Mchunu condemns cop killing
KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Willies Mchunu has condemned the killing of a policeman in Nhlanhleni, near Ladysmith. ||| KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Willies Mchunu has condemned the killing of a...
View ArticleRape girl’s mom breaks down on the stand
The mother of a girl who was brutally raped described the moment she learnt a family friend allegedly tried to kill her child. ||| The mom of a girl brutally raped, beaten and left for dead has...
View ArticleSerial rape case postponed
The case against a man facing 33 charges of rape and 33 of attempted murder has been adjourned for a few hours. ||| The case against a man facing 33 charges of rape and 33 of attempted murder was...
View ArticleHijacker shot dead in Midrand
A man has been shot dead and another arrested after a hijacking in Midrand, Joburg. ||| A man has been shot dead and another arrested after a hijacking in Midrand, Johannesburg metro police said on...
View ArticleVillage sealed off by protest
Thousands of residents from Sir Lowry’s Pass Village staged a service delivery protest that blocked access to the town. ||| Thousands of residents from Sir Lowry’s Pass Village burned tree trunks,...
View ArticleHospital construction site ablaze
Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out on the construction site of Mitchells Plain Hospital, in Cape Town. ||| Firefighters are battling a blaze that broke out on the construction site of...
View Article17 injured in bus crash
Seventeen people have been injured after a bus crashed into an overturned truck. ||| Seventeen people were injured when a bus crashed into an overturned truck between Britstown and Victoria West,...
View ArticleTributes for Padayachie
Glowing tributes marked the funeral service of Public Service and Administration Minister Roy Padayachie in Durban. ||| Glowing tributes marked the funeral service of Public Service and Administration...
View ArticleI’m growing vegetables to feed myself – Cwele
Convicted drug-dealer Sheryl Cwele says she is surviving only through the generosity of members of her church and relatives. ||| Convicted drug trafficker Sheryl Cwele, fired from her job at the...
View ArticleWoman strangled, set alight
A woman has been strangled, allegedly by her boyfriend, who then set her corpse alight. ||| A Modimolle woman has been strangled, allegedly by her boyfriend, who then set her corpse alight, North West...
View ArticleCapeNature CEO suspended
The Western Cape conservation body CapeNature's CEO Manana Moroka has been suspended. ||| The Western Cape conservation body CapeNature's CEO Manana Moroka has been suspended, its board said on...
View ArticleCops duped in ATM robbery
Thieves managed to convince a passing police car that they were refilling an ATM in Norwood rather than emptying it. ||| An ATM robbery in Norwood on Wednesday could have been foiled, but the thieves...
View ArticleCoach’s ‘trick’ arrest questioned
Counsel for a coach facing allegations of paedophilia has questioned the way his client was duped into returning to SA. ||| Counsel for a sports coach facing allegations of paedophilia has launched a...
View ArticleCosatu condemns crimes against women
Cosatu says the spate of women killings, abuse and rape in the North West is alarming and should be investigated ||| A spate of women killings, abuse and rape in the North West was alarming and should...
View ArticleHospital fire contained
A fire that broke out at the construction site of the Mitchells Plain Hospital is largely under control. ||| A fire that broke out at the construction site of the Mitchells Plain Hospital on Wednesday...
View ArticleModel racism stirs more outrage than rape video
The racist Tweets of two models have caused more of a storm on social networks and the internet than the gang-rape video. ||| The racist Tweets of models Jessica Leandra dos Santos and Tshidi Thamana...
View ArticleLilydale protesters in court
Nine protesters appeared in the Bushbuckridge Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of public violence and arson. ||| Nine protesters appeared in the Bushbuckridge Magistrate's Court on Wednesday...
View ArticleCharges against Limpopo protesters dropped
Charges of public violence against nine protesters have been withdrawn by the Musina Magistrate's Court. ||| Charges of public violence against nine protesters have been withdrawn by the Musina...
View ArticleSerial rape case postponed
The case against a man facing 33 charges of rape and 33 of attempted murder was postponed on Wednesday. ||| The case against a man facing 33 charges of rape and 33 of attempted murder was postponed by...
View ArticleMan held for selling scheduled drug
A businessman was arrested in a supermarket on Wednesday for selling a scheduled drug over the counter. ||| A businessman was arrested in a supermarket in Berlin, in the Eastern Cape, on Wednesday for...
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