A gang of baboons are filmed by a neighbour
entering a house in Betty's Bay, near Cape
Town, and ransacking the property. The
primates climb through an open upstairs
window and race round the house, helping
themselves to food in the kitchen. The
neighbour tries to get rid of the animals
using a broom.
Court halts Cape toll project
The City of Cape Town was granted an interim
interdict on Tuesday, halting the proposed
N1/N2 Winelands Toll Highway Project in the
Western Cape. The city argued that Sanral's
decision was irrational because it claimed
the transport minister at the time, Jeff
Radebe, approved the project without knowing
the full costs involved.
FS Town loses new fire engine
A newly-acquired, bright-red fire engine
belonging to the Ngwathe municipality in
Parys, in the Free State, has disappeared.
Municipal officials reportedly discovered
that the Toyota Land Cruiser fire-fighter
was missing on Tuesday night.