Rev’s ‘kill whites’ tweet a shocker
A reverend used Twitter to call for white people in SA to be killed. ||| A reverend used Twitter at the weekend to call for white people in South Africa to be killed. The man singled out Helen Zille as...
View ArticleDrug dealers move into suburbia
Police say that in a bid to avoid detection, drug syndicates are increasingly moving into affluent areas. ||| Drug syndicates are increasingly moving their operations into Durban suburbs, especially...
View ArticlePupils find success in a shebeen
They spent several nights a week studying for their matric exams at a local shebeen in Khayelitsha because they had no place to go. ||| They spent several nights a week studying for their matric exams...
View ArticleOutcry as Parkhurst pays to park
Parkhurst residents and business owners are outraged at having to pay R8 an hour for parking in their main streets. ||| Parkhurst residents and business owners and patrons are up in arms at having to...
View ArticleLast leg of census kicks off in PTA
Census 2011 enumerators are to work round the clock to capture data to be released by the end of the year. ||| The last leg of Census 2011 has started in Pretoria, where just under 900 data processors...
View ArticleCanning community cries foul
Residents of Deep Frieze, a property in Macassar, face water supply cuts to their homes at the end of January. ||| Residents of Deep Frieze, a property in Macassar, face water supply cuts to their...
View ArticleCops fired after attack on News photographer
The two policemen who attacked Pretoria News photographer Masi Losi have been fired with immediate effect. ||| The two policemen who attacked Pretoria News photographer Masi Losi outside the...
View ArticleSole survivor of family slaying still in coma
The 3-year-old Pretoria girl shot by her policeman father is still in a medically induced coma. ||| The little Pretoria girl shot by her policeman father hours before her family could celebrate the new...
View ArticleOne killed in Moloto Road crash
A person has died and another critically injured when their bakkie collided with a bus on Moloto Road. ||| One person was killed and another critically injured when their bakkie collided with a Putco...
View ArticleMan dies after bluebottle sting
A beach outing turns tragic for a family, who were out at Strand Beach in Cape Town. ||| A family day at the beach ended in tragedy when a city grandfather died after being stung by a bluebottle while...
View ArticleMan dies after bluebottle sting
A beach outing turns tragic for a family, who were out at Strand Beach in Cape Town. ||| A family day at the beach ended in tragedy when a city grandfather died after being stung by a bluebottle while...
View ArticleToddler drowns off Cape beach
The body of a Gugulethu toddler has been recovered, almost 12 hours after he went missing on Strand Beach. ||| The body of a Gugulethu toddler was recovered early on Sunday morning almost 12 hours...
View ArticleCouple killed in car crash
A couple has died and their two children were injured when their car crashed into a tree in North West. ||| A couple died and their two children were injured when their car crashed into a tree on the...
View ArticleTraffic bosses’ raft of fines
The Road Traffic Management Corporation says no one is above the law. ||| South Africa’s traffic bosses, who have been threatening to confiscate errant drivers’ licences, have run up a raft of fines in...
View ArticleZzz… Zuma talk ends with empty seats
By the time President Jacob Zuma ended his lengthy speech, the stands at Free State Stadium were practically deserted. ||| Hundreds of people pushed, shoved and shouted in a sweaty crush to get into...
View ArticleNumber’s up for apartheid-era Native Yards (NY)
The City of Cape Town’s next target is to put 52 NY name change recommendations out for public comment. ||| The offensive NY street names, which stand for “Native Yard”, are the City of Cape Town’s...
View ArticleTreasury strips Limpopo of powers
The National Treasury has instructed all Limpopo government departments not to pay service providers for December. ||| The National Treasury has effectively stripped all Limpopo government departments...
View Article‘Whites only’ campsite to be investigated
“If it is a private property then racism is still unacceptable.” ||| Investigations are to be conducted into an East London resort where a black child was allegedly turned away. The Eastern Cape Parks...
View Article34 drug mules held at airport in 2011
Police have arrested 34 drug mules and seized drugs worth an estimated R7.5 million at Cape Town International Airport in 2011. ||| Police arrested 34 drug mules and confiscated drugs with an estimated...
View ArticleReservist gang-raped for dagga tip-off
Three men allegedly gang-raped a Soweto police reservist as “revenge” for informing police that they were selling dagga. ||| A Soweto police reservist was allegedly gang-raped by three men as “revenge”...
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