MEC subpoenaed over Shembe dispute
KZN Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube must explain why action was not taken against a Durban traditional leader. ||| The public protector has subpoenaed KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa...
View ArticleZuma leaves Pretoria in packed train
||| President Jacob Zuma left Pretoria on Thursday morning on a packed Metrorail trail heading to Johannesburg.The president moved from one coach to the other greeting and talking briefly to...
View ArticleWCape boosts train security
Western Cape train security has been beefed up with 100 extra guards on duty from this month, Metrorail said. ||| Western Cape train security has been beefed up with 100 extra guards on duty from this...
View ArticleTwo suspended over R1.1b food graft
The KZN Education Department has suspended two high-ranking officials suspected of corruption relating to a feeding scheme. ||| The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department has suspended two high-ranking...
View ArticleAlarm at school pregnancy rate
Schoolgirls are falling pregnant in their thousands in KZN and in many cases the men to blame are their teachers. ||| Schoolgirls are falling pregnant in their thousands in KwaZulu-Natal and, in the...
View ArticleThree boys die in fire at shelter
Three boys died when a fire broke out in a shelter for destitute children in Hartbeespoort Dam, North West police said.. ||| Three boys died when a fire broke out in a shelter for destitute children in...
View ArticleGenitals ‘stuffed in his mouth’
While there is uncertainty whether a gay man, murdered near Kuruman, was decapitated, it is now claimed that he was also mutilated. ||| While there is uncertainty whether a 23-year-old man, who was...
View ArticleUnion takes general secretary to court
The National Furniture and Allied Workers’ Union claim their general secretary accessed bank accounts and made threats. ||| The National Furniture and Allied Workers’ Union has taken its general...
View ArticleZandspruit 'hooliganism' unacceptable: Mmemezi
Housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi has called on police to take action against those who commit criminal acts in Zandspruit. ||| A Gauteng MEC has condemned as “hooliganism” violence that erupted during a...
View ArticleTwo held for housebreaking, theft
Two men have been arrested after they allegedly broke into a house and stole goods. ||| Two men were arrested after they allegedly broke into a house and stole goods in Butterworth on Thursday, Eastern...
View ArticleState ordered to give details in fraud trial
The presiding magistrate in the fraud trial of millionaire Shauwn Mpisane has ruled the state as being unfair to Mpisane. ||| The state has been forced to show its hand to tax-fraud accused Shauwn...
View ArticleComplaint lodged over Mpisane threats
The case involving S'bu and Shauwn Mpisane turned nasty when an angry group of men turned on a photographer. ||| The cat-and-mouse game played by S’bu and Shauwn Mpisane with the media turned nasty on...
View ArticleForeigners linked to Cape crimes
The Hawks are questioning five Tanzanian nationals allegedly linked to robberies in Cape Town. ||| The Hawks are questioning five Tanzanian nationals allegedly linked to robberies in Cape Town, Western...
View ArticleProgress made in Limpopo: Motshekga
Great progress has been made since the national department took over education in Limpopo, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said. ||| Great progress has been made since the national department...
View ArticleSABC board meets after fire
An urgent meeting of the SA Broadcasting Corporation board was held on Thursday about a fire at its studios in Auckland Park. ||| An urgent meeting of the SA Broadcasting Corporation board was held on...
View ArticleTwo in court over Dlali murder
Two men have appeared in the Mthatha Magistrate's Court in connection with the murder of former ANC MP David Dlali. ||| Two men have appeared in the Mthatha Magistrate's Court in connection with the...
View ArticleUnisa VC appeal dismissed
An application to appeal against the appointment of Prof Mandla Makhanya as the University of SA's (Unisa) vice-chancellor has been dismissed. ||| An application to appeal against the appointment of...
View ArticleKruiper a true patriot: premier
The late Khomani San leader Oom David Kruiper was a true patriot, Northern Cape acting premier Grizelda Cjiekella said. ||| The late Khomani San leader Oom David Kruiper was a true patriot, Northern...
View ArticleFairweather had a temper, inquest hears
Former Western Province cricketer Luke Fairweather had a violent temper, an inquest into his death heard. ||| Former Western Province cricketer Luke Fairweather had a violent temper, an inquest into...
View ArticleSome child centres unregistered
A fifth of all Western Cape early childhood development (ECD) centres have yet to be registered. ||| A fifth of all Western Cape early childhood development (ECD) centres have yet to be registered, the...
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