Home alone tot dies in shack fire
A three-year-old boy, who was at home by himself, died in a shack fire in Khayelitsha despite attempts by neighbours to save him. ||| A three-year-old boy, who was at home by himself, died in a shack...
View ArticleFatal crash adds fuel to ‘blue light’ furore
The DA has again lambasted the use of ‘blue light’ cavalcades after a journalist and a VIP unit officer died in a crash. ||| The deaths of a journalist and a VIP police unit officer in an accident...
View ArticleTeacher guilty of shoving pupil
A teacher caught on video pushing a pupil has been found guilty of improper conduct. ||| A teacher caught on video pushing a pupil has been found guilty of improper conduct.After a disciplinary...
View ArticleDad out to prove he didn’t kill daughter
Seven years after he was suspected of killing his daughter, a father’s quest to clear his name is finally a step closer. ||| Seven years after he was suspected of killing his 10-year-old daughter, a...
View ArticleMinister stands firm on booze ban
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says he won’t apologise to anyone for fighting alcohol abuse in SA. ||| Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says he won’t apologise to anyone for his fight against alcohol...
View ArticleA humble beachfront abode
A derelict water pump station at Muizenberg beach may be one of Cape Town’s smallest beachfront homes. ||| A derelict water pump station in Muizenberg may be one of Cape Town’s smallest beachfront...
View Article‘Give us justice for our Jake’
The police’s conduct in responding to the accident in which head boy Jake Wootton died has come under the spotlight. ||| Friends of Milnerton High School head boy Jake Wootton, who was buried on...
View ArticleET family gathers for closing arguments
Relatives of murdered rightwing leader Eugene Terre'Blanche were at the Ventersdorp High Court to hear closing arguments. ||| Relatives of murdered rightwing leader Eugene Terre'Blanche were at the...
View Article‘Damaged barrier led to Madiba kin’s death’
If a steel barrier had not been damaged on the M1 highway, Zenani Mandela would still be alive, an investigator told the court. ||| If a steel barrier had not been damaged on the M1 highway, Nelson...
View ArticleKillers lured woman with prize
Two friends have been found guilty of murdering a woman they lured to her death using a bogus car prize. ||| Two friends have been found guilty of murdering a woman they lured to her death using a...
View ArticleWoman held for grandchild’s murder
A 60-year-old woman will appear in court for allegedly killing her three-month-old granddaughter. ||| A 60-year-old Eastern Cape woman will appear in court on Wednesday for allegedly killing her...
View ArticleBoard warns about ‘rape video’
Possessing or distributing the video of the gang-rape of a missing girl is a criminal offence, the Film and Publication Board said. ||| Possessing or distributing a video of the gang rape of a...
View ArticleConstable in court for shooting Thato
A student constable accused of shooting dead Thato Mokoka, 16, could have committed suicide before he was arrested but did not. ||| A student constable accused of shooting dead a Soweto teenager could...
View Article‘1976 will look like a picnic’
Jonathan Jansen has warned of an education crisis that will make the '76 uprising look like a Sunday School picnic. ||| SA education is dumping thousands of young people into social and economic...
View ArticleDon’t eat vlei’s dead fish
Residents near the Zandvlei estuary have been warned not to eat or collect fish washing out of the water. ||| Residents near the Zandvlei estuary have been warned not to eat or collect fish washing out...
View ArticleHunt for girl in gang-rape video
Harrowing cries from a 17-year-old girl who was gang-raped by seven boys have been captured on a cellphone video. ||| Harrowing cries from a 17-year-old Soweto girl who was gang-raped by seven men have...
View ArticleDad busts daughter’s alleged killers
A father hunted down and captured three men suspected of killing his teenage daughter. ||| A heartbroken father hunted down and captured three men suspected of killing his teenage daughter.The dad, who...
View ArticleDelayed decision on Afcon
Durban will only announce it’s decision on whether to would host the African Cup of Nations next week. ||| A decision on whether Durban would host matches in the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) soccer...
View ArticleCourt sets eviction hearing deadline
Residents of a low-income housing estate in Durban are opposing an eviction application by the developers of the property. ||| Residents of a low-income housing estate in Durban, who are opposing an...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver dumps body on road
Phumlani Mbatha was allegedly killed by a driver who ran a red light and who then drove off with him still on the car. ||| On Saturday evening, Phumlani Mbatha crossed King Dinizulu (Berea) Road in...
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