TUT vice-chancellor saga rages on
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) wants the Labour Court to review a decision to re-employ former vice-chancellor Prof Johnny Molefe. ||| The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has asked...
View ArticleTransnet CEO visits driver’s family
Transnet is considering deploying armed guards on goods trains after a train driver was murdered, CEO Brian Molefe said. ||| Transnet is considering deploying armed guards on goods trains after a...
View ArticleService protests hit WCape hardest
The Western Cape was the most protest-afflicted province in 2012, an independent report found. ||| The Western Cape was the most protest-afflicted province in 2012, an independent local government...
View ArticleSangoma cop’s resignation voluntary
A policeman was not forced to resign because he was a sangoma, but left voluntarily, North West police said. ||| A policeman was not forced to resign because he was a sangoma, but left voluntarily,...
View ArticleMoruleng protest turns violent
A service delivery protest in Moruleng turned violent on Tuesday when angry residents torched a shop and vehicle. ||| A service delivery protest in Moruleng turned violent on Tuesday when angry...
View ArticleFifteen held after North West march
North West police stepped in to try to restore order after a march in Mogwase turned violent. ||| Johannesburg - Fifteen people were arrested on Tuesday night during a protest in Mogwase, according to...
View ArticleSoccer coach held after rape
A soccer coach was arrested for allegedly raping two 12-year-old girls in his team in Wolmaransstad, North West police said. ||| A soccer coach was arrested for allegedly raping two girls in his team...
View ArticleGirl in coma after accident
A 14-year-old pupil is in a coma after allegedly being knocked by a taxi, who failed to stop at the accident scene. ||| An Edenvale high school pupil is in a coma after she was knocked down by a car...
View ArticleCommunities step up to fight crime
Suburbs plagued by escalating crime levels are taking prevention into their own hands, writes Bronwyn Fourie. ||| Suburbs plagued by escalating crime levels are taking prevention into their own hands,...
View ArticleIngonyama Trust ruling scrutinised
eThekwini municipality officials are studying a SCA ruling preventing it from collecting rates from the Ingonyama Trust. ||| eThekwini municipality officials are closely studying a Supreme Court of...
View ArticleCanned Boxing Day Test stumps Durban
For the first time in two decades South Africa will not play a Boxing Day Test cricket match in Durban. ||| For the first time in two decades South Africa will not play a Boxing Day Test cricket match...
View ArticleMan dies in 20-hour wait for ambulance
A relative and two nurses frantically called for an ambulance, but it only arrived long after the man had died. ||| As a man, 25, lay seriously ill on his bed in Arcadia, a relative and two nurses from...
View ArticleHospital to be rebuilt on new site
Despite an R87m upgrade, Durban’s King Edward VIII hospital will be rebuilt, elsewhere, health officials said. ||| Despite an R87-million upgrade, Durban’s King Edward VIII hospital would be rebuilt...
View ArticleMsunduzi mayor praises strategy
Poor revenue collection, electricity outages, and a high staff vacancy rate were among challenges the Msunduzi mayor faced. ||| Inadequate revenue collection, electricity outages due to ageing...
View ArticleCourt to rule on ‘harsh’ sanction
An anaesthetist has approached the court to serve his sentence, even whilst appealing, after his patient died in a coma. ||| An anaesthetist who has been suspended from practice after a patient went...
View ArticleDurban metro police chief in limbo
Durban’s metro police chief Eugene Nzama has been put on special leave for three months ||| Durban’s metro police chief Eugene Nzama has been put on special leave for three months after a number of...
View ArticleHit-and-run death: student surrenders
A student has handed himself over to police following the death of community activist Jenny Neser in a hit-and-run accident. ||| A student has handed himself over to police following the death of...
View ArticleShocking statistics on SA education
Out of a group of 100 Grade 1 pupils, only 40 will reach Grade 12. Of those, 28 will pass matric… ||| Out of a group of 100 Grade 1 pupils, only 40 will reach Grade 12. Of those, 28 will pass matric...
View ArticleLimpopo finances improving
Since the government placed five departments under administration, Limpopo’s treasury department has moved to a positive balance. ||| Since the government placed five Limpopo provincial departments...
View ArticleEx-rugby coach dies, aged 66
Koos Beukes, former Natal rugby coach, collapsed and died while in Durban on Wednesday evening. ||| Former Natal rugby coach Koos Beukes, though retired for many years, would be remembered by...
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