Swellendam fire continues to rage
A fire continues to rage in the mountains above Swellendam after coming dangerously close to homes in the area and destroying swathes of fynbos. ||| A fire continues to rage in the mountains above...
View ArticleWaterfront set to fight berthing ban
Tourism MEC Alan Winde is set to take up the fight on behalf of the V&A Waterfront to secure permission for cruise liners to continue docking there. ||| Tourism MEC Alan Winde is set to take up the...
View Article2011 saw dramatic increase in rhino killings
The devastating poaching onslaught on SA’s rhinos is continuing, with a record number – 448 – being killed last year. ||| The devastating poaching onslaught on SA’s rhinos is continuing, with a record...
View ArticleDog buried alive: case postponed
The two high school janitors accused of burying a dog alive claim they were ordered to ‘get rid’ of the dog. ||| Two men accused of burying a dog alive at a Khayelitsha school, in what has been...
View Article‘I will always love you’
Constable killed by French fugitive couple in Sutherland is remembered ||| Three-month-old Palesa Isaacs will today be at a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the death of her father, police...
View ArticleNetcare rejects blame for Raj’s death
Netcare Umhlanga Hospital maintains international best practice infection control measures that are regularly monitored by the Department of Health, hospital manager Shaun Ryan said yesterday. |||...
View ArticleFourth arrest in Kotze case
A fourth person believed to have participated in the gang rape of Ina Bonnette and the killing of her son has been arrested. ||| A fourth person believed to have participated in the attack of a woman...
View ArticleVet reported Lech in 2011
A veterinarian says he laid a charge with the SPCA last year against the country’s self-proclaimed dog whisperer over the methods he used to restrain dogs. ||| A Cape Town veterinarian says he laid a...
View ArticleRed rose for a murdered son
Allegedly gang-raped, mutilated and tortured, the mother of Conrad Bonnette, 19, had another painful task; burying her murdered son. ||| Whispering softly, a Limpopo mother, allegedly gang-raped,...
View ArticleSnake-bite incidents on the rise
THE Pietermaritzburg man bitten by a puff adder this week was in a stable condition in Edendale Hospital yesterday ||| THE Pietermaritzburg man bitten by a puff adder this week was in a stable...
View ArticleBloody suburban house of horror
Dad allegedly shoots his girlfriend in the head, murders their kids, then tries to kill himself ||| A suburban three-bedroom home in Randfontein looked like a scene from a horror movie yesterday...
View ArticleTourist breaks back in Knysna speed boat
An English holiday maker had to be rescued by boat from the Knysna heads after suffering a broken back while ridding on a speed boat. ||| FLAACCIDENT-KNYSNAJOHANNESBURG Jan 14 SapaTOURIST BREAKS BACK...
View ArticleFive-year-old drowns in dam
A five year old boy drowned after he and three friends went for a swim at a dam in Gqunqe village, Centane, outside Butterworth. ||| A five year old boy drowned after he and three friends went for a...
View ArticleGroped teen tells of rape fear
“Had I been wearing only underwear they would probably have raped me over and over again. That’s how disgusting they were.” ||| “Had I been wearing only underwear they would probably have raped me over...
View ArticlePolice told not to use bullets
According to Beeld newspaper police officers are no longer allowed to use rubber bullets or shotguns on protesters. ||| Police officers are no longer allowed to use rubber bullets or shotguns on...
View ArticleEleven in court for Bityi murders
Eleven men have appeared in the Bityi Periodical Court for the murders of two men near Mthatha. ||| Eleven men appeared in the Bityi Periodical Court for the murders of two men near Mthatha, Eastern...
View ArticleTwo men shot dead in Despatch
Two men were shot dead and another seriously wounded in Despatch. ||| flaCRIME-DESPATCHJOHANNESBURG Jan 14 SapaTWO GUNNED DOWN, ANOTHER WOUNDED IN DESPATCHTwo men were shot dead and another seriously...
View ArticleNWest Farmer killed, wife assaulted
A North West farmer in his fifties was killed and members of his family assaulted in the early hours of Saturday morning. ||| flaCRIME-VENTERSDORPJOHANNESBURG Jan 14 SapaNW FARMER KILLED, WIFE...
View ArticleThree councillors killed in crash
Three Nelson Mandela Bay councillors were killed when their vehicle overturned after swerving to avoid a cow, Arrive Alive said. ||| Three Nelson Mandela Bay metro councillors were killed when their...
View ArticlePuppies killed for food - cops
A 22-year-old man was arrested when police discovered the carcasses of two puppies in a freezer at his home. ||| A man arrested for killing two puppies for food will appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's...
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