Cops issue warning about job-offer rapist
Police are searching for a man who has raped at least two women after promising them work. ||| Police are searching for a man who has raped at least two women after promising them work. They also want...
View Article‘Now I’ll never know why he killed my kids’
The man accused of killing his two-year-old son and the boy’s four-year-old half-sister has died, reports said. ||| The man accused of killing his two-year-old son and the boy’s four-year-old...
View ArticleHIV-positive women, children raped: study
A study shows that a number of women and children living with HIV/Aids are being raped and abused. ||| A human rights violations study revealed that a number of women and children living with HIV/Aids...
View ArticleWife guilty of beating hubby to death
A Pretoria woman who beat her husband to death with her bare hands has been found guilty of murder. ||| A Pretoria woman who beat her husband to death with her bare hands in 2010 was on Thursday found...
View ArticlePretoria man holds blood donor record
Faerie Glen resident Lionel Lewis holds the record for the most units of blood donated in SA after he gave his 407th unit. ||| A Faerie Glen resident gave his 407th unit of blood on World Blood Donor...
View ArticleTAC marches over drugs shortages
More than 400 people marched on the Gauteng Department of Health demanding basic health services. ||| More than 400 people, most of them women, marched on the Gauteng Department of Health and Social...
View ArticleMixed reactions to first year
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has received mixed reactions on her first year in office. ||| Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has received some praise from the city’s opposition party and civil...
View ArticleAttack on cricketer recalled in court
“Pull it, pull it then, pull it,” were the only words Jeremy Hindley heard when cricket official Luke Fairweather was attacked. ||| “Pull it, pull it then, pull it,” were the only words Jeremy Hindley...
View ArticleRobber shot dead
A robber has been shot dead in a shoot-out with police in Chatsworth in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| A robber has been shot dead in a shoot-out with police in Chatsworth in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on...
View ArticleCourt denies Humphreys bail
The bail bid of taxi driver Jacob Humphreys who was convicted of murder has been dismissed. ||| The bail bid of a Western Cape taxi driver convicted of murder after his vehicle collided with a train...
View ArticleCops 'kicked’ Henning accused
Ambrose Monye testified that eleven police officers took turns to kick and punch him after his arrest. ||| Eleven police officers took turns to kick and punch former Nigerian Olympic athlete Ambrose...
View ArticleLike father, like daughter
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Mdunge had no idea his daughter would follow in his footsteps. ||| Twenty-two years ago police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Mdunge, dressed his...
View ArticleLift alert after KZN man dies
Old and outdated lifts in the province have taken the number of lift accidents and fatalities to record levels. ||| Old and outdated lifts, a scarcity of properly trained technicians and government...
View ArticleWitchcraft alleged in labour turf war
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has accused a rival union of using witchcraft to boost recruiting. ||| South Africa's top mineworkers union has accused a rival of using witchcraft to boost...
View ArticleFarmer robbed of firearms, ammunition
Two men have been arrested for robbing a farmer of five firearms and ammunition in Madikwe, North West. ||| Two men have been arrested for robbing a farmer of five firearms and ammunition in Madikwe in...
View ArticleWater scarcity drives protests: study
A study has shown that lack of adequate and safe drinking water played a significant part in service delivery protests. ||| A lack of adequate and safe drinking water played a significant part in...
View ArticleDouble life sentence for murder
Two men have been convicted and sentenced in the Western Cape High Court on Friday to life in prison for murder. ||| Two men have been convicted and sentenced in the Western Cape High Court on Friday...
View ArticleKiller cop jailed
A policeman who shot dead his girlfriend's mother and almost killed his girlfriend, their son, and his son's cousin was jailed for 12 years. ||| A policeman who shot dead his girlfriend's mother and...
View ArticleDurban prison overcrowded
Westville prison in KwaZulu-Natal is meant to accomodate 6 000 prisoners, but currently holds more than 9 000 offenders. ||| Westville prison in KwaZulu-Natal is overcrowded and houses more than 9000...
View ArticleGauteng has fulfilled it’s mandate: premier
Gauteng has fulfilled its mandate of building a more prosperous society, premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Friday. ||| Gauteng has fulfilled its mandate of building a more prosperous society, premier...
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