Probe into Qatar inferno
||| Investigators on Tuesday scoured an upmarket shopping mall in Qatar for clues to an inferno that killed 19 people, 13 of them children, as heartbroken relatives and friends began to bury the...
View ArticleMan arrested for perlemoen
A man was arrested for possession of perlemoen with an estimated street value of R400 000 in Gansbaai. ||| A man was arrested for possession of perlemoen with an estimated street value of R400 000 in...
View ArticleFire brigade invoicing ‘not new’
The Tshwane fire brigade has defended its practice of issuing invoices for every fire or accident it attends. ||| The Tshwane fire brigade has defended its practice of issuing invoices for every fire...
View ArticleTax ‘fraudster’ takes on SARS
Socialite and businesswoman Shauwn Mpisane’s company took on SARS in the High Court - and won. ||| A Durban low-cost housing construction company at the centre of fraud claims won a legal battle with...
View ArticleRugby camp rape ‘never happened’
A boy who underwent initiation never claimed he was sexually assaulted, the Western Cape education department has said. ||| A boy who underwent initiation while on a school rugby tour never claimed...
View ArticleMantashe says mission accomplished – or was it?
An olive branch from the City Press; a written apology from the Goodman Gallery; and a public explanation from Brett Murray, the artist of The Spear. ||| SHAIN GERMANER, Theresa Taylor and Yusuf...
View ArticleDoha fire: Cape family’s anguish
Stunned Cape Town relatives speak about their terrible loss after the blaze in Doha. ||| Families shattered by grief gathered for memorial services in Bo-Kaap and Mitchells Plain on Tuesday in the wake...
View Article‘I’m on the side of the artists’
The lone supporter of artist Brett Murray’s work wore a lab coat covered in red blood-like smears and camouflage combat trousers. ||| The lone supporter of artist Brett Murray’s work wore a ripped lab...
View ArticleLekota blasts ‘fascist’ ANC
The Cope leader has accused the ANC of using “fascist tactics” in its response to The Spear. ||| Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota has accused the ANC of opening the door to dictatorship by using “fascist...
View ArticleBoy killed by falling branch
A seven-year-old boy has been killed in a freak accident, when a falling tree branch hit him while at school in KZN. ||| A seven-year-old boy was killed on Tuesday when he was crushed by a falling tree...
View ArticleKZN taxi strike cancelled
Following a lengthy meeting between the taxi alliance and government, Wednesday’s planned taxi strike has been cancelled. ||| Wednesday’s planned strike by taxi drivers in Durban was cancelled on...
View ArticleCity scales back section 36 tenders
eThekwini’s city officials have curbed the amount of money dispensed via a controversial tender policy from about R1 billion. ||| eThekwini’s audit and risk committee has commended city officials for...
View ArticleTariff hikes ‘will make poor poorer’
The proposed tariff increases for Pietermaritzburg residents, has been criticised for ignoring the needs of the poor. ||| The proposed water and power tariff increases for Pietermaritzburg residents,...
View ArticleATM bombed in Lansdowne
||| An Automated Telling Machine (ATM) was bombed in Lansdowne, Cape Town, on Wednesday morning, police said.Lt-Col Andrè Traut said the ATM, on the corner of Lansdowne and Crosscut roads, was blown...
View ArticleZwelithini’s budget raised by R4.5m
The royal household has received an increased budget from R55 million in 2011/12 to R59.5m for this financial year. ||| The budget for the royal household, which takes care of Zulu monarch King...
View ArticleBilling plan may get chop
Durban to move to cut losses incurred through controversial revenue management system, which cost nearly R500 m to develop. ||| Durban is thinking very seriously about “cutting its losses” and ditching...
View ArticleProtesters beaten, detained by guards
Security guards apprehended some of the Greenpeace activists who protested outside a pro-nuclear power conference in Sandton. ||| “No nuclear energy in Africa!” This was the rallying cry of a group of...
View ArticleCommittee chair fingered for tender bias
The bid evaluation committee chairwoman for the R10 billion social security contract has been accused of being biased. ||| The bid evaluation committee chairwoman for the R10 billion social security...
View ArticleIzzard halts Madiba marathons
British comedian, actor and endurance runner Eddie Izzard has cancelled his quest to run 27 marathons for Nelson Mandela. ||| British comedian, actor and endurance runner Eddie Izzard, has cancelled...
View Article‘Crime intelligence is corrupt’: source
Acting police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is determined to right the wrongs of the police force. ||| Acting police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is pressing...
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