Investors hit by R1.8bn scam
Details of scandal emerge after fatal Cape Town shooting. ||| Cape Town - A new R1.8 billion financial scandal, to rival the Fidentia scam of 2007 and the collapse of Masterbond in 1992, has been blown...
View ArticleMembers gather at E. Cape ANC conference
A large number of ANC members have started chanting slogans and singing liberation songs at the fifth OR Tambo regional congress. ||| Johannesburg - A large number of ANC members have started chanting...
View ArticleN. West premier to renovate pediatric wards
North West premier Thandi Modise will start renovating children's wards in public hospitals in the province. ||| Johannesburg - North West premier Thandi Modise will start renovating children's wards...
View ArticleN. West HOD suspended
The head of North West Human Settlements, Thupi Mokhatla has been suspended with immediate effect. ||| Johannesburg - The head of North West Human Settlements, Thupi Mokhatla has been suspended with...
View ArticleHenning’s murder a contract killing - magistrate
Magistrate Patterson said he did not believe that Ambrose Monye was the mastermind of the plot to kill Chanelle Henning. ||| Pretoria - A Pretoria Regional Court magistrate has described the murder of...
View ArticleSale could mean end of Metrobus – expert
Loss-making service ‘needs better planning’. ||| Johannesburg - The City of Joburg is running the risk of its bus services, Metrobus, being run down if a proposal to sell off and unbundle the current...
View ArticlePolitics link in deaths probe
Corruption behind killings, say police. ||| Durban - Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has already met police commissioners from KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga in connection with a series of politically...
View ArticleIs Angie ‘untouchable’?
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, facing a clamour for her resignation, has been given a boost by the country’s nine education MECs. ||| Pretoria - Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga,...
View ArticleBaby’s body found in plastic bag
A 33-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the body of a newborn baby found in a plastic bag in Lenasia. ||| Johannesburg - A 33-year-old woman was arrested in connection with a body of a...
View ArticlePriest stabbed on church grounds
A 46-year-old priest was murdered at the Anglican Church in Butterworth, Eastern Cape police said. ||| Johannesburg - A 46-year-old priest has been murdered at the Anglican Church in Butterworth,...
View Article(Un)married happily ever after
Home Affairs records businessman’s marriage, but to another woman. ||| Pretoria - What was meant to be a blissful marriage has turned into non-stop frustration for a man who can’t get Home Affairs to...
View ArticleIllegal miner’s body found on river bank
The body of a second illegal miner has been found in a shallow grave on the banks of the Sand River in Thabong. ||| Johannesburg - The body of a second illegal miner was found in a shallow grave on the...
View ArticleTime for ‘judiciary to take stock’
The courts play a critical role to create a peaceful, stable and secure environment in the country, says Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. ||| Johannesburg - The courts play a critical role to create a...
View ArticleCops 'beat' driver and boy, 15
A Cape Town man has laid a complaint against the police after he and a 15-year-old boy were attacked by police officers. ||| A Cape Town man has laid a complaint against the police after he and a...
View ArticleEx-pupil sues for disability
A former pupil is suing the department of basic education and a former teacher after he was left disabled by an alleged beating. ||| Johannesburg - A former Limpopo pupil is suing the department of...
View ArticlePlastic bags – who’s keeping profit?
Questions on how Treasury is using levy after Buyisa-e-Bag wound up last year. ||| Pretoria - One of the topics that had the English media briefly stray from its Olympics coverage last week was the...
View ArticleHow ANCYL plans to shut down Cape
The ANCYL has warned they will mobilise thousands of supporters to block the main highways in and out of the city. ||| The ANC Youth League will shut down Cape Town by mobilising thousands of...
View ArticleKZN slaying 'sparked by cattle feud'
A shooting which left five people dead and 17 wounded may have been sparked by a feud over stolen cattle. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - A shooting which left five people dead and 17 wounded in northern...
View ArticleGovt plans to cut blood alcohol level
The summer holidays threaten to be drier than before if new legislation is implemented. ||| The summer holidays threaten to be drier than before if new legislation is implemented, as planned. The...
View ArticleSAPS gun records in shambles
Hundreds of guns from police station exhibit rooms are missing or unaccounted for, an audit has found. ||| KwaZulu-Natal - Hundreds of guns from police station exhibit rooms across KwaZulu-Natal are...
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