NWU shuts down campus after violent protests
North West University ordered students to go home after violent clashes and the torching of a car and two buildings. ||| Rustenburg - Students at the North West University’s Mafikeng campus were told...
View ArticleE-tolls: Sanral to begin issuing summons
It’s illegal to not pay your e-toll account and those who refuse to pay should receive court summons in the next two weeks. ||| Johannesburg - It’s illegal to not pay your e-toll account and those who...
View ArticleOstrich attack: ‘I didn’t desert my colleague’
The man who witnessed his colleague being attacked by an ostrich in Harrismith says he rushed to help and saved him. ||| Durban - The man who witnessed his colleague being attacked by an ostrich in...
View ArticleNasrec set for massive development
There are plans to turn Nasrec into a complete “smart city precinct” for the information and communication technology (ICT) and media industries. ||| Johannesburg - Nasrec - an area which was revamped...
View ArticlePrasa warns against torching of trains
Metrorail, a division of the Prasa, has issued a stern warning against the burning of trains, saying services would be suspended if such behaviour continued. ||| Pretoria - Metrorail, a division of the...
View ArticleMrs Piet tells of day #ZephanyNurse was taken
“That is the woman that tried to take my baby,” Shireen Piet said pointing to the woman on trial for kidnapping baby Zephany Nurse. ||| Cape Town - “That is the woman that tried to take my baby,”...
View ArticleThird day of UWC protests gets heated
Classes at UWC were disrupted and university property damaged as protests on campus continued for a third day. ||| Cape Town - Classes at UWC were disrupted on Wednesday and university property damaged...
View ArticleRaped for R100, costume jewellery
A Phoenix woman was raped for R100 and costume jewellery during a home invasion. ||| Durban - Raped for R100 and costume jewellery – this was the fate of a Phoenix mother during a robbery at her home...
View ArticleCrisis looms with ageing principals - expert
With SA’s teaching system largely made up of older teachers and principals, the directions schools take may be impacted negatively, an expert say. ||| Johannesburg - The South African education system...
View ArticleTuks classes to resume next week
The University of Pretoria will resume classes next week with amplified security measures, a university spokesperson said. ||| Pretoria – The University of Pretoria (UP) will resume classes next week...
View ArticleCouncillors owe eThewini R40 000
Ethekwini councillors owing the city almost R40 000 in unpaid utility bills were slapped with warning letters. ||| Durban - Twelve errant eThekwini councillors owing the city almost R40 000 in unpaid...
View ArticleSA still birth rate drops
The IRR said South Africans had reason to celebrate because the still birth rate was falling sharply. ||| Johannesburg - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) on Thursday said South Africans had reason...
View ArticleHigh praise for SAPS from robbery victim
A Westville man, who was accosted by a knife-wielding robber, has praised the ‘fantastic’ police who assisted him. ||| Durban - A Westville man, who was early on Thursday morning accosted by a...
View ArticleChild porn accused security guard in court
A security guard at Cape Town International Airport has appeared in court for the third time on charges of possession, distribution and creation of child pornography. ||| Cape Town - A security guard...
View ArticleKZN SOPA: Pay back the money, says Mchunu
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu used his State of the Province Address to urge all civil servants to “pay back the money” the owe NSFAS. ||| By Andrew RobertsonPietermaritzburg – KwaZulu-Natal...
View ArticleFire Nkonyeni, demands opposition
Opposition parties have called for the KwaZulu-Natal government to reshuffle its cabinet and have fingered the MEC for Education, Peggy Nkonyeni, to be sacked. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Opposition parties...
View ArticleCops deny shooting at NWU students
The provincial commissioner has rubbished claims that police shot and killed a student protester at North West University’s Mafikeng campus. ||| Rustenburg – Reports that police shot and killed a...
View ArticleBail bid in chocolate mould theft case
A 47-year old man accused of stealing two chocolate mould plates used to make Cadbury chocolates will only know next month if he gets bail. ||| Port Elizabeth – A 47-year old man accused of stealing...
View ArticlePolice issue photo of UCT rape suspect
Police believe Patrick Hlomane, also known as Mthunzi Makhamba, is linked to recent attacks on women near Rhodes Memorial. ||| Cape Town - Police have released a photograph of a suspect they believe is...
View ArticleE-toll collectors to recoup millions
But opposition parties cry 'hypocrisy' as municipalities are among the worst culprits, owing more than R2.3 million. ||| Johannesburg - Motorists who don’t pay their e-toll bills are about to face the...
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