Loophole in act delays sentencing of rapist
Sentencing in the rape and sexual assault case against Jan Schietekat has been delayed due to flaws in the Sexual Offences Act. ||| Sentencing proceedings in the rape and sexual assault case against...
View ArticleGetting rid of roads from apartheid era
The City of Cape Town is planning a R561 million upgrade project to rid the city of “apartheid roads” in poorer areas. ||| The City of Cape Town is planning a R561 million upgrade project to rid the...
View ArticleGoodman guard case postponed
The assault case against the Goodman Gallery security guard has been postponed. ||| The case against the Goodman Gallery security guard arrested for assaulting the man who damaged “The Spear” was...
View ArticlePush to capture serial rapists
Fifty Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offence police detectives have received special training to deal with serial rape cases. ||| Fifty Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual...
View ArticleNew team flown in to retrieve bodies
A new expert mine rescue team has been flown in from Welkom to help retrieve the bodies of nine miners at the Bontekoe mine. ||| In what has become a recovery mission to retrieve the bodies of nine...
View ArticleTeen arrested for boy’s murder
A teenage boy allegedly lured his six-year-old neighbour to a river before strangling him to death with a belt. ||| A teenage boy allegedly lured his six-year-old neighbour to a river before strangling...
View ArticleParamedics under attack
Paramedics who often risk their lives saving others are increasingly being threatened by members of the communities they serve. ||| Paramedics who often risk their lives saving others are increasingly...
View ArticleTshwane deputy police chief in court
Embattled Tshwane metro police deputy chief Ndumiso Jaca has made a second appearance in court. ||| Embattled Tshwane metro police deputy chief Ndumiso Jaca made a second appearance in the Pretoria...
View ArticleHunt after ‘gang hit’
A 28-year-old man was gunned down, allegedly in a gang killing at Clarke Estate in Elsies River. ||| A 28-year-old man was gunned down, allegedly in a gang killing in Clarke Estate in Elsies River on...
View Article‘Spear’ fury shatters Haffajee
The City Press editor Ferial Haffajee said she was terrified by some of the threats she received. ||| A defiant stand by City Press editor Ferial Haffajee came to an end on Monday as she removed The...
View ArticleConmen stalk Anni Dewani’s family
Anni Dewani’s family say they are being targeted by heartless conmen trying to cash in on her tragic death. ||| Murdered honeymoon bride Anni Dewani’s family say they are being targeted by heartless...
View ArticleService delivery protest near Brits
Teargas was fired at protesters in Bethanie near Brits. ||| Teargas was fired at protesters in Bethanie near Brits on Monday morning, North West police said.Captain Adéle Myburgh said protesters...
View ArticleChapmans toll plaza ‘unlawful’
The construction of a toll plaza on Chapman's Peak drive in Cape Town is unlawful and unauthorised. ||| The construction of a toll plaza on Chapman's Peak drive in Cape Town is unlawful and...
View ArticleDog survives after being ‘shot by cops’
Meet Bones – the bulletproof doggy who survived despite being shot in the snout, allegedly by police. ||| Meet Bones – the bulletproof doggy who survived despite being shot in the snout, allegedly by...
View ArticleNo infrastructure, no school: dept
The Limpopo education department says it is not feasible to build a school until the necessary infrastructure is in place. ||| It was not feasible to build a school until the necessary infrastructure...
View ArticleIncest accused will be tested
The Soweto man who allegedly fathered up to three children with his biological daughter is to be taken for DNA tests. ||| The Soweto man who allegedly fathered up to three children with his biological...
View Article5 killed in head-on crash
Five people have died in a head-on collision near Tzaneen, Limpopo. ||| Five people were killed in a head-on collision near Tzaneen, Limpopo police said on Monday.Constable Mpho Seroto said the...
View ArticleBid to avert Durban taxi strike
Ethekwini municipality and transport officials will meet taxi bosses on Tuesday afternoon about grievances against metro police. ||| Ethekwini municipality and transport officials will meet taxi bosses...
View ArticleJoburg Water warns of bogus agents
Johannesburg residents should be wary of bogus agents seeking access to properties on the pretence of installing shower taps to save water. ||| Johannesburg residents should be wary of bogus agents...
View ArticleSA victims of Qatar fire buried
Two expatriate South Africans killed in a fire at an upmarket shopping centre in Doha, Qatar, were buried on Tuesday afternoon. ||| Two expatriate South Africans killed in a fire at an upmarket...
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