Cops seek info after security officers robbed, raped
Police in Welkom have asked anyone with any information to help apprehend four armed robbers and rapists after two security officers were attacked. ||| Welkom – Police in Welkom in the Free State have...
View ArticleFranschhoek on terror alert for #Bastille Day
Bastille Day organisers beef up security after Nice atrocity. ||| Cape Town - Security has been drastically ramped up for the Franschhoek Bastille Day Festival this weekend, following a terror attack...
View ArticleSex workers cash in on #AIDS2016
Prostitutes to swarm Durban for influx of Aids conference tourists. ||| Durban - As Durban prepares to welcome celebrities and thousands of delegates to the 21st International Aids Conference, sex...
View ArticleThousands locked out of Madiba’s gravesite
Bickering and bitterness have left the site undeveloped, but it is well guarded to keep out any visitors. ||| Johannesburg - Family battles around the grave of Nelson Mandela’s grave have in effect...
View ArticleKZN hits circumcision milestone
Durban – The KwaZulu-Natal health department is close to reaching the milestone figure of 700 000 men and boys circumcised under its medical male circumcision (MMC) programme in just five years. |||...
View ArticleCourt told of fear, loathing at SABC
The SABC's new policies are so vague, that staff are no longer sure what they can cover, say eight journalists facing dismissal. ||| Johannesburg - The SABC ban on footage of violent protests and...
View ArticleCape Town extends condolences to De Lille
Cape Town deputy mayor Ian Neilson has offered condolences on behalf of the city and residents to mayor Patricia de Lille and her family on the death of her mother. ||| Cape Town – Cape Town deputy...
View ArticleStory of ‘terror twins’ absolute nonsense - expert
No one would want to move to Syria 'in the middle of a five-year civil war', says independent defence and security analyst Helmoed Heitman. ||| Pretoria - It’s “absolute nonsense” that the 23-year-old...
View ArticleVote for jobs, not chaos - Maimane
Voters need to reject the corruption of the ANC and the chaos of the EFF and instead choose jobs, says DA leader Mmusi Maimane. ||| Cape Town – Voters need to reject the corruption of the African...
View ArticleWe’ll burn Uber down, say metered taxi drivers
The 15 metered taxi operators, charged with public disorder during an altercation with Uber drivers, have been released on a warning. ||| Cape Town - The 15 metered taxi operators charged with public...
View ArticleGates to deliver Nelson Mandela annual lecture
Microsoft founder Bill Gates will deliver the 14th annual Nelson Mandela Foundation lecture on the eve of the former statesman's birthday. ||| Johannesburg – Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill...
View ArticleCape teen’s horror during Turkey coup
Robyn Fabian, 17, cowered in the kitchen of a coffee shop in Istanbul Airport and listened in horror as gunshots rang out and people screamed. ||| Cape Town - A city schoolgirl cowered in the kitchen...
View ArticleSABC dictator gone rogue
Details of SABC's strongman Hlaudi Motsoeneng's full-frontal assault on freedom of info and expression have emerged in an explosive affidavit. ||| Cape Town - Details of SABC’s strongman Hlaudi...
View Article#AIDS2016: SA bridging gap indelivering HIV drugs
South Africa - despite its many developmental challenges - is well on its way to bridging the gap in the delivery of life-saving drugs to HIV-positive citizens. ||| Durban - South Africa - despite its...
View ArticleThuli’s report best captures SABC rot
There is no document that better gives a full glimpse into the genesis of the SABC chaos than the public protector's report, "When Governance and Ethics Fail." ||| Johannesburg - There is no document...
View Article#SABC: Ngubane’s dubious cover-up
The public protector’s report found that the board “allowed Dr Ben Ngubane to effectively perform the functions of an executive chairperson by authorising numerous salary increments for Motsoeneng”....
View Article#AIDS2016: ‘Blesser industry must be regulated’
SA's "blesser" phenomenon is not new, but gift giving during courtship has now evolved to include deadly consequences, an expert said. ||| Durban - South Africa’s “blesser” phenomenon is not new, but...
View ArticleUKZN med school student charged with fraud
Heads are expected to roll at one of the country’s top medical schools after a fourth year student who faked his matric results to get into the UKZN was arrested. ||| Durban - Heads are expected to...
View ArticleCrack cops to down tools
Fed-up members of Durban’s Public Order Policing have decided to embark on a go-slow. ||| Durban - While political tension and service delivery protests are on the rise, Durban’s Public Order Policing...
View ArticleSecret plan to boot Joburg window washers
A group of concerned Johannesburg residents will hold a secret meeting to discuss the problem of informal window washers. ||| Johannesburg - The move to remove window washers from busy Joburg...
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