Money cannot compensate IDT, says judge
The damages claim of a little boy who developed cerebral palsy after state staff failed to diagnose that he had jaundice at birth, is set to be finalised. ||| Cape Town - The damages claim of a...
View ArticleMadonsela cranks up probe into state capture
Thuli Madonsela’s attempts to check on the financial interests of ministers may yield little if the declaration of interests by members of the cabinet in 2015 is anything to go by. ||| Johannesburg -...
View ArticleGangsterism a major issue for schools - minister
Schools need to use all the tools at their disposal to address the matter of gangsterism, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said. ||| Pretoria – Gangsterism is having a severe negative impact on...
View ArticleCitizens don’t trust elected officials - survey
Due to increasing corruption and impunity, most South Africans felt their political leaders are not interested in listening to the constituents’ views. ||| Johannesburg - Most South Africans don’t...
View ArticlePension scammers arrested in the ECape
Two more Ugandan nationals have been arrested in connection with a scam whereby people are defrauded of large sums of money. ||| East London – Two more Ugandan nationals have been arrested and appeared...
View ArticleVideo: South Africans react to #Fees2017
Social media users react to the news that universities must determine their own fee increases, but that it must not exceed 8%. ||| Social media users have their say on Higher Education Minister Blade...
View ArticleBribery case: Cop dies in apparent suicide
Sergeant Nazeem Newman, implicated in a corruption probe, apparently shot himself in the head at the Kimberley police station. ||| Kimberley - One of the police officials in Kimberley implicated in a...
View Article#Fees2017: Wits students threaten shutdown
Students at Witwatersand University have threatened to shut down the campus in protest at looming tuition fee increases for 2017. ||| Johannesburg - Students at Gauteng’s Witwatersand University on...
View ArticleMurder suspect’s confession not enough to convict him
Donovan Mark Ramdass was acquitted of murder, despite his own confession that no one but him could have committed the murder of Ashika Singh. ||| Durban - The family of Ashika Singh has labelled the...
View ArticleRhodes welcomes #Fees2017 announcement
Rhodes University has welcomed the recommending that tertiary institutions should individually determine fee increases for 2017, but to cap it at 8%. ||| Cape Town - Rhodes University on Monday...
View ArticlePE man on bail in toddler hit-and-run case
Curtis Felkers from Windvogel was released on R5 000 bail after being charged with the hit-and-run death of a four-year-old boy. ||| Port Elizabeth - A Port Elizabeth man briefly appeared in the...
View Article#Fees2017: Wits won’t halt academic programme
Lectures at Witwatersrand University would continue despite students protesting against the looming tuition fee hike. ||| Johannesburg - Lectures at Witwatersrand University would continue despite...
View ArticleCape Town man guilty of cop’s N2 hell run killing
Adriaan Hendricks, 22, has been found guilty of the murder of Warrant Officer Petrus Holtz who was fatally stabbed in July 2015 on the N2. ||| Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court on Monday found...
View ArticlePolice car veers off pier into Durban harbour
A police detective based at the Maydon Wharf police station is recovering from shock after he drove off the pier by accident. ||| Durban - It was not an action stunt from a movie when an unmarked...
View ArticleFearless cop takes on 5 armed supects
A police officer has been praised by the KwaZulu-Natal acting provincial commissioner after he single-handedly took on five armed thieves. ||| Durban - A brave police officer who single-handedly took...
View ArticleMan dies 'trying to jump on to moving carriage'
A 41-year-old man has died while apparently trying to jump on to a moving train and mssing his mark at a Cape Town station. ||| Cape Town - A week after a man was electrocuted while on the roof of a...
View ArticlePupil killed ‘for making noise in church’
A Grade 10 KwaZulu-Natal pupil was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend - because he was “making a noise” during a church service. ||| Durban - A grade 10 Nothando High School pupil in northern...
View ArticleNFP leader warns against factionalism
NFP leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi has warned party members against factions and gate-keeping as the party prepares for its elective conference. ||| Durban - NFP leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, has...
View ArticleDetails of Shahiel’s murder laid bare in confession
Rajwantie Haripersadh's confession reveals that 9-year-old Shahiel Sewpujun was killed because he was "naughty" and "did not listen". ||| Durban - A confession admitted by the Durban High Court on...
View Article#Fees2017: Wits students hold mass meeting
Wits University students are holding a mass meeting at the Solomon Mahlangu House to discuss a way forward regarding the 2017 tuition fees hike. ||| Johannesburg - Students at the Witwatersrand...
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