Anni’s family slam latest delay
“Is this how justice is supposed to work?” Anni Dewani’s uncle asked after the long-awaited murder trial was postponed, again. ||| The family of murdered honeymoon bride Anni Dewani on Wednesday night...
View ArticleVow for ‘clean’ KZN municipalities
KZN Premier Zweli Mkhize has promised that all municipalities in the province would have a clean audit within two years. ||| Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize has promised that all...
View ArticleCommuters stranded as taxi drivers march
Durban and Pietermaritzburg taxi commuters were stranded when certain taxi operators halted their services. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Durban and Pietermaritzburg taxi commuters were stranded on Wednesday...
View Article‘Sunday rapist’ told to plead guilty
“Take the punch... because you won't get out of this... go on with your life... this is the easy way out for you.” ||| Johannes Jacobus Steyn, dubbed the “Sunday rapist”, said he was told to plead...
View ArticleJudge slams Pilgrims Rest tenders
Judge Stanley Makgoba criticised the tender process to obtain new tenants followed by the provincial authorities, the owners of the historic gold mining town. ||| Johannesburg - The High Court in...
View ArticlePilgrim’s Rest group happy
The applicants of an interdict barring the Mpumalanga authorities from carrying out evictions in Pilgrims Rest are excited about Thursday's court victory. ||| Pretoria - The applicants of an urgent...
View ArticleNorth West transfers grant to districts
The North West department of health has transferred a R685 million conditional grant to districts. ||| North West - The North West department of health has transferred a R685 million conditional grant...
View ArticleThree more linked to R100m drug raid
Three more people were arrested after being linked to the recovery of drugs worth about R100 million in Bryanston. ||| Bryanston, Johannesburg - Three more people were arrested after being linked to...
View ArticleMavericks stripper in court again
A stripper employed by the Mavericks Revue Bar appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Thursday. ||| Cape Town - A stripper employed by the Mavericks Revue Bar appeared in the Cape Town...
View ArticlePatents make ARVs unaffordable: NGO
Restrictive patents on new ARV drugs are hindering their use in developing countries such as South Africa, Doctors Without Borders said. ||| Johannesburg - Restrictive patents on new ARV drugs are...
View ArticleZuma disrupters to face trial
Two men accused of hurling a chair at a news photographer during a lecture by President Jacob Zuma, are to go on trial in August. ||| Cape Town - The two men accused of hurling a chair at a news...
View ArticleThree tons of perlemoen seized
More than three tons of perlemoen (abalone) have been seized in an anti-poaching drive in the Western Cape. ||| Cape Town - More than three tons of perlemoen (abalone) have been seized in an...
View ArticleBodies of two babies found
The bodies of two babies have been found in separate places in the northern Free State. ||| Bloemfontein - The bodies of two babies have been found in separate places in the northern Free State, police...
View ArticleWoman killed in crash with truck
A woman was killed in a crash between a truck and two cars on the N2 near Butterworth on Thursday. ||| Butterworth, Eastern Cape - A woman was killed in a crash between a truck and two cars on the N2...
View ArticleJudge says Carolina’s water tainted
The water in the Mpumalanga town of Carolina still presents a health risk, a High Court Judge said in Pretoria. ||| Pretoria - The water in the Mpumalanga town of Carolina still presents a health risk,...
View ArticleThree in court over rhino horn
Three people appeared in the Fouriesburg Magistrate's Court on Thursday for the illegal possession of rhino horns. ||| Bloemfontein - Three people appeared in the Fouriesburg Magistrate's Court on...
View ArticleMotshekga refutes media report
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga denied a media report that she knew about the looming Limpopo textbook saga last year. ||| Johannesburg - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga bemoaned a...
View ArticleRape accused had theft sentence
The man accused of raping a 94-year-old woman after being released under a special remission had been serving a theft sentence. ||| Wartburg, KwaZulu-Natal - The man accused of raping a 94-year-old...
View ArticleBoeremag evidence ‘fit like a puzzle’
Judge Eben Jordaan said all the evidence presented by the State in the Boeremag treason case fit together like a puzzle. ||| Pretoria - Leader of the right-wing Boeremag organisation, Mike du Toit, was...
View ArticleRape victim tied to tree, man in court
A man who allegedly left a rape victim tied to a tree naked appeared in the Hoedspruit Magistrate's Court. ||| Hoedspruit - A man who allegedly left a rape victim tied to a tree naked appeared in the...
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