SABC news chief under fire for too much Juju
The SABC has placed its news chief on special leave after he apparently defied an order to limit coverage of Malema. ||| The SABC has placed its group chief executive of news, Phil Molefe, on special...
View ArticleHijackers and cops all in one
Two Soweto women came face-to-face with their alleged hijackers at the police station. ||| Two Soweto women were shocked to come face-to-face with their alleged hijackers when they went to a police...
View ArticleCops deny crash cover-up
Pretoria police have denied covering up an accident in which a girl died after being hit by a car. ||| Pretoria police denied on Wednesday covering up an accident in which a girl died after being hit...
View ArticleWe need new breed of cadres - Makhura
Gauteng provincial secretary David Makhura said the ANC needed to jack up its capacity as a transformative movement. ||| The ANC has done some soul searching and found itself wanting on several fronts...
View ArticleLevitt’s lawyers to fight warrant bid
Lawyers for Auction Alliance’s Rael Levitt say they will challenge any attempt to gain a warrant for his arrest. ||| Lawyers for Auction Alliance’s Rael Levitt say they will challenge any attempt to...
View ArticleSuitcase led to ET killing, court told
Chris Mahlangu’s attempt to reclaim his “valuable” suitcase led to the murder of Eugene Terre’Blanche. ||| Chris Mahlangu’s attempt to reclaim “the only valuable item he had in the whole of...
View ArticleExhaustion downs 1 000 teachers
More than 1 000 teachers did not show up for the first day of the second term – because they were exhausted. ||| More than 1 000 teachers did not show up for the first day of the second term on Tuesday...
View ArticleAccused in R100m robbery is ‘broke’
One of the men accused of being the mastermind of a robbery at OR Tambo airport six years ago claims he is penniless. ||| One of the men accused of being the mastermind of a R100 million robbery at OR...
View Article‘Vampire slayer’ PI arrested, charged
Private investigator Brad Nathanson has been charged with attempted murder after uploading pictures of a man he shot. ||| Private investigator Brad Nathanson has been charged with attempted murder...
View ArticleBoy recovering well after Rottweiler ordeal
The toddler who survived being mauled by a Rottweiler on the grounds of a school in Belhar is finally home. ||| It has taken nine operations and a month in hospital, but the toddler who survived being...
View ArticleMedics ‘forced to sign secrecy docs’
Senior staff at Eerste River Hospital say they are being made to sign an apartheid-style “declaration of secrecy” document. ||| Senior staff at Eerste River Hospital say they are being made to sign an...
View ArticleAll quiet outside ET murder trial
The scene outside the High Court sitting in Ventersdorp was quiet as the Eugene Terre'Blanche murder trial continued. ||| The scene outside the High Court sitting in Ventersdorp was quiet on Wednesday...
View ArticleLike to share a cut-price grave?
The City of Cape Town is offering cut-price burials if you are prepared to share a grave. ||| The City of Cape Town is offering cut-price burials if you are prepared to share a grave. And if you want...
View ArticleMan stabs neighbour 15 times
A KZN man has been arrested for stabbing his elderly neighbour to death in an argument over corrugated iron, police said. ||| A man has been arrested for stabbing his elderly neighbour to death in an...
View ArticleET investigating officer quizzed
The investigating officer in Eugene Terre'Blanche’s murder trial has been accused of presenting hearsay evidence. ||| The investigating officer in rightwing leader Eugene Terre'Blanche’s murder trial...
View ArticlePolice make drug bust at boarder
A joint sting operation has netted nearly a ton of dagga attempted to be smuggled into KZN through the Lesotho boarder. ||| Four men and a 16-year-old boy appeared in the Bergville Magistrate’s Court...
View ArticleFugitive drug deal accused caught
An alleged cocaine dealer who has been on the run for a year after skipping bail, has been arrested in Durban. ||| An alleged drug dealer who has been on the run for a year after skipping bail, has...
View ArticleMEC calms feelings after stabbing
KZN’s Community Safety MEC Willies Mchunu has moved to smooth tension between the residents and the Umbilo SAPS. ||| Community Safety MEC Willies Mchunu has sought to smooth relations between the...
View ArticleTot survives hail of bullets
A little baby had a miracle escape after three gunmen ambushed her family, killing her mother and aunt instantly. ||| A little baby had a miracle escape after three gunmen ambushed her family, killing...
View ArticleMore road arrests needed – Ndebele
Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says more than 10 000 drivers will be screened for alcohol every month to prevent more road deaths. ||| More than 10 000 drivers will be screened for alcohol every month to...
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