From a Cape Town woman being sentenced to 10 years in prison with the theft of Cotton On leggings being the final straw of her shoplifting escapade to Eskom’s potential New Years’ gift of stage 8 loadshedding, here are our top-ten most-read stories for the week.
10. Scientists from the SAMRC have reportedly detected the Omicron variant in the majority of wastewater treatment plants in the City of Cape Town.
Traces of the new COVID-19 variant detected in the COCT’s wastewater system
9. Gasant Abarder reflects and reminisces on a few Cape Flats Christmas and Labarang home truths this festive season.
‘The People’ are coming! A few Cape Flats Christmas (and Labarang) home truths
8. Oscar Pistorius sent Reeva Steenkamp’s parents a “distressing” letter as part of his bid for parole, but the Steenkamps want Pistorius to serve his entire sentence.
Parents of Reeva Steenkamp wants Oscar Pistorius to serve his entire 13-year sentence
7. The festive season is looking gloomy for beachgoers this season, as ‘above normal’ rainfall is anticipated.
Festive season looking bleak for beachgoers in Cape Town, ‘above normal rainfall’ expected
6. Eskom might be taking us to stage 8 loadshedding.
Stage 8 loadshedding? Eskom’s potential New Year’s ‘gift’ to SA
5. December is looking different this year, but here are ten fun activities to get up to in Cape Town that are under R50.
4. Two of our local bars have made the World’s Best List, and we couldn’t be more proud.
Two of Cape Town’s bars made the ‘World Best’ list, and one was a local secret
3. An interesting topping found its way onto this Cape Town woman’s pizza.
2. A 57-year-old woman who has been on a shoplifting spree since the ’80s has been arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison for theft.
Cotton On leggings end 30-year-long shoplifting career of a Cape Town woman
1. The family of Amber Hartley who went missing on Sunday, December 12 after allegedly hiking up Devil’s Peak Estate has confirmed that she has returned home.
Update: Cape Town woman found after allegedly hiking up Devil’s Peak
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