Dave Chambers
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Cape Town, WC, South Africa
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Past articles by Dave:
Plettenberg Bay teacher flees charges of sexually assaulting grade 4 girls, plotting murder
The wheelchair user allegedly took out a hit on the teacher who reported him → Read More
Sweet berry leads to sour ordeal as SA records first karaka poisoning case
After two months of torment, a 46-year-old Cape Town woman has recovered from a fruit she found in her garden. → Read More
Revealed: 305 suspended officials face charges in South Africa’s uncivil service
There is now a backlog of a whopping 3,000 disciplinary cases in the public service → Read More
Jewellery expert who refused Covid-19 salary cut to receive hefty payout
A fair employer would have worked with the aggrieved employee to find a suitable compromise, judge says → Read More
Maidens’ breasts at Zulu coronation anger TV news viewer
Broadcasting Complaints Commission panel rejects complaint about broadcast of King Misuzulu's coronation → Read More
South Africa's own 'Sopranos': poison murder plot, a rifle worth R40k and a church apostle receiving guns
Court hears startling evidence which forms part of the state’s case against the 28s Mobsters leader and sidekicks → Read More
Teacher fired for second time over sex with pupil who killed herself
Eleven years after a teacher was sacked for having sex with a pupil in return for the answers to a physics test, the man has been fired again at a fresh disciplinary hearing. .. → Read More
Stone Age South Africans made humanity’s first superglue from yellowwood leaves
Scientists believe the Podocarpus tar discovery could help shed light on the development of human intelligence → Read More
Vat jou goed en trek, judge tells farmer who has stalled vital mine expansion
Lazarus Mosala pushed his luck too far when he tried to extract yet more money from Sishen Iron Ore → Read More
Whether you’ve got R8,000 or R9m, one of 130 Irma Sterns could be yours
The auction and exhibition of original works follow the prolific artist’s career from 1920 to 1965 → Read More
Shot in the arm for hunter who lost leg after rookie client shot him in the foot
It’s taken eight years, but the Cape Town high court has now ordered the shooter to pay damages to the man → Read More
Covid linked to mental disorders in series of cases at Joburg hospital
Evidence is mounting worldwide that the virus is capable of invading and living in brain tissue, says expert → Read More
Rocketing pregnancies among 10- to 14-year-olds a ‘savage indictment’
It is projected there will have been a 63.3% rise in births in this age group in the five years that ended in March → Read More
Judge gives pastor a scripture lesson along with R350,000 defamation award
Apparent conspiracy between the pastor and complainant’s ex-wife ‘to attempt to settle some score’ emerges in court → Read More
Education bosses told to change tune after punishing teacher for singing in church choir
A teacher who was given a final written warning for singing in a church choir has had it expunged after appealing. → Read More
Seven-day send-off for Desmond Tutu
A seven-day send-off is being organised for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in Cape Town. → Read More
Seven-day send-off for the Arch
A seven-day send-off is being organised for the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in Cape Town. → Read More
Three is Gauteng’s unlucky number as Covid-19 reproduction rate rockets
Every person infected with Covid-19 in Gauteng is passing the virus to more than three other people. → Read More
How a giraffe and lightning generated in a Wits lab have lit up forensic science
A multidisciplinary project gives us an insight to a phenomenon that kills more than 250 people annually in SA → Read More
Vote then vax: 1,000 pop-up sites to administer jabs on Monday
Pop-up vaccination sites will operate at 1,000 voting stations on Monday. → Read More