Girl attacked after cyberbully ordeal
A 70-second video shows a high school girl getting hit over the head with a glass juice bottle by a fellow pupil. ||| First they called her fat and threw diet pills at her. Then they took to Facebook...
View ArticleNo bail for witchcraft murder accused
Court hears how 10 people planned to burn alive an elderly couple in Lindelani, KZN, whom they accused of wtichcraft. ||| Ten people charged with murdering an elderly couple in Lindelani, near Ntuzuma,...
View ArticleMurder suspect’s bail raises ire
“Is this how the justice system works – you can shoot and kill someone and then just leave the country for (a) vacation?” ||| A young man who was allegedly shot by his employer for being late for work...
View ArticleStriking teachers are “deplorable”
The Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools has lambasted the Sadtu in KZN over its proposed mass action. ||| THE Federation of Governing Bodies of SA Schools has lambasted the SA Democratic...
View ArticleSecurity firm wants seized guns back
The semi-automatic rifles seized by police from a ship anchored off Durban have become the subject of a high court battle. ||| Three semi-automatic rifles seized by police from a ship anchored off...
View ArticleRoad closures for SONA
A number of roads in and around Cape Town’s CBD will be closed to accommodate the State of the Nation Address. ||| A number of roads in and around Cape Town’s CBD will be closed on Thursday to...
View ArticleBusinessman cries foul at heritage site
A Richards Bay man says the iSimangaliso Wetland Park has evicted him to build a major tourist resort. ||| A Richard’s Bay businessman who built a holiday cottage in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park said...
View ArticleCity officials must account to public
Top Durban officials named in a forensic investigation may face legal recourse from the municipality. ||| Top officials named in the forensic report into fraud and corruption in the eThekwini...
View ArticleGirl’s final act of love
Nine-year-old Portia Rampuma was electrocuted outside her home in Klipspruit Extension 2. ||| Nine-year-old Portia Rampuma wanted to surprise her hard-working mother with a loaf of bread – the first...
View ArticleZuma’s house subsidy gift
Thousands of Capetonians could soon afford housing following President Jacob Zuma’s key announcement. ||| Thousands of Capetonians could soon afford housing in greater Cape Town, following a key...
View ArticleCops seek man in Bronx murder case
“Police (are) requesting the assistance of the public in tracing 36-year-old John Frederick Coetzee who can assist in the investigation of a Green Point murder case.” ||| Cape Town police are searching...
View ArticleDid justice fail alleged rape vic?
A man accused of raping a woman aboard the Sinfonia has been acquitted because the ship was not in SA waters. ||| A Pinetown man accused of rape has been acquitted after a Durban magistrate ruled that...
View ArticleSoweto poisoning case postponed
The case against a 13-year-old Soweto boy accused of poisoning his mother has been postponed. ||| The case against a 13-year-old Soweto boy accused of poisoning his mother was postponed in the Protea...
View ArticleSoccer fans scammed into trip
Several South Africans, who paid thousands to travel to England to watch Man Utd play Liverpool, have been ditched. ||| A large group of South African fans, who paid thousands of rand to travel to...
View ArticleChappies activist on hunger strike for 5 days
Hout Bay activist Bronwen Lankers-Byrne will stop her hunger strike if construction on Chapman's Peak is halted. ||| Hunger striker, Hout Bay activist Bronwen Lankers-Byrne has not taken food for...
View ArticleTik packets taken from user – McNamara
Western Cape director for social welfare services Dave McNamara says he is not a drug user, and has the tests to prove this. ||| He is not a drug user, and has the tests to prove this, says Dave...
View ArticleCops kill suspected robber
Police shot dead a man after he allegedly resisted arrest in Ngwelezane Township outside Empangeni. ||| A man has been shot dead after he allegedly resisted arrest by shooting at police in Ngwelezane...
View ArticleFraud accused councillor not suspended
The KwaZulu-Natal DA says it will take its time in deciding against a councilor charged with defrauding the Road Accident Fund. ||| The KwaZulu-Natal DA said on Friday it would not rush into taking a...
View ArticleThree metrorail coaches destroyed
Commuters jumped from a train at Kuils River station as they fled from a fire that badly damaged three coaches. ||| Commuters jumped from a train at Kuils River station as they fled from a fire that...
View ArticleBonnette living in fear
Ina Bonnette received a chilling phone message warning her to stay away when Johan Kotze appeared in court. ||| Ina Bonnette was determined to face her husband on Friday morning for the first time...
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