A nation of ‘racists behind computers’?
The row over a racist Twitter comment by a model has highlighted the proliferation of the problem on social networking forums. ||| The row over a racist comment made on Twitter by SA model Jessica...
View ArticleCity to get fraction of parking money
The city of Johannesburg will get 20 to 40 percent of the income generated from kerbside parking, Business Day reported. ||| The city of Johannesburg will get 20 to 40 percent of the income generated...
View ArticleMan held for heroin
A man has been arrested for possession of heroin in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. ||| A man has been arrested for possession of heroin with an estimated street value of R2 million in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleGruesome body found on plot
Police are looking for information on the murder of a man whose mutilated body was discovered on a smallholding. ||| Police are looking for information to aid their investigations into the murder of a...
View ArticleBlow for justice for child victims
She was raped more than once; the doctor didn’t give evidence in court; and her mother died before she could give evidence. ||| She was raped more than once; the doctor didn’t give evidence in court;...
View ArticleRapist’s sentence cut by a quarter
A man who raped a 15-year-old girl had his sentence cut by a quarter because a judge said he had a difficult childhood. ||| A man who raped a 15-year-old girl had his sentence cut by a quarter because...
View ArticleTaxi, bus crash injures 22
Twenty-two people have been injured when a minibus taxi and a bus collided in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. ||| Twenty-two people were injured when a minibus taxi and a bus collided in Mitchells Plain,...
View ArticleUnion pleased with water upgrade
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) is pleased with the improvement in municipal drinking water quality. ||| The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union (Imatu) is pleased...
View ArticleSuspect ‘waved gun at cars on highway’
The alleged killer of a former policeman pointed his gun at oncoming cars on the R21 as he fled the scene of a robbery. ||| The alleged killer of a former policeman and security expert pointed his gun...
View ArticleHow eight days changed a ruling
Eight days more than halved the 15-year jail sentence given to Veli Madonsela who was convicted of armed robbery . ||| Eight days more than halved a 15-year jail sentence.Veli Collen Madonsela was...
View ArticleDoctor refused to treat sick baby
A Pretoria doctor faces disciplinary action for turning away a sick, dehydrated and crying baby who later died. ||| A Tshwane District Hospital doctor faces disciplinary action for turning away a sick,...
View ArticleCops slam Mpumalanga protests
Mpumalanga police have condemned the violence in recent service delivery protests in the province. ||| Mpumalanga police have condemned the violence in recent service delivery protests in the...
View ArticleHe’s lucky to get lenient sentence: judge
High Court judge Piet Koen described Sifiso Zulu as a remorseless amateur who tried in vain to deceive the court. ||| Dismissing Sifiso Zulu’s appeal on Friday, Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Piet...
View ArticleCrash blocks N3 highway
All lanes of the N3 to Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal have been blocked after an accident involving three trucks and a car. ||| All lanes of the N3 to Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal were blocked on Tuesday...
View ArticleANC has failed Mpumalanga – DA
The DA believes the Blue Drop drinking water report proved the failure of the ANC's “jobs for pals” policy in Mpumalanga. ||| The Blue Drop drinking water report proved the failure of the ANC's “jobs...
View ArticlePupil killed in ECape crash
A teenager and two men died after a school bus and a truck crashed on the N2 between Mount Ayliff and Mount Frere. ||| A teenager and two men were killed when a school bus and a truck crashed on the N2...
View ArticleHe offered my daughter for sex: dad
A sports coach offered a teenage girl to a fellow athlete for sex, the alleged victim’s father told the Durban Regional Court. ||| A sport coach offered a teenage girl to a fellow athlete for sex, the...
View ArticleWits students boycott meals
Students at Wits University have refused to eat at its canteens in solidarity with dismissed catering company workers. ||| Students at the University of Witwatersrand have refused to eat at its...
View ArticleZulu could serve only a few weeks
Businessman Sifiso Zulu may spend only mere weeks in jail for for his three-year culpable homicide sentence. ||| A twist in the presidential remission of sentence announced last week could see...
View ArticleSA man to care for murdered sister’s child
A dentist has won the right to raise his murdered sister’s son who is currently in India while his father awaits trial for his mother’s death. ||| The High Court in Pietermaritzburg granted Durban...
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