UKZN remains open despite arson attacks
“Executive Management condemns in the strongest possible terms the malicious damage to property that has occurred on its campuses.” ||| Durban - The University of KwaZulu-Natal remained open on Monday...
View ArticleDUT suspends lectures
The Durban University of Technology has suspended its academic programme after a day of protest led by the DUT SRC across all campuses. ||| Durban - The Durban University of Technology has suspended...
View ArticleCourt orderly in the dock for corruption
Regan Truter is charged with dealing in drugs, and is alleged to have smuggled narcotics to prisoners in custody. ||| Cape Town - A police constable who was arrested last Friday afternoon at the Strand...
View ArticleTrial of alleged cop killers postponed again
The case against three men accused of killing a North West policeman was again postponed at the Brits Regional Court. ||| Brits - The case against three men accused of killing a North West policeman...
View Article#Fees2017: Wits runs poll on resuming lectures
The University of Witwatersrand ran a poll to allow students and staff to voice their opinion on whether lectures should resume next week or not. ||| Johannesburg - The University of Witwatersrand...
View ArticleTrucker arrested for gold, diamond smuggling
A truck driver has been arrested for trying to smuggle diamonds and gold across the Beitbridge boarder, and offering the police bribes. ||| Beitbridge - A 45-year-old man has been arrested at the...
View ArticleNelson Mandela's cell comes to Spine Road
More than a thousand pupils in Mitchells Plain witnessed the official unveiling of a replica of Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell. ||| Cape Town - More than a thousand pupils from 14 schools...
View ArticleModel agency boss is a liar: State
The state has accused modelling agency boss Dawie De Villiers of being dishonest during his testimony in his rape, sexual assault and fraud trial. ||| Johannesburg - The State on Tuesday submitted that...
View ArticleFields Hill truck owner wants charges withdrawn
The owner of the truck that ploughed into several vehicles on Field’s Hill killing 24 people, is applying to have the charges against him withdrawn. ||| Durban - The owner of the truck that ploughed...
View ArticleCosatu takes up varsity staff fight
Cosatu provincial secretary, Edwin Mkhize, said that the party is calling for a speedy resolution of workers and student issues at the University of Zululand. ||| Durban - Cosatu in KwaZulu-Natal has...
View ArticleRainy week ahead for Joburg
Joburg residents can expect a significant amount of rainfall this week, says the SA Weather Service. ||| Johannesburg - Joburg residents - and those in several other parts of the country - can expect a...
View ArticleDA political school lays groundwork for 2019
The DA is already gearing up for the national elections in 2019. The party holds a political school in Joburg every second Sunday. ||| Johannesburg - Following its incredible performance during last...
View ArticleTips to help keep motorists safe from hijackers
The South African Insurance Association shares safety tips to help combat the increase of almost 15% in car hijackings over the last two years. ||| Cape Town - South Africa has seen a sustained...
View Article#Fees2017: DUT protester arrested in clash with police
At least one student was arrested as students and police clashed outside Durban University of Technology's ML Sultan campus. ||| Durban - Police arrested at least one student during protests at the...
View ArticleFree State mob kills suspected thief
A man was beaten and stabbed to death by an angry mob after he was allegedly positively identified as a thief in section V, Botshabelo. ||| Botshabelo - A man was beaten and killed allegedly by an...
View Article15 school children injured in KZN crash
Fifteen school children were injured after their transport vehicle lost control in Shepstone Farm near Thornville. ||| Johannesburg - Fifteen school children were injured on Tuesday after their...
View ArticleVigilante mob beats suspected child killer to death
A 40-year-old KwaKhoza man was beaten to death by community members who claimed he had murdered a 10-year-old boy. ||| Durban - A 40-year-old man was beaten to death on Tuesday by members of a rural...
View Article#Fees2017: Wits fails to meet protesting students
Protesting University of Witwatersrand students failed to hand over a memorandum of demands to Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Habib. ||| Johannesburg - Protesting University of Witwatersrand (Wits)...
View Article#Fees2017: NMMU exams, graduation in the balance
Protesting students from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University have two weeks to go back to class or they will lose 2016 as an academic year altogether. ||| Port Elizabeth - Protesting students from...
View ArticleBrawl halts Joburg Heritage Day festival
The Sounds Like Summer Heritage Day festival at a park in Melrose was abruptly cancelled midway after about a dozen people were injured in a fight. ||| Johannesburg - Heritage Day music festival...
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