Ex-Bok’s son, 2, dies of lung infection
The two-year-old son of De Wet Barry and his wife, Marcelle, has died in hospital from a lung-related illness. ||| The two-year-old son of former Springbok and Stormers player De Wet Barry and his...
View ArticlePaedophile judgment ‘a crying shame’
The parents of the boy who was raped by Ian Appleton have slammed a judge’s decision to uphold his appeal. ||| The Western Cape High Court has upheld convicted paedophile Ian Appleton’s appeal against...
View ArticleFestive Clifton luxury at R80 000 ... a day
Despite difficult economic times, the rich and famous are spending the festive season in the lap of luxury. ||| For most holidaymakers, Cape Town accommodation is pricey at best, but when the rich and...
View ArticleCops release murdered lesbian’s remains
The family of Nontsikelelo Tyatyeka, who was allegedly murdered for being a lesbian, can now find closure as they prepare to bury her. ||| “When I saw my child, just bones lying there, my heart broke....
View ArticleKiller still at large - 8 years later
I will not rest until the killers of my husband are found, says a widow whose husband was gunned down in Dube, Joburg. ||| When the Masekwameng family in Central Western Jabavu sit down to enjoy their...
View ArticleOne dead, two hurt after truck overturns
A man was killed and two others were injured when their truck overturned along the M1 freeway at the N1 split to Bloemfontein, paramedics said. ||| A man was killed and two others were injured on...
View ArticleMchunu warns Zuma detractors
President Jacob Zuma’s attackers are ightweights, says KZN party chairman. ||| The ANC in President Jacob Zuma’s home province of KwaZulu-Natal has thrown its weight behind the president, vowing to...
View ArticleSpat over Israeli skin products
Pharmacy giant Dis-Chem is embroiled in an ugly spat that has now received a threat of boycott. ||| Ivan Saltzman, the chief executive of pharmacy giant Dis-Chem, is embroiled in an ugly spat with a...
View ArticleThieves clean out paddler
Opportunists make off with expensive equipment belonging to charity paddler, Richard Kohler. ||| A good night’s rest ahead of an early start for the next leg of his Paddling for Smiles coastal...
View Article15 arrestd for counterfeit goods
SAPS and Sars officials conduct a successful sting operation to nab theives in KZN. ||| Fifteen people have been arrested for theft at a warehouse in Pietermaritzburg’s Winston Road.Provincial police...
View ArticleCop shoots wife, self
A shopping mall at Port Shepstone, south of Durban, was the scene of gruesome deaths. ||| A WOMAN was killed at a Port Shepstone shopping centre before her policeman husband turned the gun on...
View ArticleCourt slammed for slating holy book
A Russian court has compared the Bhagavad Gita, to Adolf Hitler’s controversial Mein Kampf. ||| Local religious leaders and organisations have slammed a Russian court for comparing the Bhagavad Gita,...
View ArticleDad ends life as kids come home
A widower took his life, following depression over the death of his wife five years ago. ||| Five years ago, Sergeant Henderik Heinz lost his wife in a car crash, leaving him to raise his two teenage...
View ArticleParents dismayed at release of driver
The families of some of the children killed in the Buttskop level-crossing tragedy are “shocked” and “disappointed”. ||| The families of some of the ten children killed in last year’s Buttskop...
View ArticlePower cuts reduce cops to cellphone lights
Power cuts in Kuruman have reportedly reduced police to using the lights on their cellphones to fill out statements from complainants. ||| Power cuts in Kuruman in the Northern Cape have reduced police...
View ArticleHairdresser raid a blonde moment for cross-dresser
A transvestite suspected of breaking into a hair salon and stealing an array of peroxides, bleaches and shampoos, has been arrested. ||| A transvestite suspected of breaking into Bergvliet’s Headgirl...
View ArticleSet me free so I can become a cop - killer
One of the men found guilty of murdering Zoliswa Nkonyana told the court he wants to get out of jail so that he can become a police officer. ||| One of the men found guilty of murdering Zoliswa...
View ArticleNurse appears in patient rape case
A male nurse accused of raping a cancer patient at a hospital has appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court. ||| A male nurse accused of raping a cancer patient at a hospital appeared in the...
View ArticleParents ‘shattered’ after paedophile wins appeal
A man who sexually abused a 10-year-old boy three years ago has had his jail sentence overturned. ||| A couple from Paarl outside Cape Town are “shattered” that the man who sexually abused their...
View ArticleChild found after 18 years
A Cape Town mother has received her best Christmas present ever - her daughter has been found alive and well. ||| For nearly two decades a Cape Town mother anxiously waited and prayed for news of her...
View Article