Cosatu asks everyone to join protest
Cosatu will take to the streets on Wednesday, in protest against e-tolling, but will not join a proposed court action to obtain an interdict against user fees on Gauteng’s highways. ||| Cosatu will...
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Jaffer Khan dreams of picking up his ninth medal at the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town next month. ||| Jaffer Khan dreams of picking up his ninth medal at the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town next...
View ArticleCouple smash Houdini’s escape record
The record for an upside-down escape attempt, set 87 years ago by the legendary Harry Houdini, was smashed. ||| The record for an upside-down escape attempt, set 87 years ago by the legendary Harry...
View ArticleAnswers sought over deaths of two elderly patients
TWO elderly women have died – four days apart. Now their families are demanding answers from staff at Edenvale hospital. ||| Two elderly women have died – four days apart. Now their families are...
View ArticleFunds shock in drive for kidnap couple
There was no “Ayoba” this week as Facebook users expressed their disgust over cellphone giant MTN taking nearly half the proceeds raised on the SMS line set up to raise funds to free Durban yachties,...
View ArticleTolling – the push too far
One anti-tolling campaigner is adamant that he will have nothing to do with it. ||| To most Gauteng drivers, e-tolls will merely be a nuisance by the end of April, but one anti-tolling campaigner is...
View ArticleTshwane chief to be summoned
Tshwane deputy metro police chief Ndumiso Jaca would be served a summons to appear in court. ||| Tshwane deputy metro police chief Ndumiso Jaca would be served a summons to appear in court, the...
View ArticleTaxi boss shot dead
A Johannesburg taxi association chairman was shot dead after leaving a meeting in Alexandra. ||| A Johannesburg taxi association chairman was shot dead after leaving a meeting in Alexandra, police said...
View ArticleTwo arrested for heroin dealing
Two men were arrested for possession of 1.5kg of pure heroin in Durban. ||| Two men were arrested for possession of 1.5kg of pure heroin in Durban on Friday, KwaZulu-Natal police said.The narcotics...
View ArticleEye to eye with Irina
Possible evacuation plans have been discussed for residents who may be caught in the destructive path of tropical Cyclone Irina. ||| Government officials called emergency meetings in Durban and...
View Article‘Birthday rapist’ arrested
A 28-year-old man awaiting trial for a string of crimes relating to the rape of 12 women has been re-arrested. ||| A 28-year-old man awaiting trial for a string of crimes relating to the rape of 12...
View ArticleHouse collapses on woman in storm
A house collapsed on a woman breaking both her legs after floods hit northern KwaZulu-Natal. ||| A house collapsed on a woman breaking both her legs in Jozini in the Nyawushadi area on Sunday morning,...
View ArticleBattle won’t stop, says Vavi
Cosatu leader Zwelinzima Vavi has vowed that campaigns like the nationwide protests against labour brokers and e-tolling will continue. ||| Cosatu leader Zwelinzima Vavi has vowed that campaigns like...
View ArticleSwinging in Durban's suburbs
Invitations to swingers’ partiesare plentiful, as are blandishments to join them for some good, low down, dirty fun. ||| Type in the word “swinging” on a Google search and you enter a titillating...
View Article‘Dad’s girl’ to fight on in hospital
She might be back home after her ordeal in Uganda, but Kathryne Fuller’s journey isn’t over, writes Matthew Savides. ||| Just moments after landing in her home town, Kathryne Fuller was rushed from the...
View ArticleGunmen kill unarmed, on-duty cop
Detetctives are hunting for two gunmen who shot and killed an on-duty police constable in Cape Town. ||| Detetctives are hunting for two gunmen who shot and killed an on-duty police constable in...
View ArticleLotter trial resumes with Nicolette testifying
“I am scared. I have learnt the hard way how to bottle up my emotions… In here if you cry or show weakness, you are seen as weak and targeted by the other women.” ||| On Monday Nicolette Lotter, 29,...
View ArticleStop abusing us, sex workers tell cops
“Enough is enough. I’m a human being”, “My body, my choice”, and “Change is possible” were some of the messages conveyed by placard-bearing sex workers who marched to the Bellville police station. |||...
View ArticleCops and rumours
New stories are being told about the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit, writes Niyanta Singh. ||| Investigations into the SAPS Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit and its members continued this week as more...
View ArticleReserves shun rhino
The fate of rhinos will be determined by the resolve of private reserve owners. But do they have what it takes to challenge the illegal horn trade syndicates? Masood Boomgaard reports. ||| In one of...
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