Hector, now South Africa’s most famous 7-month-old Boxer puppy, received a custom-built feeding bowl drawer and cabinet, a wonderful gift to ensure many happy meals from Pallet Smooth. Sonette Pieterse of Pallet Smooth says they had the delight to have Hector visit them today. “We had a little visitor today at the shop, Hector! You […]
HERMANUS – Nazeem Salies and Natasha Koekemoer, the two suspects caught on a video purportedly showing the abuse of Hector, the 7-month-old Boxer puppy, have made their first appearance in the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court today. WATCH: Petsitter grabs scared Hermanus puppy by neck, throws it outside. Also read Hector’s suspects formally charged due in court […]
HERMANUS – Two suspects caught on a video purportedly abusing Hector, the 7-month-old Boxer puppy, will appear in the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court tomorrow. WATCH: Petsitter grabs scared Hermanus puppy by neck, throws it outside. Also read Justice for Hector. Van Niekerk and Jansen van Rensburg Attorneys, the lawyers representing Hector’s owner pro bono, says the […]
HERMANUS – Hector, the 7 month old Boxer puppy from Hermanus, seems to be doing okay after traumatic ordeal with pet sitters. Hector’s owner, Mel Coltman, says: “From Hector and his family, thank you to the Hermanus community for all their support, messages and standing up for our animals rights. Thank you to everyone on […]
WESTERN-CAPE – A married couple, Erens Johannes Uys (53) and Crische Uys (36) received hefty fines and suspended sentences in the Bellville Serious Commercial Crime Court on Tuesday for vehicle finance fraud-related offences. Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani says the pair was arrested on a search warrant on 23 August 2015, by the Hawks’ Serious Organised […]
HERMANUS – A pet and house sitters couple from the Western Cape is getting infamous on social media after a CCTV video shows one of the pet sitting partners grabbing a scared Hermanus pet named Hector, a boxer puppy of only 7 months, by the neck and throwing it outside has gone viral. According to […]
WESTERN CAPE – The DA has launched a petition to make Afrikaans equal with English at Stellenbosch University, saying it is to protect the right to mother tongue education at the university “against persistent attacks by university management”. Read more on TimesLive.
Five men appeared in the Bellville Regional Court on charges of trespassing and being in possession of wild garlic, a protected species, without a permit. Ashwin Fortuin, Ronald Adams, Aubrey Andres, Edmund Cloete, and Leroy Vosloo face charges of trespassing and possession of a protected species after a Durbanville farmer spotted them and reported them […]
FRANSKRAAL – The Overberg Municipality is busy with repairs to a water main in the area. Reports from residents estimate that it could take a while for repairs to be done. Water may only be restored by tomorrow night.