No decision on army in the Cape yet
“The president has noted reports that he gave an order for the army to be deployed in Cape Town, and it is not so.” ||| President Jacob Zuma has not given an order for the army to be deployed to...
View ArticleMECs throw their weight behind Angie
The Council for Education Ministers has defended Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga against calls for her to be axed. ||| The Council for Education Ministers (CEM), which consists of education...
View ArticleCan the Sharks sense victory?
In the space of a fortnight, can the Sharks make a second trans-Indian Ocean flight to win their first-ever Super Rugby title? ||| Durban - Can the Sharks do the unimaginable and, in the space of a...
View ArticleFive students suspended over campus rioting
The University of Limpopo’s Turfloop campus has suspended five students after rioting on campus. ||| The University of Limpopo’s Turfloop campus has suspended five students after Wednesday’s rioting on...
View ArticleD-Day to fire boss, metro cops warn
Durban city manager S’bu Sithole must remove metro police chief Eugene Nzama, or face consequences. ||| Durban - Friday is D-Day for city manager S’bu Sithole to remove metro police chief Eugene Nzama...
View ArticleSearch for truck driver continues
The search for a truck driver, who was involved in accident that claimed the lives of 12 people, is continuing police said. ||| Johannesburg - The search for a truck driver who was involved in accident...
View ArticleANC councillor held after protest
An ANC ward councillor and two residents arrested by police during a housing protest in Khayelitsha. ||| An ANC ward councillor and two residents arrested by police during a housing protest in...
View ArticleCourt hears testimony of killer
A convicted murderer says he and four accomplices dug under an electric fence and jumped a wall to gain access to a farmer’s premises. ||| A convicted murderer says he and four accomplices dug under an...
View ArticleThe WC textbook ‘scandal’
A school for visually the impaired in Cape Town says it has not received any Braille textbooks for the past two years. ||| A school for visually impaired pupils says it has not received any Braille...
View ArticleMan held for dismantling stolen car
Gauteng police have arrested a man for dismantling a suspected stolen car. ||| Johannesburg - A man has been arrested for dismantling a suspected stolen car in Soweto, Gauteng police said on...
View ArticleHijackers add household goods to shopping lists
A vehicle tracking company has reported a growing trend of hijackers moving from driveways into the homes of their victims. ||| A vehicle tracking company has reported a growing trend of hijackers...
View ArticleBridge cameras to nab rock throwers
CCTV cameras could be installed on bridges to apprehend those people throwing bricks and rocks at motorists. ||| Durban - Cameras could be installed on bridges to apprehend those people throwing bricks...
View ArticleDurban girl all set for Olympics
Amanzimtoti paddler Tiffany Kruger has joined the SA team in London ahead of her event in the Olympics. ||| Durban - Amanzimtoti paddler Tiffany Kruger will join the SA team in London on Friday, ahead...
View ArticleHome Affairs acts swiftly in face of fine
Home Affairs took just eight minutes to come up with a decision after it failed for four years to respond to an application. ||| Home Affairs has taken just eight minutes to come up with a decision in...
View ArticleDriver badly hurt as truck, ploughs into house
A truck driver evaded death when his eight-ton truck overturned and slid almost 20m before ploughing into a house. ||| A truck driver evaded death by a whisker when his eight-ton truck overturned and...
View ArticleSix held in Hawks raid on hijacked building
Various government officials pounced on a hijacked building in the Joburg, surrounding it and arresting six alleged hijackers. ||| The Gauteng Hawks, the Joburg metro police department, the council’s...
View ArticleTaxpayers to fund ‘Zumaville’
Government is planning a new R2bn town in President Jacob Zuma's home village and taxpayers will have to pick up half the tab. ||| The government is planning a new R2-billion town in President Jacob...
View ArticlePilot, passenger survive crash
A Piper Cherokee PA-28-180 crash-landed in a sugar cane field, with the passenger and pilot escaping without injury. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - “My life flashed before my eyes.” That’s how an aviation company...
View ArticleSeach is on for missing miners
The search for three men, believed to have been shot and dumped in Sand River in Thabong, is continuing. ||| Johannesburg - The search for three men, believed to have been shot and dumped in Sand...
View ArticlePaper must apologise for sex site gaffe
Sondag newspaper must apologise to Dan Roodt for a defamatory article linking the writer and activist to an internet sex site. ||| Cape Town - The Press Ombudsman has ordered weekly newspaper Sondag...
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