‘Bring army back for gangsters’
Some residents of the Cape Flats have called for the army to patrol their streets to curb gang violence. ||| Increased gang violence on the Cape Flats has infuriated residents, some of whom have called...
View ArticleRape victims paid off with chips, cash
A man has appeared in court for allegedly raping three young girls and paying them off with chips and cash. ||| A man has appeared in court for allegedly raping three young girls and paying them off...
View ArticleFarmer found beaten to death
A farmer has been beaten to death on Leeubos farm in Bloemhof, North West. ||| A farmer was beaten to death on Leeubos farm in Bloemhof, North West police said on Tuesday.Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said...
View ArticleMan held for raping domestic worker
A man has been arrested in Ducats, East London, for allegedly raping a domestic worker. ||| A man was arrested in Ducats, East London, for allegedly raping a domestic worker, Eastern Cape police said...
View ArticleMan kills girlfriend then self
A man shot dead his teenage girlfriend then turned the gun on himself near the Wolmarans hospital, North West. ||| A man shot dead his teenage girlfriend then turned the gun on himself near the...
View ArticleCops launch manhunt for escapee
Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for a man who escaped from the Maake police cells. ||| Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for a man who escaped from the Maake police cells, they said on...
View Article‘A miracle to be alive’
Metered taxi crashes into the bedroom of an 80-year-old-woman, while she was sleeping. ||| uMlazi octogenarian Busisiwe Ngcobo was sleeping peacefully when her nightmare began – a metered taxi ploughed...
View ArticleThree held with perlemoen worth R500 000
Three people have been arrested in Nyanga, Cape Town, for possession of perlemoen (abalone). ||| Three people were arrested in Nyanga, Cape Town, on Tuesday for possession of perlemoen (abalone) with a...
View ArticleThird arrest for girl’s rape
Police have arrested a third person in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Port Elizabeth. ||| Police have arrested a third person in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl in...
View ArticleMan held for credit card crimes
A man has been arrested in Nyanga, Cape Town, for suspected credit card crimes. ||| A man was arrested in Nyanga, Cape Town, on Tuesday for suspected credit card crimes, police said.Captain Frederick...
View ArticleBaby boy found in bin
A newborn baby was found alive in a dustbin in Tableview, Cape Town at the weekend. ||| A newborn baby was found alive in a dustbin in Tableview, Cape Town at the weekend, police said on...
View ArticleSouth Korean visitor feared drowned
A South Korean man swept out to sea at Myoli Beach in Sedgefield is feared drowned. ||| A South Korean man swept out to sea at Myoli Beach in Sedgefield is feared drowned, Western Cape police said on...
View ArticleCouncillor’s killers jailed for life
Three men convicted of killing Ekurhuleni councillor Godfrey Mbethe were sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court. ||| Three men convicted of killing Ekurhuleni councillor Godfrey Mbethe were...
View ArticlePriest’s attackers guilty of culpable homicide
Four young men who broke into a Roman Catholic manse and shot dead an elderly priest were found guilty of culpable homicide. ||| Four young Diepsloot men who were part of a gang which broke into a...
View ArticleFarm murderers get 25 years
Two men convicted of murdering a farmer in Butterworth were sentenced to 25 years imprisonment each. ||| Two men accused of murdering a farmer in Butterworth were sentenced to 25 years imprisonment...
View ArticleTwo airtime fraudsters jailed
Two men were jailed for 18 months each for fraudulently buying cellphone airtime and for paying hotel bills with cloned credit cards. ||| Two men were on Tuesday jailed by a Cape Town court for 18...
View ArticleSecurity guard killers sentenced
Seven men received 44 years and four life sentences each for killing four security guards. ||| Seven men received 44 years and four life sentences each from the Polokwane Circuit Court of the High...
View ArticleE-tag testing to start in Gauteng
Live testing of Gauteng electronic toll transactions for road users with e-tag accounts will start this week. ||| Live testing of Gauteng electronic toll transactions for road users with e-tag accounts...
View ArticleMost Gautrain passengers women: survey
Most Gautrain passengers are women, the Bombela Concession Company said. ||| Most Gautrain passengers are women, the Bombela Concession Company said on Tuesday.“Women are a key component of our...
View ArticleHorse torturers sentenced
Three men were sentenced on Tuesday after they were found guilty of stealing and torturing a horse to death. ||| Three men were sentenced on Tuesday after they were found guilty by the Somerset West...
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