Two children were hurt in Hillbrow hostage drama
Police have confirmed that two children were injured in the hostage drama at a Hillbrow block of flats. ||| Johannesburg - Police have confirmed that two children were injured in Tuesday night’s...
View ArticleMan praying for no crashes makes N1 motorists jump
Motorists on the N1 South in Fairland saw a man who looked as if he was about to jump off the pedestrian bridge, but that was not his plan. ||| Johannesburg - He nearly caused accidents by praying to...
View ArticleVideo: Riyaaz - lifting the light
Riyaaz Carollisen suffers from a rare degenerative eye disease. Now a cornea donation may restore his eyesight within a couple of days. ||| Cape Town - Riyaaz Carollisen suffers from keratoconus, a...
View ArticleGates opens up to young entrepreneurs in DBN
It was lights, camera, action at Durban’s artSPACE for the live taping of MTV Base Meets Bill Gates. ||| It was lights, camera, action at Durban’s artSPACE on Tuesday when the trendy city gallery was...
View Article'Cop lied about teen murdered in police cells'
A police officer lied and must be charged in connection with the death of Gerdo Karelse who was found dead in holding cells, Ipid has found. ||| The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has...
View ArticleMy harrowing days and nights as a new doctor
An intern, who asked to remain anonymous, describes a typically brutal day at work on an exhausting shift lasting more than 24 hours. ||| An intern, who asked to remain anonymous, describes a typically...
View ArticleDurban denies owing Tansat R132m
Durban City has denied it owes its bus operator R132 million - and instead claimed Tansnat has not fulfilled its own obligations concerning their settlement agreement. ||| Durban - Durban City has...
View ArticleSA Muslims kicked out of Namibia
Nine Cape Town Muslims have been deported from Namibia after being arrested while performing their daily prayers. ||| Johannesburg – Nine Cape Town Muslims have been deported from Namibia for allegedly...
View ArticleMom cries foul over tot's crèche horror
A 28-second video shows how a crèche caretaker relentlessly put a 10-month-old into contact with a ball while laughing all the time. ||| Pretoria - Screaming his lungs out, the terrified 10-month-old...
View ArticleUKZN med school quotas biased: ANC
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal wants to meet the University of KZN’s Medical School over its quota policy, which excludes hundreds of Indian students each year. ||| Durban - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal wants to...
View ArticleTeacher caught on camera beating pupils
Corporal punishment complaints at a Limpopo school are to be addressed after a pupil took pictures of a teacher beating pupils with a piece of piping. ||| Johannesburg - Ongoing allegations of brutal...
View ArticleWentworth cop jailed for attempted murder
Suspended Wentworth police captain, Larry Heslop, was sentenced to 15 years in jail for attempted murder and possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition. ||| Durban - Suspended police captain Larry...
View ArticleNorth West murder, rape fugitives nabbed
Two murder and rape suspects have been arrested in the North West after being on the run since December. ||| Rustenburg - Two murder suspects in the North West who were on the run since December last...
View ArticleCape Town man shot 20 times
A 20-year-old dad was gunned down metres from his home in Scottsdene, Kraaifontein. ||| Cape Town - A young father was hit by twenty bullets after a shooter ambushed him while he was on his way to...
View ArticleA tragedy waiting to happen
Overworked doctors pen their accounts of tragedies waiting to happen on the Facebook wall of the group named Safe Working Hours. ||| Johannesburg - One by one they pen their accounts, which read like...
View ArticleHawks nab Cape tax swindler
The Hawks’ have arrested an alleged fake tax practitioner for fraud amounting to R691 000. ||| Johannesburg - The Hawks’ Commercial Wing on Thursday arrested an alleged fake tax practitioner in Cape...
View ArticleOutrage over huge Durban mussel-cracker haul
A photograph of two Durban fishermen with a haul of 10 very big black mussel-crackers has sparked outrage on social media. ||| Durban - A photograph of two Durban fishermen with a haul of 10 very big...
View ArticleNorth West cop shot dead during robbery
A 32-year-old constable was gunned down while he was responding to a business burglary alarm at a local bank in Hartbeesfontein. ||| Rustenburg - A policeman was shot dead in Hartbeesfontein near...
View ArticleFifth suspect in Panayiotou case confronts media
Zolani Sibeko, appearing in court in connection with the murder of Jayde Panayiotou, told reporters “you make me sick”. ||| Port Elizabeth – A fifth suspect arrested in connection with the murder of...
View ArticleChilly with a chance of snow
Winter will tighten its grip on parts of South Africa this weekend into next week with Gauteng and KZN likely to be icy cold and wet. ||| Johannesburg - Winter will tighten its grip on parts of South...
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