Man fights off croc with panga
A Tzaneen field ranger may lose his leg after saving a colleague from the jaws of a crocodile, according to a report. ||| A Tzaneen field ranger may lose his leg after saving a colleague from the jaws...
View ArticleState ready to rumble over e-tolling
The government plans to plug all the loopholes that allow toll road users without e-tags to avoid paying toll fees. ||| The government plans to plug all the loopholes in the current legislation that...
View Article‘Jammers’ prey on car owners
Drivers and car owners have been warned to be careful as incidents of “car jamming” in Pretoria are on the increase. ||| Drivers and car owners have been warned to be careful as incidents of “car...
View ArticleHouse arrest in murder trial
The man accused of murdering his ex-wife’s fiancé outside St George’s Grammar School in Mowbray has been released on bail of R30 000. ||| The Athlone man accused of murdering his ex-wife’s fiancé...
View ArticleBanks mum on dealings with AA
Some of the country’s biggest banks, who have used the services of Auction Alliance, remained cagey about their relationships with the controversial company. ||| As untested accusations of kickbacks...
View ArticleFidentia man turns on FSB
J Arthur Brown has accused Fidentia’s curators of selling off assets illegally and lying about the distribution of more than R100 million in funds to the Living Hands Umbrella Trust. ||| J Arthur Brown...
View Article‘Client still remains traumatised’
The lawyer representing one of two police officers accused of raping a woman is baffled by the court’s decision to postpone the case to April – and not drop the charges. ||| The lawyer representing one...
View ArticleEscaped killer urged to surrender
A judge has pleaded with a murderer who escaped to give himself up and “face his punishment like a man”. ||| A Pretoria High Court judge has pleaded with a murderer who was due to be sentenced on...
View ArticleKirsty’s mom still wants answers
“I’d like them to tell me why? What drove them to do this? Why my baby died this way?” These are just some of the questions that dog Sylvia Theologo ever since her daughter, Kirsty, was killed on top...
View ArticleWorker’s flaming outburst
A disgruntled worker at the Swellendam municipality is facing an attempted murder charge after he hurled a petrol bomb at his boss’s office. ||| A disgruntled worker at the Swellendam municipality is...
View ArticleCD sales soar in zombie uproar
Music stores have been swamped with requests for the late Khulekani “Mgqumeni” Khumalo’s music after a man claiming to be him announced he hadn’t died but had been captured through ukuthwebula. |||...
View ArticleSix dead, nine hurt in bakkie crash
Six people died and nine others were injured when a bakkie overturned on the N1 highway outside Polokwane on Saturday. ||| Six people died and nine others were injured when a bakkie overturned on the...
View ArticleMinister: Security agency fire probed
A fire in offices rented by the State Security Agency at the Durban headquarters of the SA Revenue Service (Sars) is being investigated. ||| A fire in offices rented by the State Security Agency at the...
View ArticleFinance boss MP linked to R33m rent deal
Home Affairs is paying R33 million a year to rent office space from a company in which MP Thaba Mufamadi, has a 50 percent shareholding. ||| Home Affairs is paying R33 million a year to rent Pretoria...
View ArticleShabangu: my R50m bribe
Faced with court action, Roux Shabangu now says officials must be put in the dock ||| The Department of Public Works offered R50 million to property mogul Roux Shabangu to “walk away” from the...
View ArticleLast Malipsdrift escapee arrested
A man who escaped from police custody was arrested in Mohlahlaneng village in Limpopo. ||| A man who escaped from police custody was arrested in Mohlahlaneng village in Limpopo, police said on...
View ArticleSeven arrested for human trafficking
Seven people were arrested in Umbilo for allegedly committing human trafficking and using woman for prostitution. ||| Seven people were arrested in Umbilo for allegedly committing human trafficking and...
View ArticleEx-Hawk up for assault
The former unit commander of the Hawks Organised Crime Unit in Cato Manor, Colonel Rajen Aiyer, is being investigated for allegedly assaulting a Greenwood Park woman. ||| The former unit commander of...
View ArticleWoman dies in Umlazi violence
Political hostilities threaten to turn Umlazi T-Section into war zone, writes Agiza Hlongwane ||| UMLAZI hostel remained on a knife edge on Saturday, following the death of a 59-year-old woman, the...
View ArticlePolice probe ATM bombing link
A suspect arrested at Cape Town International Airport may be linked to the recent spate of ATM bombings in the city. ||| Police are investigating whether a suspect arrested at Cape Town International...
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