‘My cellphone saved my life’
Siraaj Abrahams, 41, says a bullet meant for his heart slammed into the cellphone instead. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Town man says he wouldn’t be alive it wasn’t for his cellphone.Siraaj Abrahams, 41,...
View ArticleKZN triple murder accused abandon bail bid
Five men accused of hacking and shooting to death three members of the same family have abandoned their bail application. ||| Durban - Five men accused of hacking and shooting to death three members of...
View Article‘We saw him carrying half-naked teen into shack’
Neighbours of a man charged with killing his 15-year-old girlfriend told a court they saw him carrying the battered teen into his shack. ||| Cape Town - Neighbours of a man charged with killing his...
View ArticleTokai flower sellers given two weeks to leave
The Tokai flower sellers and their employees who live on the former Porter Reform School land have been given two weeks grace before they are evicted. ||| Cape Town - The Tokai flower sellers and their...
View ArticlePE school in ethnic hair racism row
Pupils from Lawson Brown High School say learners with afro or braided hairstyles have been told they will not be allowed to write exams. ||| Port Elizabeth – Pupils from Lawson Brown High School in...
View ArticlePair opt to remain in jail as murdered friends buried
Two men accused of murdering their two friends have opted to stay in jail, as the victims’ families battle to come to terms with the brutal murders. ||| Cape Town - The two men accused of brutally...
View Article#PretoriaGirlsHigh unconstitutional hair policy shelved
Gauteng schools have been asked to review their codes of conduct after Pretoria Girls High's was suspended for "insensitivity". ||| Johannesburg - Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has asked the...
View ArticleUKZN cafeteria set alight
Cheering heard in the background of videoclips made when a cafeteria at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard College campus in Durban went up in flames. ||| Durban - A cafeteria at the University...
View ArticleMore teachers suspended at sex video school
Four more teachers have been suspended from the Zululand school where a teacher was earlier suspended for allegedly having sex with pupils. ||| Durban - Four more teachers have been suspended from the...
View ArticleHuman trafficking resource line opens
A new national human trafficking resource line will be opened to respond to and assist in ultimately eradicating human trafficking in the country. ||| Cape Town - NGOs estimate that between 10 and 15...
View ArticleDurban pensioners risk losing homes
More than 100 families from Sydenham Heights have been summoned to court over unpaid levies and now risk losing their homes. ||| Durban - At 70 years old, Theresa Jacobus should be enjoying her...
View Article0% fee increase will tip UKZN further into the red
If a fee hike is blocked, it would ‘prove tough’ for the University of KwaZulu-Natal to function, according to vice-chancellor Dr Albert van Jaarsveld. ||| Durban - The University of KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleNFP leaders pledge to resist suspension
MP Maliyakhe Shelembe and national deputy chairman Sicelo Mabika have vowed to fight to the bitter end to have their suspensions lifted. ||| Durban - Two embattled NFP senior leaders and...
View ArticleCosatu to challenge Mashaba on privatising Pikitup
Cosatu spokesperson, Sizwe Pamla, said they would challenge and oppose Mashaba’s plans to privatise Pikitup, the city’s rubbish collection entity. ||| Johannesburg - The Congress of South African Trade...
View ArticleBail for property boss in Spier murder case
Suspended Sotheby’s SA property head Jason Rohde, who is accused of murdering his wife Susan, was released on bail of R1,1 million. ||| Cape Town - Jason Rohde, suspended South African head of the...
View ArticleResidents slam Cape Town film by-law amendments
Constania residents have slammed Cape Town city’s plan to amend two of its by-laws to regulate filming in the city. ||| Cape Town - Cape Town city’s plan to amend two of its by-laws to regulate filming...
View ArticleBCM denies recalling Rustenburg councillor
The Botho Community Movement is not recalling Ofentse Kombe, its sole councillor in the Rustenburg City Council. ||| Rustenburg - The Botho Community Movement (BCM) is not recalling its sole councillor...
View ArticleKwaDukuza to clamp down on illegal car guards
Municipality plans clampdown on ‘illegal car guards’, some of whom it says are drunkards, substance abusers and drug dealers. ||| Durban - The KwaDukuza Municipality is planning a clampdown on ‘illegal...
View ArticleAlleged child killer was unconvincing - State
The State has asked the Western Cape High Court to find the alleged murderer of five-year-old Anovuyo Ndamase guilty on all charges. ||| Cape Town - The State has asked the Western Cape High Court to...
View ArticleEFF warns Mashaba against proposed sale of Pikitup
New Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba will not last in his new position if he sell the city's refuse removal entity Pikitup, the EFF says. ||| Johannesburg - Mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba will not...
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