Sars, pensions funds recruited in maintenance fight
Maintenance defaulters could find their tax refunds slashed, as the Department of Justice explores new ways to clamp down on non-payers. ||| Durban - Maintenance defaulters, be warned: you could soon...
View Article'I am not my sexuality'
LGBTI youth packed out a venue in the Cape Town Library to talk about what it was like being young and queer in a township community. ||| Cape Town - What is it like to grow up gay in Nyanga, or...
View Article#76AT40: Activist appalled at how memory is cheapened
An activist of the 1976 Soweto Student Uprising has criticised Youth Day commemorations, saying Khotso Seatlholo, Hector Pieterson and Tsietsi Mashinini must be turning in their graves. |||...
View ArticleBoyfriend’s beheading case on hold
No postmotem has been performed on the body of an 18-year-old KZN female who was murdered, dismembered and burnt beyond recognition, stalling the case against her boyfriend. ||| Durban - The case...
View ArticleHospital mix-up leaves granny lonely, scared
An expert has testified that an 84-year-old woman, who was given formalin to drink instead of water, has been left anxious and lonely. ||| Durban - Eighty-four-year-old Isabella Smith had once lived...
View ArticleRain floods informal settlements in Cape
Heavy rains have resulted in flooding reports from at least seven informal settlements in and around Cape Town. ||| Cape Town - Heavy rains have lashed the Western Cape with the city receiving a number...
View ArticleThree dead, three hurt in Northam crash
Three men were killed in a collision involving a truck, a car and a pedestrian near Northam in Limpopo Province. ||| Durban – Three men were killed in a collision involving a truck, a car and a...
View ArticleExclusive: This unit is hooked on tackling drugs
In Part 4 of a five-part series, Lance Witten looks at the chemistry unit at the Western Cape SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory. ||| In Part 4 of a five-part series, Lance Witten looks at the chemistry...
View ArticleField’s Hill crash: truck owner to appear in court
The owner of the Field’s Hill crash truck has been summoned to court - nearly three years after the accident in which 24 people died. ||| Durban - The owner of the Field’s Hill crash truck has been...
View ArticleCops nab alleged baby-killer
A West Rand father who has been on the run for nearly a week following the discovery of his six-month-old-son’s body has been arrested. ||| Johannesburg - A West Rand father who has been on the run...
View ArticleExclusive: Meet the Cartridge family
In Part 5 of a five-part series, Lance Witten looks at the Ballistics division at the Western Cape SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory. [VIDEO] ||| In Part 5 of a five-part series, Lance Witten looks at...
View ArticleClaim that SA firefighters ‘exploited’ in Canada is slammed
The Department of Environmental Affairs has dismissed claims by Numsa that SA firefighters were “ruthlessly exploited” in Canada. ||| Johannesburg – South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs...
View ArticleFoundation may reject Sparrow’s money
The chief executive of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation says Penny Sparrow has shown no remorse for her racist comments. ||| Durban - Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation chief executive Mavuso...
View ArticleTwo women gunned down during funeral
Two women attending a funeral service in Ekurhuleni died when they were gunned down, reportedly by a gang. ||| Johannesburg - Two women attending a funeral service in Ekurhuleni on Thursday died when...
View Article#RacistRant: Woman caught on video
Yet another white woman has stirred a social media storm after she was captured on video hurling racial slurs at the police. ||| Johannesburg - Yet another white woman has stirred a social media racial...
View Article#HopeZinde’s son referred for psychiatric evaluation
Hope Zinde’s son was on the verge of being referred to a drug rehabilitation centre before he allegedly killed his mother, the court heard. ||| Brits - The son of former SABC board member Hope Zinde...
View ArticleMissing teen’s body found in street
The body of Schumané Magielies, who disappeared earlier this week, has been found tied up and wrapped in blankets on a Missionvale street. ||| Agoa Park – The body of a teenager who went missing in...
View ArticleHospital workers are tired of struggling: union
Sapsu, which is leading strikes at Durban hospitals, has vowed to stick by its demand that temporary workers at government institutions be employed permanently. ||| Durban - The South African Public...
View Article#OscarPistorius stump walk a ‘pathetic stunt’
Disabled people have slammed Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers for parading him on his stumps in court in a bid to keep him out of jail. ||| Disabled people have slammed the lawyers representing Oscar Pistorius...
View ArticleAdvocate slams parents in battle over son
A top official in the Office of the Chief Family Advocate has, unusually, weighed in on a bitter battle between separated parents over access to their son. ||| Durban - A senior official in the Office...
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