FAS fails to dampen Tisha’s spirits
Tisha Lourens was born with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and was expected to die as a baby, but 20 years on she is thriving. ||| Cape Town - For the first 10 weeks of her life Tisha Lourens lay in an...
View ArticleKnow our heritage: Meet Mr April
For Hanover Park resident Shafick April, embracing his heritage has been his ticket to travel the world. ||| Cape Town - When slaves were brought to the Cape, they were given new names by their owners,...
View ArticleKhoisan vow to fight Woodstock evictions
The Khoisan clans have thrown their "full might" behind the tenants of Bromwell Street who are due to be evicted in 10 days time. ||| Cape Town - The Khoisan clans have thrown their "full might" behind...
View ArticleSergeant Pepper nabbed for corruption, drug dealing
Swellendam police sergeant Marco Reginald Pepper will go on trial in February next year, on charges of drug dealing and corruption. ||| Cape Town - Suspicions that a police sergeant based at Swellendam...
View ArticleCop hurt as school search turns violent
Police conducting a random search at Thuso-Thebe High School in Tlakgameng were attacked by pupils upset that their cellphones and weapons were confiscated. ||| Rustenburg - A police officer was...
View ArticleJozini tries again to elect office bearers
KwaZulu-Natal’s Jozini Local Municipality will try again to hold a full council meeting where it will elect a mayor, deputy mayor and speaker. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal’s Jozini Local Municipality is...
View ArticleHospital manager on sexual assault charges
A manager of a hospital in Panorama appeared in a court on sexual assault charges. ||| Cape Town - A man in his late fifties, attached to the management of a hospital in Panorama, appeared in a court...
View ArticleMchunu challenges KZN departments to score clean audits
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu challenged the province’s departments and municipalities to score clean audits from the Auditor-General. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu wants the...
View ArticleArrested ‘vagrants’ make a dash for freedom
A group of men arrested for breaking municipal by-laws fled as soon as they arrived at the Umbilo police station’s back courtyard. ||| Durban - A group of men arrested for breaking municipal by-laws...
View ArticleWATCH: Jeppe Boys teacher’s meltdown caught on camera
A video of a Jeppe Boys High School teacher's rant in which she repeatedly verbally abuses learners is doing the rounds on social media. ||| Johannesburg - A video posted on social media of a Jeppe...
View ArticleFransman quits Western Cape legislature
Suspended ANC Western Cape leader Marius Fransman has resigned his post as a member of the provincial legislature. ||| Cape Town – Suspended African National Congress (ANC) Western Cape leader Marius...
View ArticleAnother charge added to UK killer’s KZN theft case
A South African man who was convicted of killing a pensioner in Britain has had a second charge added to his theft case in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court. ||| Durban - A South African national,...
View ArticlePsychiatric patient deaths worryingly high: Makhura
Premier David Makhura says the health ombudsman urgently needs to probe the number of psychiatric patients dying at health care centres. ||| Johannesburg - The number of psychiatric patients at...
View ArticleWaste disposal giant threatens activist with legal action
EnviroServ has threatened Desmond D'Sa with legal action for allegedly being part of an "orchestrated public campaign" to discredit the company. ||| Durban - Waste disposal giant EnviroServ, currently...
View ArticleBank manager, 5 others held for 2014 robbery
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation arrested six suspects for their alleged role in a bank robbery that took place in Kuilsrivier during 2014. ||| Cape Town - Police in Cape Town arrested...
View ArticleMark Zinde bail hearing postponed
The case against Mark Zinde, accused of killing his mother, former SABC board member Hope Zinde, was postponed for further consultations. ||| Brits - The case against a 23-year-old man, accused of...
View ArticleTip off leads cops to R400 000 heroin haul
A Nigerian man was arrested after police caught him filling heroin capsules in a drug raid in Brighton Beach. ||| Durban - A man was arrested and police recovered heroin capsules and 60 grams of heroin...
View ArticleBromwell residents slam De Lille turnaround
Bromwell Street residents being evicted have accused Mayor Patricia de Lille of going back on a pledge to help them with temporary homes in Woodstock. ||| Cape Town - The Bromwell Street eviction saga...
View ArticleTeens in dock for fatal PE hijacking
Four boys aged between 15 and 16 years have appeared in court in connection with the fatal hijacking of 53-year-old Magda van Vuuren. ||| Port Elizabeth - Four teenage boys arrested in connection with...
View ArticleGreen Scorpions raid ‘toxic fumes’ waste company
The Green Scorpions have seized documentation and samples from EnviroServ's Shongweni landfill site. ||| Durban - Documentation and samples were seized from the Durban premises of a national waste...
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