Man held for lying to cops
A has been arrested for reporting a false hijacking in Soweto. ||| A 43-year-old man has been arrested for reporting a false hijacking in Soweto, Gauteng police said on Thursday. Warrant Officer Kay...
View Article‘Minority Front is in crisis’
Two senior Minority Front councillors have resigned from the party, citing dissatisfaction with the way it’s being led. ||| Durban - Senior eThekwini Minority Front councillors Patrick Pillay and Shane...
View ArticleUnfair to blame me, says Limpopo MEC
Limpopo education MEC Dickson Masemola says it is “unfair” that he is being blamed for the textbook saga. ||| Limpopo Education MEC Dickson Masemola said it was “unfair” that he was being blamed for...
View ArticleNomadic family rolls into KZN
An Argentinean family who have travelled the world for 12 years in an antique car with wooden wheels, is in SA. ||| Durban - An Argentinian family who have travelled the world for 12 years in a vintage...
View Article‘Schools holding on to privilege’
Public schools in KZN have been criticised for creating their own “imaginary” feeder zones to exclude some children. ||| Durban - Public schools in KwaZulu-Natal had created their own “imaginary”...
View ArticleShot cop still in ICU
One of the two Durban policemen who were shot at a roadblock has been discharged, but the other is still recovering. ||| Durban - One of the two Durban policemen who were shot at a roadblock last...
View ArticleBig day for ‘Madiba’s twin’
Dinah Adonis is proud to share her birthday with Nelson Mandela. ||| They call her Madiba’s twin, but she has never met the former president. Dinah Adonis turned 94 on Wednesday, celebrating the event...
View ArticleMan gets life for rand a rape
A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to life for raping an eight-year-old girl repeatedly for almost a year. ||| A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a child,...
View ArticleShark guard saves eight
A new shark-spotting programme ensured eight surfers exited the waves after a great white shark was seen. ||| A new shark-spotting programme, at the Caves site where bodyboarder David Lilienfield...
View ArticleStop hate killings, say marchers
Members of the LGBTI community marched to demand that the ANC take action to stop the murder of lesbians. ||| People around the globe contributed 67 minutes of their time to Mandela Day, in celebration...
View ArticleCourt drops charges against ‘Spear’ sprayer
Charges have been withdrawn against the man who spraypainted part of the word “respect” on the wall of the Goodman Gallery. ||| Charges were on Thursday withdrawn against the man who spraypainted part...
View ArticleTwo found guilty of raping paramedics
Two men were found guilty in a Joburg court of raping two paramedics when they responded to an emergency. ||| Two men were found guilty of raping two paramedics by the High Court in Johannesburg on...
View ArticleMore Cape street names to change
Out are Hendrik Verwoerd and Coen Steytler, in are Dullah Omar, Dulcie September and Abdullah Haron, among others. ||| The hated NY, or Native Yard, street names in Cape Town’s townships are to stay...
View ArticleWoman loses R800 000 in cellphone scam
A total of R800 000 was transferred out of a woman's paid-up mortgage account in a cellphone scam, a report said. ||| A total of R800 000 was transferred out of a Kempton Park woman's paid-up mortgage...
View ArticleArrest warrant for prison receptionist
The chief receptionist of a Durban prison faces arrest after she failed to appear in court to explain the late arrival of prisoners. ||| Pietermaritzburg - The High Court in Pietermaritzburg issued a...
View ArticleAlleged drug dealer bust
A Nigerian man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly dealing in drugs at Apex Flats in Springs, Gauteng police said. ||| Springs, Gauteng - A Nigerian man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly...
View ArticleSpin doctor takes MEC to court
Transport MEC Robin Carlisle's former spokesman, Steven Otter, wants the Labour Court to reinstate him. ||| Cape Town - A Western Cape official was transferred because of his lifestyle choices, the...
View ArticlePremier welcomes rapists’ sentences
Two men convicted of raping two paramedics have “a serious sickness”, Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said. ||| Johannesburg - Two men convicted of raping two paramedics have “a serious sickness”,...
View ArticleMen in court for cell murder
Two men who allegedly beat another man to death while sharing a police cell appeared in the Bellville District Court on Thursday. ||| Bellville, Cape Town - Two men who allegedly beat another man to...
View ArticleMan fined for drunk driving
A man was fined R1 500 after he was caught driving drunk while on his way to fetch his irritated wife. ||| Goodwood, Cape Town - A man was fined by the Goodwood Magistrate's Court on Thursday after he...
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