Bronx murder trial delayed
The bail bid of one of the men accused of killing the owner of gay night club The Bronx was delayed on Friday. ||| The bail bid of one of the men accused of killing the owner of gay night club The...
View ArticleEleven held for suspected gang deaths
Eleven Free State men were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing two men. ||| Eleven Free State men were arrested on Friday for allegedly killing two men, police said.Sergeant Puleng Motshoeneng...
View ArticleMinister denies blame for textbook delay
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga denied blame for a delay in the delivery of textbooks to Limpopo schools. ||| Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga denied blame on Friday for a delay in the...
View ArticleMotshekga slammed over textbooks
Opposition parties say it is Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's responsibility to ensure textbooks were delivered timeously to Limpopo schools. ||| Opposition parties on Friday felt it was...
View ArticleMagashule backs Zuma
Free State ANC chairman Ace Magashule has praised President Jacob Zuma, blasting Julius Malema for his criticism. ||| President Jacob Zuma is a simple and humble leader, Free State ANC chairman Ace...
View ArticleTextbooks shredded despite shortage
Limpopo provincial education department has shredded and burned textbooks and stationery. ||| Half way into the academic year Limpopo pupils still do not have textbooks, and today the Saturday Star can...
View ArticleRobbers nabbed in shoot-out with cops
Police arrested three men who allegedly attempted to rob a cash-and-carry shop in Retreat. ||| Police and a quick-thinking off-duty reservist yesterday arrested three men who allegedly attempted to rob...
View ArticleNew poaching threat to SA elephants
It's only a matter of time before poachers turn their guns on SA's large elephant population. ||| It’s only a matter of time before poachers turn their guns on South Africa’s large elephant population...
View ArticleAirline accused of racism
Black daughter of white father prevented from boarding a KLM flight to Amsterdam. ||| Dutch national Johan Linders and his 10-year-old daughter Bianca Ludaka are back in Lusikisiki.The pair were...
View ArticleSo far so good as Pippie wakes up
Pippie Kruger is awake and off the ventilator after undergoing skin graft this week. ||| Isabella “Pippie” Kruger yawned. The medicine to gently sedate her and ease her pain was taking effect. She...
View ArticleRow over politicians' unpaid fines
Gauteng official vehicles are racking up violations, but who is going to pay? ||| Several Gauteng senior politicians and their departments have racked up a raft of traffic fines with official vehicles...
View ArticleANCYL absent at Free State conference
The ANC Youth League in the Free State was absent at the party’s elective conference. ||| The ANC Youth League in the Free State was absent at the party’s elective conference in Parys although...
View ArticleNext Zandspruit protest to be uglier
Poor delivery leads to disregard for law because people feel system doesn't respect them. ||| More than a week after violent service delivery protests erupted in his informal settlement, Phumlani Menze...
View Article15 accidents in Joburg morning rain
"Roads are wet and slippery due to continuous rain. 15 accidents have occurred since 6am." ||| There have been 15 accidents due to rainy conditions, Johannesburg metro police said on Saturday.“Roads...
View ArticleTwo stabbings at Joburg hospital
Bara security under scrutiny following two stabbings at the hospital in just under a week. ||| Security at Bara has come under scrutiny following two stabbings at the hospital in just under a week.Now...
View ArticleDurban's massive new town takes shape
Huge multibillion-rand Cornubia low-cost housing development slowly taking shape in KZN. ||| Roughly the size of Umhlanga, the multi-billion-rand Cornubia low-cost housing development is slowly taking...
View ArticleCape MPL won't let ANC dump her
Defiance at ANC plan to dump three senior members of Western Cape provincial legislature. ||| The ANC plan to dump three senior members deployed in the Western Cape provincial legislature seems set to...
View Article'Youth must champion human rights'
SA youth must defend human rights to be effective future leaders, Derek Hanekom said. ||| The youth of South Africa must defend human rights to be effective future leaders, Deputy Science and...
View ArticleSAID issues warning to dopers
Implementation of new blood tests making it easier to detect designer drugs in athletes. ||| The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (Said) on Saturday said the implementation of new blood...
View ArticleMhlanga mansion battle rages on
Court battle over planning approval for Ballito development by alleged Mugabe associate. ||| The battle over planning approval for an estimated R200 million development in Ballito by an alleged...
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