SABC backtracks on coverage of violent protests
The SABC has decided to concede to an interim interdict by the HSF not to exercise censorship when it comes to the coverage of protests. ||| Pretoria - In yet another legal blow within a week for the...
View ArticleInmate denied visit by private doctor found dead
A prisoner who for more than six months begged Correctional Services to allow his private doctor to see him was found dead in his Polokwane Prison cell. ||| Pretoria - A prisoner who for more than six...
View ArticleRobbers ram bakkie into jewellery store
Brazen robbers rammed their bakkie into a Cape Town jewellery store, ‘took what they could’, and fled with the stolen goods in another car. ||| Cape Town - The owners of a jewellery store say they are...
View ArticleMan caught red-handed trying to sell stolen cars
A 41-year-old man was caught red-handed by police allegedly selling two cars stolen in robberies in Durban. ||| Johannesburg - A 41-year-old man has been arrested in Durban after he was caught...
View ArticleBlack people must vote so ANC can win: Zuma
President Jacob Zuma urged Tembisa residents to unite as black people and vote for the ANC in the local elections. (VIDEO) ||| President Jacob Zuma took the ANC’s election campaign to Tembisa in...
View ArticleVideo: Indy staff donate to #MillionComforts campaign
Staff at Independent Media in Durban aimed to donate 67 packets of sanitary pads on Mandela Day but ended up donating 117 to the #MillionComforts campaign. ||| Staff at Independent Media in Durban...
View ArticleFalling foul of school haircut rules runs in family
A KZN pupil was sent home and told to fix his haircut - 41 years after his father was sent packing from school for a similar offence. ||| Durban - A 13-year-old Glenwood High School pupil was sent...
View ArticleHealth workers threaten to close Durban hospital
Doctors and nurses at Prince Mshiyeni Hospital hospital in Durban joining striking outsourced workers who have threatened to close the facility. ||| Durban - Doctors and nurses brought Prince Mshiyeni...
View ArticleCouncillor explains conflicting letters about Durban cop
Wentworth councillor, Aubrey Snyman, was called to the Durban Regional Magistrates court to explain his two conflicting letters about suspended Captain Larry Heslop. ||| Durban - Called to court to...
View ArticleR123m Manenberg housing project begins
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille turned the sod at a R123 million housing project that would house over 500 families in Manenberg. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille turned the sod at a...
View ArticleKZN drought causes extended water restrictions
Taps are shut down for 12 hours a day as drought hits the iLembe District Municipality on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. ||| Durban - Water is being rationed to all residents of the iLembe District...
View ArticleSACP to raise SABC issues with alliance partners
The South African Communist Party says it will raise the issue of corporate governance at the SABC when the Tripartite Alliance meets after the elections. ||| Cape Town - The South African Communist...
View ArticleJMPD cops in riot fiasco
Joburg metro police department was unable to put its new R27 million riot and command centre vehicles to use in a violent protest in Riverlea. ||| Johannesburg - Just hours after the gear was unveiled,...
View ArticlePolice warn against robbers in Joburg CBD
Johannesburg Central police urged the community to be vigilant as after several cases where firearms were used in robberies in the CBD were reported. ||| Johannesburg - Johannesburg Central police on...
View ArticleStolen goods found in Durban cemetery
Westville police tracked a vehicle laden with stolen goods, which had been taken during a home robbery, to a cemetery in Clermont. ||| Durban - A vehicle tracking device led police to a cemetery in...
View ArticleBethanie escapees re-arrested
Two of the three awaiting-trial prisoners, who escaped from the Bethanie police holding cells, near Brits were re-arrested. ||| Rustenburg - Two of the three awaiting-trial prisoners, who escaped from...
View ArticleCape Town teen gets gift of sight
With the help of his mother's employer and a cornea transplant, 15-year-old Riyaaz Carollisen has a good chance of having his eyesight restored. ||| Cape Town - Two days ago, Riyaaz Carollisen’s eye...
View ArticleStellenbosch choir wins gold in Russia
The Stellenbosch University Choir has taken first place in the prestigious International Choir Games in Sochi, Russia. ||| Cape Town - The Stellenbosch University Choir has taken first place in the...
View ArticleSeven bodyguards for KZN prisons official
Tensions are so high in Correctional Services Department that the province's acting deputy commissioner has seven bodyguards. ||| Durban - Tensions are running so high in the KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleHousing mulled for Philippi area
The Cape Town city council has confirmed it is “in the process of exploring various options for the Philippi area”. ||| Cape Town - The Cape Town city council has confirmed it is “in the process of...
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