Shabangu caution over diamonds
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu called for caution if the definition of 'conflict diamonds' is reviewed. ||| Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu called for caution if the definition of...
View ArticleTeams deployed to fight Limpopo fires
More fire reaction teams will be deployed to the Waterberg district to help fight an outbreak of veld fires in the region, Working on Fire said. ||| More fire reaction teams will be deployed to the...
View ArticleCape’s R78m road fines bonanza
The City of Cape Town has netted over R78 million in income from traffic fines since the start of this financial year. ||| The City of Cape Town has netted over R78 million in income from traffic fines...
View Article27 schools may face closure
A total of 27 schools around the Western Cape face possible closure. ||| Michelle JonesEducation WriterA TOTAL of 27 schools around the Western Cape face possible closure.The schools, with declining...
View ArticleAlleged gold syndicate member killed
A member of a syndicate accused of being involved in illegal gold activities in three provinces has apparently been killed. ||| The trial of 18 syndicate members accused of being involved in illegal...
View ArticleMinister to challenge WCape safety bill
The proposed Western Cape Community Safety Bill clashed with the Constitution, the police ministry said on Tuesday. ||| The proposed Western Cape Community Safety Bill clashed with the Constitution,...
View ArticlePlans to address Gauteng drug shortages
Plans are in place to address medicine shortages in Gauteng, the provincial health department said. ||| Plans are in place to address medicine shortages in Gauteng, the provincial health department...
View ArticleMan falls to death from cell tower
A man died after he fell from a cellular phone network tower on a farm in Boknesstrand near Grahamstown. ||| A man died after he fell from a cellular phone network tower on a farm in Boknesstrand near...
View ArticleTshwane mayor stands up vendors
Informal traders in Pretoria were disappointed to learn that the mayor would not receive a memorandum of their demands. ||| Hundreds of informal traders who gathered in Pretoria central on Tuesday were...
View ArticleSharp drop-off in Gauteng school burglaries
The number of burglaries in Gauteng schools has dropped dramatically, Education MEC Barbara Creecy said. ||| The number of burglaries in Gauteng schools has dropped dramatically, Education MEC Barbara...
View ArticleHope of new life for sex workers
The New Life Centre offers the possibility of a better future for girls as young as eight who are trapped in prostitution. ||| The queue of girls stretched the length of a building. Every day men would...
View ArticleTeachers warned on corporal punishment
KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Senzo Mchunu warned teachers who used corporal punishment that they could lose their jobs. ||| KwaZulu-Natal education MEC Senzo Mchunu warned teachers who used corporal...
View ArticleEducators suspended for assault
The principal and a teacher at Meadowlands Secondary School in Johannesburg have been suspended for assaulting a student. ||| The principal and a teacher at Meadowlands Secondary School in Johannesburg...
View ArticleTeacher’s homicide case postponed
A teacher accused of knocking over and killing two primary school pupils appeared court on Tuesday. ||| A Limpopo teacher accused of knocking over and killing two primary school pupils appeared in the...
View ArticleHome Affairs denies refugee ‘riot’
There was no riot at the Lindela Repatriation Centre outside Krugersdorp, the department of home affairs said on Tuesday. ||| There was no riot at the Lindela Repatriation Centre outside Krugersdorp,...
View ArticleHigher education not meeting demands
Higher education systems are not growing to meet the demands of the burgeoning youth population, an official says. ||| Higher education systems in Southern Africa are not growing to meet the demands...
View ArticlePolice chief faces 11 charges
Under a new charge sheet beleaguered Tshwane metro police deputy chief Ndumiso Jaca now faces a total of 11 charges. ||| Amendments have been made to the nine charges brought against the beleaguered...
View ArticleTaxi protesters in court
Forty-five people appeared in the Umbumbulu Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after protesting against a taxi fare increase. ||| Forty-five people appeared in the Umbumbulu Magistrate's Court on Tuesday...
View ArticlePlato ‘determined’ to implement bill
The Western Cape government insisted on Tuesday that a community safety bill was in line with the Constitution. ||| The Western Cape government insisted on Tuesday that a community safety bill was in...
View ArticleAppeal Court to hear Sex Act appeal
The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear an urgent appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority about an apparent flaw in the Sexual Offences Act. ||| The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear an urgent...
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