in the dwang
Two Cape Town businessmen, accused of fraud in the Netherlands, are to be questioned by a delegation of Dutch justice officials for allegedly running a fake investment scheme.
Fake cop gets armed robbers into house
A Cape Town family opened their front door to what appeared to be a uniformed policeman, but a trio of armed robbers barged in instead.
UK man 'muscles in' on Cape Bollywood set
A smooth-talking man, who allegedly conned an estate agent into handing over the keys of a house up for sale and then moved in 30 movie extras from a Bollywood film being shot in Cape Town, is being investigated for fraud.
Suspect nabbed after madcap chase
A man suspected of being behind a string of break-ins has been arrested after a madcap chase led by a woman who arrived home to find him on her property.
Gangster dies in firefight
A cash van guard opened fire when he drove into the middle of a wild gun battle between warring gangsters and thought he was about to be robbed.
'My life stood still for 28 years'
The year 2007 means a new start for most of us - and a whole new life for Piet van Wyk, a prisoner who has spent more years behind bars than former president Nelson Mandela.
Bad health sees 'DVD pirate' escape jail
A Rondebosch woman, arrested after police allegedly found almost 5 000 pirated DVD movies and computer games in her home, has been spared spending Christmas in jail.
'Most of us have only pyjamas, nothing else'
A fire believed to have been caused by an electrical short-circuit has destroyed a landmark hotel in Parow, Cape Town.
Teacher says sorry for insulting students
A teacher accused of calling his pupils "scum of the earth" and "dregs of society" before refusing to be in their official class photo, has been forced to apologise.
Actress 'bruised' in police cell ordeal
Award-winning actress Terry Norton has apparently been "dragged" from a Cape Town beach to a nearby police station by a Metro police officer for walking her dog without a leash and was held in a cell - dressed only in a bathing costume - with two men
Fake traffic cops ambush shop owner
A heavily armed gang wearing traffic police uniforms ambushed a supermarket owner at a bogus road-block, before taking him back to his shop and forcing him to unlock an ATM and hand over about R200 000 in cash.
Clicks pays less, says jingle composer
You pay less at Clicks, but the composer of the chain's advertising jingle alleges that the company is short-changing him.
Costly task of rooting out fake traffic cops
The City of Cape Town has launched an urgent probe into the issuing of hundreds of invalid traffic fines by former beach constables who now work for the Metro Police.
Big 'boiler-room' scam uncovered
A high-powered Dutch investigative team is heading for Cape Town to question the two alleged masterminds of an international investment scam that runs into hundreds of millions of rands.
Cops on alleged R25 000 'booze cruise'
Traffic policemen have been taken on an alleged R25 000 "booze cruise" in Table Bay harbour by Labat Traffic Solutions, the company that holds a lucrative contract to operate the City of Cape Town's speed cameras.
So you think your kids are safe at the mall?
It is probably every parent's worst nightmare: A phone call late at night to inform them that their child is in a critical condition in hospital. But for a Table View couple, the shock was far greater when they heard their 13-year-old son was in hosp
Estate agents face sign fine
The Cape's proposed new by-law regulating the placement of the signs could mean bad news for Estate agents.
Two suspected car thieves collide
Luck ran out for two suspected car thieves driving in separate stolen cars when they crashed into each other on the West Coast Road.
Banks address need for low-income housing
The Financial Services Sector Charter has committed South Africa's top four banks to a R42-billion funding effort to address the current need for low-income housing.
Foiled heist 'sounded like war' on streets
A security guard and a pedestrian on his way to work have been shot and wounded after robbers ambushed a cashvan in a Cape Town suburb - only to flee empty-handed as police arrived on the scene.
Cape drug 'scam' pair netted
Interpol officials have tracked down a Llandudno couple on the run from the FBI after being accused of offering useless drugs to terminally ill patients across the US and Europe.
Police swoop on bergies' homes
For Ronald Mashaya, a few sheets of plastic, an old groundsheet and a torn blanket were his home for the past six months, but when Cape Town officials broke down his shelter, their diary entry read: "Rubble removed".