Wife hides husband’s body
A Free State woman reported her husband missing after allegedly killing him and locking him away in a storeroom. ||| A Free State woman reported her husband missing after allegedly killing him and...
View ArticleCouncillor’s house set alight
A councillor's house in Mahikeng was set on fire by residents protesting against poor service delivery. ||| A councillor's house in Mahikeng was set on fire by residents protesting against poor service...
View ArticleKuruman gay killers still at large
Police were by Thursday afternoon still searching for the killers of a gay man in Kuruman in the Northern Cape. ||| Police were by Thursday afternoon still searching for the killers of a gay man in...
View ArticleHomeless registration breaks down
The City of Johannesburg's process of registering homeless people has broken down, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of SA (Seri) said. ||| The City of Johannesburg's process of registering homeless...
View ArticleMan in court for murder, rape
A 38-year-old man appeared in the Kanyamazane Magistrate's Court on Thursday for murder, rape, house robbery and kidnapping. ||| A 38-year-old man appeared in the Kanyamazane Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleAt the wheel in crush hour
In his 32-year career, train driver Louis van Deventer has seen 13 people struck and killed by his train as they ran across the tracks ||| When a train driver pulls the brakes, it takes about 280m...
View ArticleR1m in cash, drugs seized
More than R1 million in cash as well as drugs with a street value of over R900 000 were seized in Cape Town on Thursday. ||| Drugs with a street value of over R900 000 were seized in Cape Town on...
View ArticleDay mother, baby murder case postponed
The case against two men accused of killing a day mother and a five-month-old baby boy has been postponed. ||| Two men accused of killing a day mother and a five-month-old baby boy appeared in the...
View ArticleDurban maths genius takes award
A 12-year-old schoolboy from Seaview has won a national mathematics competition, beating 18 500 children from 130 schools. ||| A 12-year-old schoolboy from Seaview has won a national mathematics...
View ArticleCrime boss’s car forfeited to state
The KZN Crime Prevention Unit will use the money from an auctioned car, to help in the fight against criminal activity. ||| A VW Citi Golf – the “wheels” used by the boss of a syndicate which broke...
View ArticleAccounts body ‘has no powers’
eThekwini’s municipal public accounts committee has no power to take those who loot the public purse to task. ||| eThekwini’s municipal public accounts committee has become a “talk shop” with no power...
View ArticleMurder suspect acquitted by police bungling
Describing Sydenham police officers in Durban, as a law unto themselves, a judge has reluctantly acquitted a man of murder. ||| Describing Sydenham police officers as a law unto themselves, a Durban...
View ArticleMinority Front’s councillors back
Yet another attempt by the newly-appointed leader of the Minority Front to fire three party councillors has hit a snag. ||| Yet another attempt by the newly appointed leader of the Minority Front (MF),...
View ArticleJudge criticises another on conviction
A Pietermaritzburg High Court judge has criticised a Kokstad magistrate for incorrectly handling a drunk driving case. ||| A Pietermaritzburg High Court judge has criticised a Kokstad magistrate for...
View ArticleHealth MEC to be sued for R3.3m
A 10-year-old boy who’s leg was amputated due to medical negligence will sue the KZN Health MEC over the incident. ||| A 10-year-oldy boy whose left leg was amputated below the knee at Durban’s...
View ArticleAre Durban’s metro cops ‘rotten’?
After months of disputes, dissension and protests, matters at eThekwini Metro Police have come to a head. ||| After months of disputes, dissension and protests, matters at eThekwini metro police came...
View ArticleSuspected child killer in hospital
A man suspected of killing his son and the son’s half-sister is in a critical condition in hospital after trying to commit suicide. ||| A 50-year-old man suspected of killing his two-year-old son and...
View ArticleCity will not be bullied by taxis
The newly appointed acting head of eThekwini metro police, says taxi operators will not turn streets into zones of lawlessness. ||| The newly appointed acting head of eThekwini Metro Police, Vincent...
View ArticleState wants 20 years for Cwele, Nabolisa
The State will argue that drug traffickers Sheryl Cwele and Frank Nabolisa’s should have their sentence increased to 20 years. ||| Due to a recent judgment which emphasises the gravity of international...
View ArticleR11m spent on hiring vehicles
The DA has slated the a KZN municipality for spending more than R11 million to “hire” vehicles in the past three financial years. ||| The DA has slated the uMgungundlovu district municipality for...
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