Prisoner who contracted TB suffers blow
The Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling to award damages to a man who contracted TB while in prison. ||| Dudley Lee spent four years and five months in prison where he contracted...
View ArticleCosatu threatens strike over Metrorail hikes
Cosatu has called for a municipal subsidy to prevent Metrorail’s planned 27 percent fares increase. ||| Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich and mayoral committee member for transport Brett Herron have locked...
View ArticleBaby drowned in swimming pool
A nine-month-old girl has drowned in a swimming pool in Klerksdorp, in the North West. ||| A nine-month-old girl drowned in a swimming pool in Klerksdorp, in the North West, paramedics said on...
View ArticleDog torture case postponed
The case of two school janitors accused of burying a dog alive has been postponed. ||| The case of two school janitors accused of burying a dog alive was postponed in the Khayelitsha Magistrate's...
View ArticleDelays, congestion at borders concerning: Ndebele
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says government is concerned about delays and congestion at SA border posts. ||| Government is concerned about delays and congestion at South African border posts...
View ArticleBody found in Apies River
A decomposed body of a man was found in the Apies River in Pretoria West on Tuesday morning. ||| A decomposed body of a man was found in the Apies River in Pretoria West on Tuesday morning, Gauteng...
View ArticleVIP drivers should not speed: official
VIP drivers for MECs should stick to the speed limits, a senior legal services officer told the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court. ||| VIP drivers for MECs should stick to the speed limits, a senior...
View ArticleConstable arrested for carjacking
A police constable was arrested on Tuesday for carjacking. ||| A police constable was arrested on Tuesday for carjacking, Eastern Cape police said.The 27-year-old man was on duty at Hlababomvu...
View ArticleToll protest planned
The Freedom Front Plus plans to stage a protest against e-tolling between Johannesburg and Pretoria on Thursday. ||| Cars towing caravans, motorbikes and other vehicles will protest in convoy against...
View ArticleFour held for teen’s murder
Four men were arrested on Tuesday for the murder of a youth in Khayelitsha. ||| Four men were arrested on Tuesday for the murder of a youth in Khayelitsha, Cape Town police said.Thabo Mzineni was...
View ArticleEx-policeman jailed for daughter’s rape
A former Limpopo police constable was jailed for 10 years by the Tzaneen Regional Court on Tuesday for raping his daughter. ||| A former Limpopo police constable was jailed for 10 years by the Tzaneen...
View ArticleTwo dead as bus hits Soweto house
Two occupants of an RDP house were killed when a bus flattened the structure in Soweto on Tuesday. ||| Two occupants of an RDP house were killed when a bus flattened the structure in Soweto on Tuesday,...
View ArticleLouca abandons Cyprus bail bid
Strip club boss Lolly Jackson's alleged killer George Louca, who is in custody in Cyprus, abandoned his bail application on Tuesday. ||| Strip club boss Lolly Jackson's alleged killer George Louca, who...
View ArticleDrag racing murder accused gets bail
A man accused of killing seven people while drag racing was granted R2000 bail by Tshaulu Periodical Court on Tuesday. ||| A man accused of killing seven people while drag racing was granted R2000 bail...
View ArticleSeized abalone returned to SA
An abalone consignment worth about R27 million arrived in Cape Town on Tuesday, three weeks after it was seized in Hong Kong. ||| Agriculture officials received a abalone consignment worth about R27...
View ArticleJoburg hit by power outages
A power outage hit areas south and south-west of Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon. ||| A power outage hit areas south and south-west of Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon, City Power said.Spokesman...
View ArticleRhino poacher arrested in Joburg
The Hawks swooped on a Thai national at Emperors Palace casino on Tuesday on charges related to illicit rhino horn trading. ||| The Hawks arrested a Thai national at Emperors Palace casino in...
View ArticleLife sentence for teen’s rapist
A man was jailed for life by the Tzaneen Regional Court on Tuesday for raping a 15-year-old girl. ||| A man was jailed for life by the Tzaneen Regional Court on Tuesday for raping a 15-year-old girl,...
View ArticleW Cape wants to be best in the world
“We have set ourselves the target of becoming the best run regional government in the world.” ||| The Western Cape's results in last financial year reconfirmed its position as South Africa's best-run...
View ArticleAn alien in a country called home
The black-and-blue facial bruises of the Ethiopian shopkeeper hit with the butt of a soldier’s R4 rifle are healing. ||| The black-and-blue bruises on the face of the Ethiopian shopkeeper, silent...
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