‘I’m so happy I’m free’
The men accused of killing UCT student Dominic Giddy were elated when a magistrate acquitted them. ||| After spending almost two years behind bars, the men accused of murdering UCT student Dominic...
View ArticleMagistrate lashes cops in Giddy case
Murdered Dominic Giddy’s family say the system has failed them as evidence proves inadequate to ensure convictions. ||| The justice system has failed the family of UCT student Dominic Giddy, who was...
View Article‘Send me to Iraq not jail’
A man convicted for a R100 million heist at OR Tambo airport has asked to return to his job of protecting Iraqis. ||| A Namibian convicted for a R100 million robbery at OR Tambo International Airport...
View ArticleMan killed in crash
A man was killed and another seriously injured when their truck smashed into a tree in Benoni, Gauteng paramedics said. ||| A man was killed and another seriously injured when their truck smashed into...
View ArticleChild labour still rife
Tens of thousands of children are still put to work in SA, despite it being illegal. ||| Tens of thousands of children are still put to work in SA, despite it being illegal and measures such as the...
View ArticleMan questioned over councillor shooting
Margate police are questioning a man about the murder of ANC councillor Wandile Mkhize. ||| Margate police are questioning a man about the murder of ANC councillor Wandile Mkhize, The Witness newspaper...
View ArticleMetro cop impersonator in the dock
A man allegedly charged people a fee with promises of securing positions for them at the metro police training academy. ||| A man, 44, from Temba – who allegedly promised potential metro police...
View ArticleSelebi released on parole
Corruption-convicted former police commissioner Jackie Selebi will be released from prison on Friday. ||| Corruption-convicted former police commissioner Jackie Selebi will be released from prison on...
View ArticleOmar’s family reject street name change
Renaming Vanguard Drive after Dullah Omar is raising hackles across the spectrum. ||| Renaming Vanguard Drive after Dullah Omar is raising hackles across the spectrum, with the family of the Cape Town...
View Article‘Figures a spin of smoke and mirrors’
The ANC has lashed out at the City of Cape Town, saying it had spent 73% of its capital budget, not 91.4%, as it claimed. ||| The ANC has sharply criticised the City of Cape Town over its provisional...
View ArticleSchools full, children turned away
Scores of Wallacedene children have not been to school in six months because schools in the area are full. ||| Scores of Wallacedene children have not been to school in six months because schools in...
View Article‘Get cops to return Limpopo textbooks’
The Metcalfe report suggests that law enforcement agencies be used to return textbooks that were delivered into the wrong hands. ||| The Basic Education Department must use law enforcement agencies to...
View ArticleFind solution for tolling - Motlanthe
Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe has told role-players to find a solutions. ||| The best possible solutions needed to be explored for the implementation of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project,...
View Article‘No budging till Zuma sees us’
Members of social justice group Proudly Manenberg have started a sit-in outside the gates of Parliament. ||| Members of social justice group Proudly Manenberg have started a sit-in on the pavement...
View ArticleRhino cops seize R11m in assets
Police have seized R11 million in assets from a Limpopo game farmer convicted of dealing in rhino horns. ||| Law enforcement agencies on Friday seized R11 million in assets from a Limpopo game farmer...
View ArticleSABC to hold Molefe disciplinary hearing
The disciplinary hearing of SABC news head Phil Molefe would be held in the afternoon, the broadcaster said. ||| Johannesburg - The disciplinary hearing of SABC news head Phil Molefe would be held on...
View ArticleCourt hears of council’s failure
The council of the Central University of Technology (CUT) has for a year failed to effectively deal with internal problems, the Bloemfontein High Court heard. ||| Bloemfontein - The council of the...
View ArticleMan attacks police with spade
Police were forced to fire several shots at a man who attacked a Flying Squad member. ||| Kwa-Noxolo, Port Elizabeth - A policeman sustained head injuries when he was attacked by a man with a spade at...
View ArticleMom sought for daughters’ kidnapping
A KwaZulu-Natal doctor has allegedly kidnapped her two daughters in Kloof, west of Durban. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A KwaZulu-Natal woman has allegedly kidnapped her two daughters in Kloof, west of Durban,...
View Article25 new houses for Orange Farm
There was jubilation on the dusty streets of Orange Farm's Extension 10 on Friday as 25 new houses were handed over. ||| Johannesburg - There was jubilation on the dusty streets of Orange Farm's...
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