State to invest in ECape – Gigaba
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba says government needs to reverse its neglect of investment in the Eastern Cape. ||| Government needs to reverse its neglect of investment in the Eastern Cape,...
View ArticleChild trafficking accused denied bail
A man accused of being part of a human trafficking ring and operating a brothel has been denied bail. ||| A man accused of being part of a human trafficking ring and operating a brothel, where girls as...
View Article‘Skipping school must stop’
Several truant Blikkiesdorp children have returned to classes but many others are still out of school, a community leader says. ||| Blikkiesdorp continues to have a problem with truant school children...
View ArticleMissing woman’s ex charged with murder
The ex-boyfriend of a missing woman was charged with murder when he appeared in court on Wednesday. ||| The ex-boyfriend of a missing woman was charged with murder when he appeared in the Pretoria...
View ArticleCourt watches Tatane assault videos
A police video of the service delivery protests and the assault of slain protester Andries Tatane was shown in court on Wednesday. ||| A police video of the service delivery protests and the assault of...
View Article8-year-old bitten, gouged, raped
An eight-year-old girl has been bitten, had an eye gouged out and been raped on her way home from school. ||| An eight-year-old girl has been bitten, had an eye gouged out and been raped in...
View ArticleGang-rape accused in court
Three men and four youths accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old mentally disabled girl from Soweto have appeared in court. ||| Three men and four youths accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old mentally...
View ArticleMEC’s corruption case postponed
Former North West education MEC Johannes Tselapedi and four others appeared in court in connection with corruption. ||| Former North West education MEC Johannes Tselapedi and four others appeared in...
View ArticleState witness unreliable : Oldwadge
A metro policeman testifying in the trial of the driver of the car in which 13-year-old Zenani Mandela died was unreliable, the court heard. ||| A metro policeman called as a State witness in the trial...
View ArticlePolice arrest nine drug dealers
Undercover police arrested nine drug dealers in informal settlements in Umzinto. ||| Undercover police arrested nine drug dealers in informal settlements in Umzinto on Wednesday, KwaZulu-Natal police...
View ArticleZille ‘unstable’: WCape Cosatu
DA leader Helen Zille's recent comments against Cosatu was a sign of her growing “instability”, the provincial branch of the federation said. ||| Western Cape premier Helen Zille's recent comments...
View ArticleDad hit mom, not baby
Nolan Schoeman told the court that he had assaulted the baby's mother, but would never hurt his child. ||| A father on trial for allegedly murdering his infant son told the High Court in Pretoria on...
View ArticleTwo escapees rearrested
Two awaiting trial prisoners were rearrested on Wednesday in Kgomotso after escaping from police cells, North West police said. ||| Two awaiting trial prisoners were rearrested on Wednesday in Kgomotso...
View ArticleCourt manager jailed for fraud
A Tzaneen court manager was sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Polokwane Magistrate's Court for fraud. ||| A Tzaneen court manager was sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Polokwane Magistrate's...
View Article‘We’re glad to see Malema go’
Dozens of people have gathered in Julius Malema’s hometown to celebrate his expulsion from the ANC. ||| Johannesburg - Fireworks were set off in Julius Malema's hometown of Seshego on Wednesday night...
View ArticleE-toll protest on hold pending ruling
Cosatu has put its planned anti-toll protest action for Monday on hold, according to a report. ||| The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has put its planned anti-toll protest action for Monday on...
View ArticleShark victim laid to rest
The family of David Lilienfeld, who was killed by a shark in Kogel Bay last week, are at peace with the way he died. ||| The family of David Lilienfeld, who was killed by a shark in Kogel Bay last...
View ArticleSA is top refugee haven in world
South Africa has the largest number of individual asylum seekers in the world. ||| South Africa has the largest number of individual asylum seekers in the world. Deputy Home Affairs minister Fatima...
View ArticleTeen rape accused in parent’s custody
The case against a teenager accused of raping an eight-year-old girl and gouging out her left eye has been postponed. ||| The case against a teenager accused of raping an eight-year-old girl and...
View ArticleConservationists close loophole on netting
In a move to protect resources, wildlife experts have restricted fisherman in Durban with news permit terms. ||| The loopholes which were being exploited by Durban seine netters have been closed,...
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