Beeka killing breakthrough
Cops have a witness who could help solve the assassination of Cyril Beeka, and the gunning down of Yuri “The Russian” Ulianitski. ||| Police have a secret witness who could help solve two of Cape...
View ArticleFarmer, wife and daughter killed
Police were investigating a triple murder after the bodies of Deon Steenkamp, his wife Christelle and 14-year-old daughter Marthella were found in their house. ||| A Northern Cape farmer, his wife and...
View ArticleFury over ear docking of dogs
Dog lovers have reacted with outrage after a pit bull mother and her two puppies allegedly had their ears hacked off. ||| Dog lovers have reacted with outrage on Facebook after a reported incident of a...
View ArticlePuzzle of City Power’s loss of more than R1.2bn
Joburg City Power’s loss of more than R1.2 billion in electricity distribution in one financial year has puzzled the chairman of the city’s oversight committee on public accounts. ||| Joburg City...
View ArticleResidents reel at tariff hikes
Durbanites who feel they are getting poorer by the year are right. The latest proposed tariff increases for the 2012/2013 year have already got eThekwini residents in a spin. ||| Durbanites who feel...
View ArticleOverstaffed municipalities pushed into red
Overpaid public servants, along with overstaffing and dubious financial decisions, has left several Western Cape municipalities drowning in debt. ||| Overpaid public servants, along with overstaffing...
View ArticleMotorists behaving on Easter roads - officials
One Easter Weekend road death had been recorded at the time of going to press after a motorist was killed in a freak accident on the N1 near Leeu Gamka. ||| One Easter Weekend road death had been...
View ArticleMan held for attempted rape
A man was arrested for allegedly trying to a rape a woman in Thuthura Village, Eastern Cape police said. ||| A man was arrested for allegedly trying to a rape a woman in Thuthura Village, Centane, near...
View ArticleNew clues in Leigh murder riddle
Will the questions be answered at last – and can her family and friends finally know what happened on the day Leigh Matthews died? ||| This winter will mark the eighth anniversary of the murder of...
View Article‘I witnessed way too many fights’
Organisers of the Avicii party held in Joburg say they are happy with the way the event went off despite a series of incidents on the night. ||| Organisers of the Avicii party held in Joburg last...
View ArticleHammerl’s body ‘possibly found’
The widow of Anton Hammerl has urged the SA and Libyan governments to access and analyse remains found in a mass grave that could be those of the slain photojournalist. ||| The widow of Anton Hammerl...
View ArticleCop arrested for murdering sister
“It is reported the sister was shot and killed and the brother was seriously injured. He has been admitted in the local hospital.” ||| A police constable was arrested for allegedly murdering his sister...
View ArticleTeen held after murder
An 18-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man to death at a tavern in Mapela village, Limpopo police said. ||| An 18-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man to...
View ArticleOfficials blame bills crisis for arrears
“We cannot preach to our ratepayers to pay their bills, while we are not leading by example.” ||| Several of Joburg’s councillors named and shamed in the city’s annual report for being in arrears with...
View ArticleMandela hospital becoming real
“Not only will this hospital save lives but it will also give children the right to be cared for and to receive medical treatment irrespective of their social or economic status.” ||| Four years ago,...
View ArticlePesticide poisoning on rise in children
Pesticide poisoning is affecting an increasing number of local children, thanks to street vendors unlawfully distributing pesticides of agricultural or industrial strength. ||| Pesticide poisoning is...
View ArticleMan dies inside burning shop
“He ransacked the shop and was trapped inside by a fire. He died of smoke inhalation inside the store.” ||| A man died after he allegedly broke into a shop where a fire later started in Ga Dikgale on...
View ArticleFive killed in crash
Five people, including a toddler, were killed and another person seriously injured in a head-on collision on the N3 in Durban, paramedics said. ||| Five people, including a toddler, were killed and...
View ArticleEaster weekend misery for elderly
Easter will be a time of fun and feasting for many families, but thousands of pensioners in KZN will have nothing to eat at the weekend. ||| Easter will be a time of fun and feasting for many families,...
View ArticleChild drowns in public pool
A six-year-old boy drowned in a public swimming pool in Springfield Park, Durban, paramedics said. ||| A six-year-old boy drowned in a public swimming pool in Springfield Park, Durban, on Saturday...
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