27 SANDF members charged with fraud
Twenty-seven South African National Defence Force members face charges of fraud and corruption and have been placed on leave. ||| Cape Town - Twenty-seven South African National Defence Force (SANDF)...
View ArticleSlain 'Hammanskraal rapist': 4 suspects set free
Charges have been provisionally withdrawn against four men arrested after the killing of a suspected kidnapper in Hammanskraal. ||| Pretoria - The four men arrested after the killing of a man suspected...
View ArticleNew dawn for amputee Tshepo as legs arrive
Double amputee Tshepo Rasebeka, 7, was in absolute awe as he was finally fitted with his new prosthetic legs. ||| Pretoria - His legs finally arrived - and 7-year-old Tshepo Rasebeka couldn’t stop...
View ArticleWe are making history, say EFF in Rustenburg
EFF supporters carried a giant mock cross declaring that Jesus has arrived, ahead of the first council sitting in Rustenburg. ||| Rustenburg – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) supporters sang jubilation...
View ArticleStudent found hanging in cemetery
The body of a 22-year-old Sipho-Sihle “Sweety” Nontshifa from Kagisho was found hanging from a tree in the ABC Cemetery. ||| Kimberley - The body of a 22-year-old Kagisho student was found hanging from...
View ArticleBaby in adoption tug-of-war to get his own advocate
A 4½-month-old baby is to get his own advocate to represent him in a legal battle over his adoption, after a ruling in the Durban HIgh Court. ||| Durban - A 4½-month-old baby is to get his own advocate...
View ArticleANCWL lays into KZN sex-tape teacher
The ANC Women’s League has slammed the KZN teacher accused of abusing six female pupils, and recording the abuse. ||| Johannesburg - The African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) has slammed the...
View ArticleThulsie twins' urgent application struck off the roll
An urgent application challenging an earlier court ruling that found the terror-accused twins’ arrest to be lawful has been stuck off the roll. ||| Johannesburg - The urgent application by twins...
View ArticleJoburg construction worker survives 8-metre fall
A worker was left seriously injured after he fell eight metres while working on a construction site in Ormonde, paramedics said. ||| Johannesburg - A worker was left seriously injured on Friday morning...
View ArticleWine lollies set to hit SA market
Alcoholic lollies are about to hit our shores, but both the makers and authorities have warned that they are for adults only. ||| Cape Town - Capetonians will have one more way to cool off when summer...
View ArticleTeacher jailed for shooting pupil he was engaged to
A KZN teacher who shot dead his fiancée, a 23-year-old Grade 11 pupil, and her mother was sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison. ||| Durban - The KwaZulu-Natal teacher who shot dead his fiancée,...
View ArticleNo bail for body parts merchant
A Limpopo law student, accused of killing an unknown woman to sell her body parts, has been denied bail. ||| Makopane – A Limpopo man accused of killing an unknown woman for her body parts was denied...
View ArticleZuma sends condolences to SANDF families
President Jacob Zuma has extended his condolences to the families of 11 SANDF members who died in a military bus crash in the Free State. ||| Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma on Friday extended his...
View ArticleWoman defrauded of thousands on Gumtree
People should beware of criminal activities where criminals are using small online ads sites to defraud consumers, police have warned. ||| Johannesburg – A 23-year-old woman appeared in the Pretoria...
View ArticleF State cops educate farmers on stock theft
Despite the rainy conditions, members patrolled the kraals and physically inspected livestock for brand marking. ||| Thaba Nchu – A joint crime combating and educational operation by officers from the...
View ArticleHospital toasts super-prem #WaydeVanNiekerk
Gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk was celebrated at Groote Schuur Hospital when staff unveiled a banner marking his 400m win in Rio. ||| Cape Town - Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk was on...
View ArticleChange has come to Tshwane, says Msimanga
New Tshwane executive mayor Solly Msimanga pledges to step up service delivery for all - and ban blue-light brigades. ||| Pretoria - Change has come to Tshwane - so declared new Tshwane executive mayor...
View ArticleThulsie twins to consider other alternatives
The mother of twin brothers accused of terrorism shook her head in disbelief as her sons' bail attempts failed in the South Gauteng High Court. ||| Johannesburg - The mother of twin brothers accused of...
View ArticleANC mourns death of SANDF crash victims
Nine women died on the scene when the bus rolled down an embankment on the R712 in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. ||| Johannesburg – The African National Congress has extended condolences to...
View ArticleSex workers vulnerable to rape by cops - Sweat
SA’s sex workers have been waiting 19 years for promised legislative reform to ensure they enjoy their constitutional rights to freedom. ||| Pretoria - Samantha Ashleen April did not get to celebrate...
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