Man jailed for rape, murder
A man was jailed for 25 years on Wednesday for raping and murdering a child. ||| Tzaneen - A man was jailed for 25 years on Wednesday for raping and murdering a child, Limpopo police said.Leave...
View ArticleDewani trial proposed
The trial of two men accused of killing honeymooner Anni Dewani will not go ahead as planned next week. ||| Cape Town - The trial of two men accused of killing honeymooner Anni Dewani would not go...
View ArticleLawyer guilty of fraud
A former attorney from Paarl faces a four year jail sentence after she was convicted of fraud. ||| Cape Town - A former attorney from Paarl was sentenced to four years in jail after being convicted of...
View ArticleGauteng reduces Aids deaths
Aids-related deaths have been reduced by a fifth in Gauteng, the provincial health department said. ||| Johannesburg - Aids-related deaths have been reduced by a fifth in Gauteng, the provincial health...
View ArticleCrime report not ignored: MEC
Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato did not ignore a report sent to him about corrupt police officers, his spokesman said. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato did not...
View ArticleMan convicted of Karg farm murders
The Pietermaritzburg High Court has convicted a man of the murder of a Mooi Rivier farmer's wife, helper, and gardener. ||| Mooi Rivier - The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wednesday convicted a man of...
View ArticleWoman arrested for concealment of birth
A woman has been arrested in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, for allegedly concealing a birth. ||| Sebokeng, Johannesburg - A woman has been arrested in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg, for allegedly...
View ArticleDepartment to meet with Sandringham
The Gauteng education department has called for an urgent meeting with the governing body of Sandringham High School. ||| Johannesburg - The Gauteng education department on Wednesday called for an...
View ArticleKZN taxi protest peaceful
Fears of widespread disruption were unfounded as police and traffic authorities reported that the march went off peacefully. ||| Durban - About 300 taxi owners marched on the KwaZulu-Natal premier's...
View ArticleProsecutor’s trial date set
A former Bellville prosecutor is to go on trial in November on charges of corruption, theft and defeating the ends of justice. ||| Cape Town - A former Bellville District Court prosecutor is to go on...
View ArticleDe Klerk speaks on textbook saga
Former president FW de Klerk said he would have fired Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga if he had found wrongdoing on her part. ||| Johannesburg - Former president FW de Klerk said he would have...
View ArticleFState debates economic transformation
The Free State’s economic structure was limiting the creation of jobs, Finance MEC Seiso Mohai said. ||| Bloemfontein - The Free State’s economic structure was limiting the creation of jobs, Finance...
View ArticleHarmony ‘starves out’ illegal miners
Harmony Gold has taken the drastic step of banning all food underground to cut supply lines to gangs of illegal miners. ||| Welkom - One of South Africa's biggest gold firms has taken the drastic step...
View ArticleMan arrested for raping 94-year-old
A 25-year-old man is to appear in the New Hanover Magistrate's Court on Thursday for raping a 94-year-old woman. ||| Wartburg, KwaZulu-Natal - A 25-year-old man is to appear in the New Hanover...
View ArticleLimpopo firearm licences uncollected
A total of 783 firearm licences are waiting to be collected from police stations across Limpopo. ||| Limpopo - A total of 783 firearm licences are waiting to be collected from police stations across...
View ArticlePatient killed in hospital attack
A Zeerust Hospital patient was killed on Wednesday morning when he was attacked, allegedly by another patient. ||| North West - A Zeerust Hospital patient was killed on Wednesday morning when he was...
View ArticleCourt hears of ‘fast’ funerals
A Pretoria geologist arranged his ex-wife's funeral hours after her body was discovered, the High Court in Pretoria heard. ||| Pretoria - A Pretoria geologist arranged his ex-wife's funeral hours after...
View ArticleMadibeng fraud probe deferred
The provincial intervention into the Madibeng local municipality in the North West has been postponed. ||| Johannesburg - The provincial intervention into the Madibeng local municipality in the North...
View ArticleTembisa road cleared after protest
Gauteng police are monitoring the situation in Klipfontein after a service delivery protest that saw residents barricading the roads. ||| Johannesburg - Several protesters barricaded Chloorkop Road in...
View ArticleR100m drug bust shocks neighbours
"The only thing we were suspicious about was how they afforded their Mercedes-Benzes and Ferraris." ||| Shocked neighbours have described the suspects arrested in a R100 million drug bust in northern...
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