Deaths linked to Cape crime network
Five murders and a suspicious suicide are linked to the nightclub underworld and the drug trade, the Cape Times has found. ||| Circumstances surrounding a number of murders and a suspicious suicide and...
View ArticleFree State premier fires MEC
MEC Nxolisi Dukwane was left out in a reshuffle of the provincial executive council. ||| Free State premier Ace Magashule removed economic development, tourism and environmental affairs MEC Nxolisi...
View ArticleRhino activists threaten boycott
Conservation activists have threatened to push for a global boycott on local products if the government does not immediately stop all trade in rhino horn. ||| Conservation activists have threatened to...
View ArticleTeen dies as driver loses control
“A light motor vehicle veered off the road and rolled numerous times, landing on its roof,” ER24 spokesman Derrick Banks said. ||| A teenager was killed on Wednesday on the R28 between the N1and N12 in...
View ArticleFour deny killing priest
Four young Diepsloot men admitted to planning a robbery at a presbytery, but denied complicity in the murder of an elderly priest. ||| Four young Diepsloot men admitted on Wednesday to planning a...
View ArticleDA: Free State cabinet reshuffle ‘political’
Free State premier Ace Magashule removed a possible political opponent with his cabinet reshuffle, the DA said. ||| Free State premier Ace Magashule removed a possible political opponent with his...
View ArticleAuction Alliance to probe claims
Claims of collusion between Auction Alliance, banks, liquidators, and attorneys in a money-making racket are to be investigated. ||| Claims of collusion between Auction Alliance, banks, liquidators,...
View ArticleRapist gets 10 years
A rapist was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Mankweng Regional Court. ||| A rapist was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Mankweng Regional Court, Limpopo police said on Wednesday.Piet...
View ArticleSpecial funeral for Direko
A special provincial official funeral has been approved for former Free State premier Winkie Direko. ||| A special provincial official funeral has been approved for former Free State premier Winkie...
View ArticleJub Jub’s passenger speaks
A passenger in a car crashed by musician Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye told the court that he “drove carefully” prior to a fatal accident. ||| flaCOURT-2ND-LD-PROTEAJOHANNESBURG Feb 22 SapaJUB JUB...
View ArticleCop in club raid killing gets bail
A policeman accused of shooting dead a Boksburg man during a nightclub raid has been released on bail. ||| A policeman accused of shooting dead a Boksburg man has been released on bail, according to...
View ArticleHuman trafficking victims recovering well
One of the 15 victims who were rescued in a massive anti-human trafficking raid described how much she was enjoying sleeping on a soft bed. ||| Her face lit up as she described how much she was...
View ArticleFashionista wins protection order against hubby
A well-known Joburg socialite and fashionista won her battle to ensure her husband can never assault her again. ||| A well-known Joburg socialite and fashionista on Friday won her battle to ensure her...
View ArticleGrisly sights for locals on beaches
Beachgoers have raised concerns about the hazards of illegal ritual animal sacrifices taking place on Durban beaches. ||| Beachgoers have raised concerns about the health hazards of illegal ritual...
View ArticleWoman killed in fire
A woman was killed when her flat caught fire in Pieterse Street in Alberton, east of Johannesburg, paramedics have said. ||| A woman was killed when her flat caught fire in Pieterse Street in Alberton,...
View ArticleStudents held for drugs
“The trio, aged 24, and two others, aged 23-years-old, were found with three mandrax tablets and three zolls of dagga.” ||| Three students from the King Hintsa Further Training College in Butterworth...
View ArticleTwo dead in Boksburg crash
Two people were killed and five injured when their vehicle crashed into a lamp post in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni metro police said. ||| Two people were killed and five injured when their vehicle crashed...
View ArticleTwo injured in plane crash
“They had been aboard a micro light which purportedly crashed on takeoff,” Netcare 911 spokesman Jeffrey Wicks said. ||| Two men were seriously injured when their light aircraft crashed at the Panorama...
View ArticleMoving tribute to Mr Bronx
Speaker after speaker took to the stage in the Green Point Park amphitheatre, testament to the popularity of murdered Bronx nightclub owner Bruno Brönn. ||| Speaker after speaker took to the stage in...
View Article‘Murderers are treated with compassion’
“It’s difficult enough having lost my son, but to also have the guys who killed my son walking around free is a feeling beyond horrible.” ||| It’s almost a year since Junaid Abdool, 21, was stabbed to...
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