Huge water losses revealed
Almost 40 percent of water supplied in KwaZulu-Natal is being lost, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa revealed on Monday. ||| Almost 40 percent of water supplied in KwaZulu-Natal is being lost, Water...
View ArticleFarm couple attacked
An elderly couple has survived an attack by four men on their farm. ||| An elderly couple has been attacked on their farm near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Monday.Captain Thulane Zwane...
View ArticleStern painting may fetch R9m
An Irma Stern painting of a distinguished Omani Arab man is expected to sell for R9 million at auction on Monday night. ||| An Irma Stern painting of a distinguished Omani Arab man is expected to sell...
View ArticleProvince tackling teacher vacancies
The non-payment of temporary teachers and the failure to fill 7500 posts is being attended to, the Eastern Cape education department said. ||| The non-payment of temporary teachers and the failure to...
View ArticleDA: ANC has pipe dreams about WCape
The ANC's plans to regain control in the Western Cape in 2014 are nothing more than a pipe dream, the DA said. ||| The ANC's plans to regain control in the Western Cape in 2014 are nothing more than a...
View ArticleDlali leaves large void: Xingwana
Former ANC MP David Dlali left a large void which would not be easy to fill, Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana said. ||| Former ANC MP David Dlali left a large void...
View ArticleEskom warns on winter power usage
Eskom has urged South Africans to save electricity to reduce pressure on the grid during planned maintenance. ||| Johannesburg - The severe cold front passing through the country this week will result...
View ArticleStern painting snapped up for R17m
An Irma Stern painting of a distinguished Omani Arab man has been auctioned off for more than R17-million in Johannesburg. ||| Johannesburg - An Irma Stern painting of a distinguished Omani Arab man...
View ArticleBBC weighs legal challenge
The Black Business Council may take the government to the Constitutional Court over a procurement process it believes to be unfair. ||| Johannesburg - The Black Business Council (BBC) may take the...
View ArticleToddlers die in house fire
Two toddlers, aged two and three, were killed in a house fire in Pretoria, paramedics said. ||| Two toddlers were killed in a house fire in Pretoria on Tuesday morning, paramedics said.Paramedics were...
View Article‘ET revenge murder’ charges withdrawn
Thandiwe Titimani still has no idea who killed her son after charges were dropped against those accused of the murder. ||| There were supposed to be enough guns there to start a war – at least 16...
View ArticleReaders’ give to rape victim
Readers have donated R4 550 to the eight-year-old KZN rape victim, who’s eye was gouged during her attack. ||| Daily News readers have donated R4 550 to the eight-year-old Gigindlovu rape...
View ArticleCops hunt for murderer
The search is on for a man who stabbed another to death in a tavern in Kwanobuhle, near Uitenhage. ||| The search continued on Tuesday for a man who stabbed another to death in a tavern in Kwanobuhle,...
View ArticleJudge’s clerk claims R2.5m after police torture
Police brutality towards a Pretoria High Court judge’s clerk, who was arrested and tortured, is due to cost the taxpayer dearly. ||| Police brutality towards a Pretoria High Court judge’s clerk, who...
View ArticleI don’t want golden handshake - Cele
The DA says suspended police boss Bheki Cele should get the boot and not a handshake - and now he’s an angry man. ||| Suspended national police commissioner Bheki Cele has said that if he received a...
View ArticleDismissed MF councillors defiant
Three Minority Front councillors who were fired by party boss Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi, remain defiant. ||| Three Minority Front councillors who were fired by party boss Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi – but...
View ArticleDA’s march for youth wage subsidy
About 200 DA supporters marched through Pietermaritzburg’s CBD to Premier Zweli Mkhize’s offices. ||| About 200 DA supporters marched through Pietermaritzburg’s CBD on Monday to Premier Zweli Mkhize’s...
View ArticleTeaching an essential service: call
Teaching should be made an essential service to avoid disruptions caused by striking by teachers, the ANC says. ||| Teaching should be made an essential service to avoid disruptions to schools during...
View ArticleThieving secretary’s appeal rejected
Former legal secretary Candida du Plessis has been refused leave to appeal against her seven-year jail term. ||| Former legal secretary Candida du Plessis has been refused leave to appeal against her...
View ArticleBrothers accused of sword murder
Two brothers are accused of hacking a man to death and trying to kill another with a Samurai sword and a butcher’s knife. ||| Two brothers accused of hacking a man to death and trying to kill another...
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