Deadly bug hits beaches
A Durban doctor, who contracted a deadly flesh-eating bacteria through a cut on his leg while surf-skiing in the ocean, is lucky to be alive. ||| A Durban doctor, who contracted a deadly flesh-eating...
View ArticleHero maid fights gunmen
Her screams alerted neighbours and saved her boss ||| Dressed only in her pyjamas Betty Hlalethwa risked her life to save her employer.Advocate Lucas van Tonder and his friend Jessica Saurwein from...
View ArticleMavericks permit bid denied
Judge expresses human trafficking concern for ‘exotic dancers’ ||| The future of foreign dancers at Cape Town strip club Mavericks lies in the balance, after the Western Cape High Court ordered the...
View Article‘Land pirates are desecrating Anni’s shrine’
A Khayelitsha actress is crossing swords with land pirates who have desecrated the shrine of slain honeymoon bride Anni Dewani. ||| A Khayelitsha actress is at war with people who she claims have...
View ArticleWinnie: No undertaking for ANCYL visit
There was no undertaking by ANC veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to be visited by the ANC Youth League on Saturday. ||| There was no undertaking by ANC veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to be visited...
View ArticleFerreira’s progress satisfactory - report
“There may be lasting consequences for his further education and career, but it's still too early to determine with certainty” ||| The long-term effects of the brain injury suffered by a matric pupil...
View ArticleMan dies in microlight accident
A man was killed and another critically injured when a microlight plunged to the ground in Krugersdorp on Saturday. ||| A man was killed and another critically injured when a microlight plunged to the...
View ArticleStrip club owner upset over pictures
He claims Soweto business rivals are trying to discredit him ||| The Soweto strip club owner exposed by a Sunday newspaper last week is angry – because he says his club caters to an exclusive...
View ArticleMalema given mitigation reprieve
Suspended ANCYL president Julius Malema has been given a 14-day reprieve to argue for a lesser sentence. ||| Suspended ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has been given a 14-day reprieve to argue...
View Article15 N West vigilantes arrested
Fifteen people were arrested after they allegedly set fire to a local businessman's cars and broke down a wall at his home in Lehurutshe. ||| Fifteen people were arrested after they allegedly set fire...
View ArticleMan dies after falling into drain
A man died after he fell into a drainage system in Alexandra, near Sandton. ||| A man died after he fell into a drainage system in Alexandra, near Sandton, on Sunday morning, said the Johannesburg...
View ArticleSONA: no hope of fireworks from Zuma
Observers say it's going to be more of the same from President Jacob Zuma, so we should not expect anything groundbreaking ||| There are few expectations and definitely no hope of fireworks from...
View ArticleLiving the ‘high’ life
Party drugs like cocaine and ecstasy are becoming more common in Durban's affluent areas. ||| Drug use in Durban’s middle-class suburbia and in nightclubs and bars across the city is increasing...
View ArticleBoy,13, held for trying to kill mom
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly trying to poison his mother, Joburg police said. ||| A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly...
View ArticleWoman raped, strangled in Gauteng
The body of a woman who had been raped and strangled was found in Kagiso on the West Rand, Gauteng police said ||| The body of a woman who had been raped and strangled was found in Kagiso on the West...
View ArticleState fails to pay schools
“One Eastern Cape school granted fee exemptions of more than R700 000, but received just R784 from the government.” ||| Some provincial education departments have failed to compensate schools which...
View ArticleCeremony to highlight Khoi land claim
Elders have conducted a cleansing ritual on the Common as group demands for the area to be returned to the Janari family ||| When representatives of the Institute for the Restoration of the Aborigines...
View ArticleAxe falls on Malema
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has been shown the door - and must clear his office. ||| ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has been shown the door - and must clear his office. A decision by...
View Article13 bouncers arrested in raids
Thirteen security guards from Specialised Protection Services have been arrested in a series of raids on Cape Town nightclubs. ||| Thirteen security guards from Specialised Protection Services (SPS)...
View ArticleNo crowds for Common
The promised 1 000-strong crowd failed to materialise for a second Rondebosch Common event. ||| The promised 1 000-strong crowd failed to materialise for a second Rondebosch Common event yesterday,...
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