Circumcision deaths worry SACP
The high number of deaths at circumcision schools in the Eastern Cape required action, the SA Communist Party in the province said. ||| Eastern Cape - The high number of deaths at circumcision schools...
View ArticleNo drop in taxi fares
A drop in petrol price does not warrant a decrease in taxi fares, the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) said. ||| Johannesburg - A drop in petrol price does not warrant a decrease in taxi fares, the...
View ArticleSanctuary may face more charges
More charges may be laid against the owners of an animal sanctuary in Magaliesburg in the North West. ||| Magaliesburg - More charges may be laid against the owners of an animal sanctuary in...
View ArticleTeacher in court for murder
A teacher accused of killing his wife appeared in the Mankweng Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. ||| Mankweng - A teacher accused of killing his wife appeared in the Mankweng Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleTeen in court for baby’s kidnapping
The case of a 16-year-old girl who allegedly kidnapped a three-week-old baby was rolled over in the Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court. ||| Cape Town - The case of a 16-year-old girl who allegedly kidnapped...
View ArticleLicence fraud case postponed
A traffic officer and a driving school owner accused of fraud appeared in the Oudtshoorn Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. ||| Oudtshoorn - A traffic officer and a driving school owner accused of fraud...
View ArticleMan dies during protest
A man has died during protests in Mahikeng in the North West province, police said on Wednesday. ||| Mahikeng - A man has died during protests in Mahikeng in the North West province, police said on...
View ArticleMan killed in farm attack
A 52-year-old farm worker has been killed in Ventersdorp, North West police said. ||| Ventersdorp - A 52-year-old farm worker has been killed in Ventersdorp, North West police said on...
View ArticleFireman injured battling blaze
A fireman was airlifted to hospital after he fell down a cliff face while battling a grass fire in Durban on Wednesday. ||| Durban - A fireman was airlifted to hospital after he fell down a cliff face...
View ArticleParole for actor’s killers denied
Two men convicted of murdering actor Brett Goldin and his fashion designer friend, Richard Bloom, have been denied parole. ||| Cape Town - Convicted murderers Jade Wyngaard and Nurshad Davids were...
View ArticleNGOs evicted in Johannesburg
The Red Ants have been called in to handle the eviction of NGOs occupying the Braam Fischer Towers building in Johannesburg. ||| Johannesburg - The City of Johannesburg evicted NGOs occupying the Braam...
View ArticleProbe into Meyerton bus claims: RTMC
The Road Traffic Management Corporation will probe claims that the roadworthy certificate of a Putco bus was altered. ||| Claims that someone altered the roadworthy certificate of a Putco bus that...
View ArticleWoman appears over water attack
A woman has appeared in court for throwing boiling water at her boyfriend. ||| A woman appeared in the Butterworth Magistrate's Court on Thursday for throwing boiling water at her boyfriend, Eastern...
View ArticleANC welcomes Zuma task team
The ANC has hailed President Jacob Zuma's appointment of a task team to probe the Limpopo textbooks saga. ||| The ANC has welcomed President Jacob Zuma's appointment of a national task team to look...
View ArticleEscape attempt ends in death
A man has died in hospital after jumping six floors in an attempt to escape arrest. ||| A Bloemfontein man has died in hospital after jumping six floors in an attempt to escape arrest, police said on...
View ArticleDeadline to repair faulty scholar buses
Operators have two weeks to repair their unroadworthy buses that are part of the Gauteng scholar transport programme. ||| At least 203 of 485 buses in the Gauteng scholar transport programme are...
View ArticleMunicipal union demands more rights
About 300 members of the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) marched to the Cape Town civic centre. ||| About 300 members of the SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) marched to the Cape Town civic...
View ArticleCop killed in shoot-out
A policeman has been killed in a shoot-out in Ngqeleni, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape. ||| A policeman has been killed in a shoot-out in Ngqeleni, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Thursday.Major...
View ArticleCape Town manager responds to protest
The City of Cape Town says the expanded public works programme is not meant to be a permanent job solution. ||| The expanded public works programme (EPWP) is not meant to be a permanent employment...
View ArticleNelspruit, Kimberley get universities
New universities for Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape will be located in the capitals of the two provinces, President Jacob Zuma said. ||| Richards Bay - New universities for Mpumalanga and the...
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