School head admits to drug smuggling
Annabella Momplé, 46, the former headmistress of Carrington Heights Primary School in Durban, has confessed in a British court to drug smuggling. ||| Annabella Momplé, 46, the former headmistress of...
View ArticleMom, boyfriend held after beach death
Cops have allegedly detained the mom of missing Savannah Mersin, along with the mother’s boyfriend for questioning, after a body believed to be the child’s was found. ||| Unconfirmed reports on...
View ArticleSomalis boost fund to rescue yacht couple
Cape Town’s Somali community has joined the fundaising efforts to help free the Durban couple captured off their yacht by Somali pirates 16 months ago. ||| Cape Town’s Somali community has joined the...
View Article‘Criminals will kill if you fight back’
Many South Africans believe they will be raped or murdered, but a criminologist says threats and assault are more likely in such situations. ||| Many South Africans believe they will be raped or...
View ArticleKZN cyclone still a threat - police
“A combination of very rough seas, as well as gale-force winds are likely to threaten the coastline during this time.” ||| Cyclone Irina remains a threat to the KwaZulu-Natal coast, police and...
View ArticleCape hospital turf war
Western Cape health MEC Theuns Botha has vowed to go as high as the Constitutional Court to ensure that control of two of Cape Town’s major tertiary hospitals is not shifted to the national government....
View ArticleShebeens ‘must migrate to new law’
Gauteng Economic Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu says the province’s shebeen operators must comply with the new Gauteng Liquor Act. ||| Johannesburg - Shebeens must also comply with the new Gauteng...
View ArticleKZN braces for the effects of Irina
Weather experts are monitoring the path of Cyclone Irina amid rough seas and gale-force winds in KwaZulu-Natal. ||| Johannesburg - Cyclone Irina remains a threat to the KwaZulu-Natal coast, police and...
View ArticlePupils arrested for violence
Four high school pupils have been arrested for public violence in Nyanga, Cape Town. ||| Four high school pupils were arrested for public violence in Nyanga in Cape Town on Monday, Western Cape police...
View ArticleMore arrests for violent uMlazi clashes
Police have continued to investigate clashes in Durban, which left two dead, allegedly over a political feud. ||| Eight men have been arrested for political violence in Umlazi south of Durban,...
View ArticleThree held for cop shooting
A minor and two others have been arrested in connection with the killing of a policewoman in Philippi, Cape Town. ||| A minor and two others were arrested on Monday in connection with the killing of...
View ArticleWoman’s body found
The body of a woman with stab wounds to her neck has been found in Butterworth, Eastern Cape. ||| The body of a woman with stab wounds to her neck was found along Bruce Young road in Butterworth,...
View ArticleNote failure to follow tender rules – DA
The DA says cadre -and tenderpreneurship should receive attention in the upcoming Free State budget. ||| The Free State provincial government departments' reluctance to follow management policies in...
View ArticleCops mum on arrest of suspects
Two suspects will appear in court for the alleged kidnapping of eight-year-old Savannah Mersin who is now feared dead. ||| Two suspects will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday in...
View ArticleStudent killer gets 30 years
Jacobus Eksteen formally confessed to killing Stellenbosch University student Erin van Rensburg. ||| The man accused of murdering Stellenbosch University student Erin van Rensburg formally confessed...
View ArticleCape drug den raided
Three people have been arrested during a raid at a suspected drug den in Steenberg, Cape Town. ||| Three people were arrested during a raid at a suspected drug den in Steenberg in Cape Town, the city's...
View ArticleFour arrested in protest
Four people have been arrested for public violence in Grabouw, Western Cape. ||| Four people were arrested early on Monday morning for public violence in Grabouw, Western Cape police said.Warrant...
View ArticleMan killed after rape attempt
A man has been beaten to death in Soweto after trying to rape a woman. ||| A man was beaten to death in Soweto on Monday after trying to rape a woman, Gauteng police said.The man, in his 30s, entered a...
View ArticleCouple held for teen rape
A Port Elizabeth couple has been arrested after the rape of a 14-year-old girl. ||| A Port Elizabeth couple has been arrested after the rape of a 14-year-old girl, Eastern Cape police said on...
View Article'God wanted Lotter parents dead'
As Nicolette Lotter was stabbing her mother to death, she told the dying woman she was doing God's will. ||| As Nicolette Lotter was stabbing her mother to death, she told the dying woman she was...
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