No bail for drug kingpin
A bail application by the alleged kingpin in a drug syndicate was dismissed by the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Thursday. ||| Cape Town - A bail application by the alleged kingpin in a drug...
View ArticleDurban metro cops to picket
eThekwini metro police officers are planning to stage a picket against their boss outside the Durban city hall on Friday. ||| Durban - eThekwini metro police officers are planning to stage a picket...
View ArticleFraud accused cop released
A police constable accused of fraudulent use of a police petrol card was released on a warning by the Lydenburg Magistrate's Court. ||| Lydenburg, Limpopo - A Limpopo police constable accused of...
View ArticleMove to terminate FS council queried
The council of the Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein was not validly terminated, the Bloemfontein High Court heard. ||| Bloemfontein - The council of the Central University of...
View ArticleAlleged hijacker killed in shootout
A suspected hijacker died in shoot-out with the police after a high speed chase in Kensington, Johannesburg. ||| Kensington, Johannesburg - A man died in shoot-out with the police after a high speed...
View ArticleFather held for teen’s rape
A Limpopo man has been arrested for raping his teenage daughter. ||| Ga-Mothiba, Limpopo - A Limpopo man has been arrested for raping his teenage daughter, police said on Thursday.Constable Moses...
View ArticleWoman’s burnt body found
A woman's burnt body was found in a bush outside Groblersdal on Thursday. ||| Groblersdal, Limpopo - A woman's burnt body was found in a bush outside Groblersdal on Thursday, Limpopo police said.Lt-Col...
View ArticleGroceries worth R500k seized
Two men who tried to smuggle groceries worth half a million rand to illegal miners underground have been arrested. ||| Thakeng, Free State - Two men who tried to smuggle groceries worth half a million...
View ArticleWoman nabbed for stolen goods
A woman was arrested when she was found in possession of stolen property from a hijacked vehicle in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth. ||| New Brighton, Eastern Cape - A woman was arrested when she was...
View ArticleLimpopo ‘textbook dumper’ rearrested
A clerk in the Limpopo education department who was out on bail in connection with the dumping of textbooks, has been re-arrested. ||| Limpopo - A clerk in the Limpopo education department who received...
View ArticleHunt for metro cop’s killers
A manhunt is underway for a group of men who shot dead a Tshwane metro police officer at the Wonderpark Shopping Complex on Thursday. ||| Wonderpark, Pretoria - A manhunt is underway for a group of men...
View ArticleUnite behind Olympic team: ANC
South Africans must unite behind local athletes in the team headed to London for the Olympic Games, the ANC said. ||| Johannesburg - South Africans must unite behind local athletes in the team headed...
View ArticleMan hit by car after killing ex
A Zeerust man who shot dead his ex-girlfriend at her workplace is in custody after being hit by a car while evading arrest. ||| Zeerust, North West - A Zeerust man shot dead his ex-girlfriend at her...
View ArticleNewborn’s body found in trash
A newborn baby was found dead in a box in a rubbish bin in Berg street, Pietermaritzburg, on Thursday evening. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A newborn baby was found dead in a box in a rubbish bin in Berg...
View ArticleBaby born with brain outside his head
Doctors say there is nothing they can do for the baby born with his brain outside his head. ||| Mantwa Mokoena is praying for a miracle. Every day she is at her son’s hospital crib at the neo-natal...
View ArticleHomeowners smile, pensioners frown
The prime interest rate drop is good news for those with debt to repay, but bad news for those with savings. ||| South Africa’s prime interest rate dropped to 8.5 percent on Thursday, its lowest level...
View Article8 life terms for pair who raped paramedics
Paramedics who were attacked while treating a toddler wept as their attackers were sentenced to life terms. ||| They were dragged out of an ambulance, stripped naked, forced to perform oral sex on...
View ArticleBrutalised child given second chance
She’s little and has a sweet smile that hides the vicious rape and eye-gouging attack she suffered near her home. ||| She’s a little girl with a sweet smile and, at first glance, she looks no different...
View ArticleSputla, ‘mayor of nyaope’
Angry hawkers have accused Tshwane mayor Kgosientso (Sputla) Ramokgopa of allowing drug dealers to roam free. ||| Angry hawkers who have been removed from the streets of the Pretoria inner city by...
View ArticleFire on slopes of Simon’s Town
Firefighters were monitoring a blaze on the slopes of Simon's Town in Cape Town, fire and rescue services said. ||| Firefighters were monitoring a blaze on the slopes of Simon's Town in Cape Town on...
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