E. Cape murder suspect arrested
The alleged killer was handed over to police, along with the knife, by community members. ||| King William’s Town – Butterworth police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the murder of a...
View ArticleCroc’s slippery snack r-eel tasty
Visitors were treated to a lunchtime special at Isimangaliso Wetlands Park when a crocodile and a large eel engaged in a battle for survival. ||| Durban - Tourists and locals were treated to a...
View Article‘We’ll bring shackland to campus’
In the latest round of running battles, students cautioned UCT was sitting on an explosive situation and things could get much worse. ||| Cape Town - Militant UCT students accusing university...
View ArticleSlithery passenger gives 4x4 owner the shivers
A bad smell seemingly coming from the air-conditioning vent on his 4x4 had Mazwi Ngcobo puzzled. ||| Durban - A bad smell seemingly coming from the air-conditioning vent on his 4x4 had Durban’s Mazwi...
View Article‘What is the problem? God is with me’
Robbery victim Piere van Schalkwyk's family is grateful to have had time to say their goodbyes. ||| Durban - Having been shot twice in the stomach in cold blood by intruders two weeks ago, Westville...
View ArticleOne wounded in Madimbo base explosion
A civilian living in the vicinity of the Madimbo Military Training Base was seriously wounded following the detonation of an unexploded training ordinance. ||| Pretoria – A civilian living in the...
View ArticleAnti-racism march: ANC leaders slam JZ critics
Defence of President Jacob Zuma and jibes levelled at opposition parties dominated the march by thousands of ANC supporters in Pretoria. ||| Pretoria - Calls for unity, defence of President Jacob Zuma...
View ArticleUK threatens to place child in foster care
A South African woman embroiled in a custody battle has 30 days to return her young child to his father in the UK. ||| Johannesburg - A South African woman embroiled in a custody battle has 30 days to...
View ArticleCampus housing crisis hits home
Nightfall at campuses across the country has seen students dodge authorities to call libraries, computer labs and parking garages their homes. ||| Johannesburg - University students have been forced...
View Article‘ATM bombers had an arsenal of weapons’
The accused, who have plead not guilty to 31 charges, were arrested near Jozini in January 2013 with ammunition and explosives in their possession. ||| Durban - ATM bombers killed two bystanders and a...
View ArticleBooyse on latest charges: ‘You do the maths’
Suspended Hawks boss Johan Booysen has appeared on the same charges which were thrown out of the same court two years ago. ||| Durban - “You do the maths.” That was the comment from suspended Hawks...
View ArticleEx-Hawks boss to face charges
The charges stem from allegations Anwa Dramat and his accomplices unlawfully handed Zimbabwean fugitives over to police from that country after arresting them. ||| Cape Town - Former Hawks boss Anwa...
View ArticleCape Town will win, Zille tells Zuma
Premier Helen Zille has a plan to make the Mother City SA's sole capital. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape Premier Helen Zille is taking seriously President Zuma’s proposal that South Africa have a single...
View ArticleLighting kills 3 more in KZN
Three more people have died in lightning strikes in KwaZulu-Natal, bringing to 10 the number of people killed in one week. ||| Harding – Three more people have died in lightning strikes in...
View ArticleImpounded plane: SA millions 'safe'
The SARB said that the consignment of SA currency on the plane that landed in Harare had arrived in the country “and is safe” in its control. ||| Durban - The decomposed body of a man fell from an...
View ArticleCop called ‘K-word’ in road rage attack
A police officer who was called the "K- word" and pepper-sprayed in a road-rage attack wants the perpetrator brought to book. ||| Durban - A high-ranking police officer who was called the “K- word” and...
View Article#OutsourcingMustFall warns of protests
#OutsourcingMustFall movement has said that a string of protests would hit the Pretoria CBD. ||| Pretoria - Protests will resume this week at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) if the...
View ArticleStrike action looms at CPUT
||| Cape Town - Strike action is looming for the Cape Peninsula University of Technology after talks with workers over salary and service conditions deadlocked at the weekend.The declaration of...
View ArticleHomeless man stabs officer in cop shop
||| Cape Town - A man taking shelter in the Nyanga police station went on the rampage early on Saturday, stabbing an officer in an arm and slashing the tyres of eight police vans.The 19-year-old, who...
View ArticleVeteran judge to oversee Zephany trial
Judge Tandaswa Ndita who is presiding over the trial concerning the kidnapping of Zephany Nurse is no stranger to cases that have captured the attention of the media. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape High...
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