Rift deepens between Boeremag trialists
The united front once shown by the 20 Boeremag treason trial accused has splintered, and many of them no longer talk to one other. ||| Pretoria - The united front once shown by the 20 Boeremag treason...
View ArticleEvidence vehicles destroyed in fire
More than 30 vehicles seized and stored as exhibits in police investigations were destroyed in a fire at Ficksburg. ||| Bloemfontein - More than 30 vehicles seized and stored as exhibits in police...
View ArticleSome RDP houses don’t exist: Protector
RDP houses listed as having been completed sometimes do not exist, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said. ||| Klerksdorp - RDP houses listed as having been completed sometimes do not exist, Public...
View ArticleTwo held for truck hijacking
Two men have been arrested after they allegedly hijacked a delivery vehicle at gunpoint in Benoni. ||| Benoni - Two men have been arrested after they allegedly hijacked a delivery vehicle at gunpoint...
View ArticleKZN MEC calls for tolerence
Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal must exercise tolerance to stop the spate of political killings, community safety MEC Willies Mchunu said. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal must...
View ArticleFemale biker killed in crash
A female motorcyclist was killed when she crashed into a car in Polokwane on Thursday. ||| Polokwane - A female motorcyclist was killed when she crashed into a car in Polokwane on Thursday, paramedics...
View ArticleJoburg taxis, buses pulled off roads
Twenty-one commuter buses and 11 minibus taxi were scrapped in Marlboro, Johannesburg, on Thursday. ||| Sandton - Twenty-one commuter buses and 11 minibus taxi were scrapped in Marlboro, Johannesburg,...
View ArticleBronx accused should get bail: defence
There was no reason to deny bail to one of the men accused of murdering gay nightclub owner Bruno Bronn, a Cape Town court heard. ||| Cape Town - There was no reason to deny bail to one of the men...
View ArticleFarmer to pay R75 000 for killing teen
A Limpopo farmer must pay R75 000 in compensation to the family of a 14-year-old who he shot on his farm. ||| Limpopo - A Limpopo farmer pleaded guilty to killing a 14-year-old boy on Thursday, Limpopo...
View ArticleSA deploys ‘jackals’: Tseki
Many people who are deployed to positions of power in the country often behave like “jackals”, says Cosatu’s Gauteng chairman. ||| Johannesburg -Many people who are deployed to positions of power in...
View ArticleAlleged robber killed in shootout
A man was shot dead and another critically wounded in a shoot-out with police in Stinkwater, north of Pretoria. ||| Stinkwater, Gauteng - A man was shot dead and another critically wounded in a...
View ArticleTruck crashes in Gardens house
A tipper truck crashed into a house in Gardens, Cape Town, on Thursday. ||| Cape Town - A tipper truck crashed into a house in Gardens, Cape Town, on Thursday, paramedics said.The driver apparently...
View ArticlePair get life for murder
Two Zimbabwean nationals have been jailed for life for killing Frans Thabang Masenya in Mankweng Unit G. ||| Mankweng, Limpopo - Two Zimbabwean nationals have been jailed for life for killing Frans...
View ArticleIllegal miner murdered
A suspected illegal miner was found bound and with a gunshot wound to the head in the Sand River near Thabong on Thursday. ||| Thabong, Free State - A suspected illegal miner was found dead in the Sand...
View Article16 nabbed for hijacking building
Sixteen people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly hijacking a building in the Johannesburg CBD. ||| Johannesburg - Sixteen people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly hijacking a building in...
View ArticleRDP needs urgent attention: Madonsela
The dire state of RDP houses in the North West needs urgent attention, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said. ||| Klerksdorp - The dire state of RDP houses in the North West needs urgent attention,...
View Article‘Our education system is in crisis’
The FW de Klerk Foundation says Limpopo’s textbook scandal is a symptom of a wider malaise in education. ||| Johannesburg - Education in South Africa is in serious trouble, the FW de Klerk Foundation...
View ArticlePupil gives birth at school
A teen who had hidden her pregnancy from teachers, delivered her baby at school after going into labour. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A Grade 11 pupil who had concealed her pregnancy gave birth at Marburg...
View ArticleSelebi back in hospital
Ten days after being discharged from the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, former police commissioner Jackie Selebi is back. ||| Ten days after being discharged from the Steve Biko Academic Hospital...
View Article‘Roux Shabangu wants me dead’
It was clear he intended “blood to flow” in the threatening SMS he sent, Roux Shabangu’s former business partner said. ||| A Waterkloof Heights man and former business partner of controversial property...
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