Longer school day for Grade 1 and 2
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has increased class time by 30 minutes. ||| Pupils entering grades 1 and 2 next year can expect longer school days, with Basic Education Minister Angie...
View ArticleCharges against Moon dropped
A charge against soccer player Bryce Moon of obstructing police officers in the performance of their duties was withdrawn in the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court on Wednesday. ||| Soccer player Bryce...
View ArticleMan held for killing father
The man allegedly hit his 52-year-old father over the head with a sharp object after a quarrel, Eastern Cape police have said. ||| A man was arrested in Butterworth early on Thursday morning for...
View ArticleKZN blood stocks low
With another long weekend approaching, KZN has only two days of blood supplies left. ||| KwaZulu-Natal only has enough blood supplies to last two days and the SA National Blood Service said it could be...
View ArticleThieves steal street kids gifts
A trail of broken glass and empty gift boxes tells the story of a burglary that has ruined the season of goodwill. ||| A trail of broken glass and empty gift boxes tells the story of a burglary that...
View ArticleThree held for KZN couple’s murder
Three men have been arrested for the murder of a Tongaat couple and the attempted murder of their son, police said. ||| Three men were arrested following the murder of a Tongaat couple and the...
View ArticleBody found in Limpopo pit toilet
The woman appeared to have been stoned to death, according to the Limpopo police. ||| A woman's body was found in a pit toilet in Maswiakae, south east Limpopo, police said on Thursday.Lt-Col Mohale...
View ArticleFormer child star held for tik possession
Former Cape Town singing star Ricardo has landed in hot water with police after he was allegedly found in possession of tik. ||| Former child singing star Ricardo Groenewald has landed in hot water...
View ArticleTable mountain mugger warning
The Table Mountain Cableway management has expressed concern after a tourist mistook a mugger for an official guide. ||| The Table Mountain Cableway management on Thursday expressed concern after a...
View ArticleSurfer tells how she saved girl
A drowning tragedy at Camps Bay’s Glen Beach could have ended in more deaths were it not for Tanika Hoffman. ||| A drowning tragedy at Camps Bay’s Glen Beach on Boxing Day, in which a father drowned...
View ArticleFugitive to oppose extradition
Fugitive Dobrosav Gavric, who is wanted in Serbia, is applying for political and religious asylum and refugee status in South Africa. ||| Fugitive Dobrosav Gavric, who is wanted for two...
View ArticleZille jibe sparks new Twitter war
Helen Zille has sparked a new Twitter war after calling Simphiwe Dana a “professional black”. ||| Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and musician Simphiwe Dana are at it again. Their Twitter battle...
View ArticleCape woman in acid attack
A Cape Town woman may lose her sight after two men threw acid in her face and eyes outside her home. ||| A Cape Town woman is being treated at Groote Schuur Hospital after two men threw acid in her...
View ArticleBoy ‘chooses’ dad over mom
A teen’s desire to live with his dad in SA and not with his mom in Australia was more important than the Hague Convention. ||| A teenager’s desire to live with his father in South Africa and not with...
View ArticlePetrol, diesel prices set to drop
The retail price of petrol and diesel will drop next week, the energy department has said. ||| The retail price of petrol and diesel will drop next week, the energy department said on Thursday.A litre...
View Article‘39 road deaths a day’
Thirty-nine people have been killed a day on SA roads between December 1 and 26, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said. ||| Thirty-nine people have been killed each day on South Africa's roads...
View ArticleThree hurt in car and bus collision
A head-on collision in Umlazi, south of Durban, has left three people seriously hurt. ||| Three people were injured - one man critically so - when a bus and a car collided head-on at Umlazi, south of...
View ArticleAmichand Rajbansi dies
Minority Front leader Amichand Rajbansi has died, a family spokesman said. ||| Minority Front leader Amichand Rajbansi has died, a family spokesman said on Thursday."He died today (Thursday) at 10.10am...
View ArticleDurban man mugged on Table Mountain
A TOURIST has been mugged on Table Mountain – by a man pretending to be an employee of the Table Mountain Cableway. ||| Staff ReporterA TOURIST has been mugged on Table Mountain by a man who appears to...
View ArticleThree in court for murder
Three men accused of the murder of a Tongaat couple have appeared in court. ||| Three men accused of the murder of a Tongaat couple appeared in the Verulam Magistrate's Court on Friday, KwaZulu-Natal...
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