Margate hostage doing well
A woman wounded while being held hostage by a former patient at Westville Hospital is in a stable condition following an operation. ||| A woman wounded while being held hostage by a former patient at...
View ArticleTwo escapees arrested
Two men were re-arrested after escaping from the Jane Furse police station holding cells with 12 other awaiting-trial prisoners. ||| Two men were re-arrested on Monday after escaping from the Jane...
View ArticleParalegal’s bail application postponed
The bail application of a paralegal accused of illegally representing himself as an attorney was postponed on Monday. ||| The bail application of a Durbanville paralegal accused of illegally...
View ArticleProtesters set municipal building alight
Reddersburg's municipal building was set alight during renewed violence by residents of the nearby Matoporong township. ||| Reddersburg's municipal building was set alight on Monday during renewed...
View ArticleSA ups oil from Iran despite US pressure
Pretoria has not bowed to U.S. pressure to curb commercial links with Tehran. ||| Johannesburg - South African crude oil imports from Iran rose to 3.37 billion rand ($434.8 million) in March from 2.8...
View ArticleThird escapee arrested
A third man was re-arrested after escaping from the Jane Furse police station holding cells with 13 other awaiting-trial prisoners. ||| A third man was re-arrested on Monday after escaping from the...
View ArticleDrugs are their world and Pullinger Kop is their home
Nyaope, rock and Thai white are all street names for drugs which have found their way into Joburg’s homeless communities. ||| Ellen Dietrich, 28, crushes a line of heroin on a red bible. She is...
View ArticleRare to up sentence on appeal - Concourt
It is extremely rare for someone whose conviction and sentence was set aside on appeal, to be given a higher sentence on an alternate charge. ||| It was extremely rare for someone whose conviction and...
View ArticleMost pupils do not pay school fees
Statistics SA says almost two-thirds of pupils do not pay school fees in South Africa. ||| Almost two-thirds of pupils do not pay school fees in South Africa, Statistics SA (StatsSA) said on...
View ArticleLid blown off boiled money scam
An Eastern Cape woman was duped into believing her cash would grow by boiling it in chemicals. ||| An Eastern Cape woman was duped into believing her cash would grow by boiling it in chemicals, police...
View ArticleBail for Soweto teen rape accused
Four minors accused of gang raping a 17-year-old mentally impaired Soweto girl have been granted bail. ||| Four minors accused of gang raping a 17-year-old mentally impaired Soweto girl were granted...
View Article‘Facebook rapist’ will stand trial
“Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester has turned down a plea and sentencing agreement and will stand trial in the Western Cape High Court. ||| “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester has turned down a plea and...
View ArticleSA welcomes return of kidnapped boy
“The South African government extends its appreciation to the government of Malaysia for its role in bringing about the release of the child.” ||| South Africa learned with great relief of the release...
View ArticleTruck crushes elderly woman in car
An elderly woman suffered multiple injuries, from which she later died, after her car collided with a truck. ||| An elderly woman was killed in an accident on Thursday in Three Rivers, Vereeniging,...
View ArticleDiepsloot water gets clean bill
Drinking water in Diepsloot informal settlement, north of Johannesburg, is no longer contaminated and safe to drink. ||| Drinking water in Diepsloot informal settlement, north of Johannesburg, was no...
View ArticleCompensation fund case postponed
The trial of three men accused of defrauding the labour department's Compensation Fund was postponed on Thursday. ||| The trial of three men accused of defrauding the labour department's Compensation...
View ArticleCops held over bribe
Three policemen were arrested on Thursday for allegedly soliciting a bribe. ||| Three policemen were arrested in Randburg on Thursday for allegedly soliciting a bribe, Gauteng police said.Captain Pinky...
View ArticleWheelchair-bound farmer robbed
A 96-year-old wheelchair-bound farmer has been robbed by six men who broke into his house. ||| A 96-year-old wheelchair-bound farmer has been robbed by six men who broke into his house in Bothaville,...
View ArticleChild shooting case postponed
The bail application of a man accused of shooting a 12-year-old girl dead was postponed on Thursday. ||| The bail application of a man accused of shooting a 12-year-old girl dead was postponed in the...
View ArticleCourt to rule on Shembe signature
The court will rule on Monday on whether a handwriting expert may present his findings on the signature of the Shembe Church's dead leader. ||| A court ruling will be made on Monday on whether a...
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