Hlaudi feels noose tightening
The noose has closed tighter on the SABC’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng after a high court shot down a bid to halt a review of the disciplinary process that cleared him. ||| Parliament - The noose has closed...
View ArticlePalestine activist back in SA from Israeli jail
SA activist Leigh-Ann Naidoo picked up a Palestinian flag, shouting, "Free Palestine" as she entered OR Tambo International's arrivals. ||| Johannesburg - Waving a Free Palestine flag, Dr Kelly...
View ArticleCamps Bay murder accused bids for his freedom
Murder accused Diego Dougherty Novella is offering R500K, electronic tagging and house arrest to secure his release from Pollsmoor Prison. ||| Cape Town - Camps Bay murder accused Diego Dougherty...
View ArticleDuo claim R9.7m over botched ops
A specialist anaesthesiologist is facing two damages claims relating to a surgical procedure to relieve patients of their severe headaches. ||| Pretoria - A Pretoria specialist anaesthesiologist is...
View ArticleStill flying the blue flag high
Ushaka and Westbrook are flying eThekwini’s flag high after retaining their coveted Blue Flag status for a second year in a row. ||| Superior standards win international status for local beachesarthi...
View ArticleBrazen robbery at school
A six-year-old calmly told his dad, while watching water polo, that an armed robbery was taking place a few metres behind them. ||| Durban - A six-year-old calmly told his dad, while watching water...
View ArticleDonkey death truck makes skins crawl
The demand for donkeys is exploding to feed the “cruel demand” for their skins in Asian countries, highly-prized as a medicinal tonic. ||| Johannesburg - The demand for donkeys is exploding in South...
View ArticleCop suspected of being linked to gangster's murder
Claims of intricate underworld dealings involving 28s gangsters working with cops and controlling the club scene in Strand have emerged. ||| Cape Town - Allegations of intricate underworld dealings...
View ArticleDramatic new Cape skyline on its way
The skyline of Cape Town's CBD is set to change dramatically in the next four to five years, with major property construction worth an estimated R16bn under way, in the planning, or proposed. ||| Cape...
View Article'Durban poison' that now comes in a glass
Two veteran surfers have adapted the famous “Durban poison” brand from something illegal to a local craft beer. ||| Durban - Two veteran surfers have adapted the famous “Durban poison” brand from...
View ArticlePremature to claim cure for HIV/Aids
“It is premature and potentially dangerous to make claims of a cure from one patient in a trial, especially since this patient has undetectable virus in the blood.” ||| Durban - Could a cure for...
View ArticleMystery croc on South Coast
The South coast has a mystery crocodile and although Ezemvelo are keen to move the animal, canoeists seem happy to share the river with it. ||| Durban - The South coast has a mystery crocodile and...
View ArticleDoctor missing, law student girlfriend found dead
Limpopo police are looking for a doctor who went missing after his girlfriend was found stabbed dead at his house in the hospital complex. ||| Thohoyandou - Limpopo police are looking for a doctor, who...
View ArticleDrowned worker’s body recovered at Rocking the Daisies
The body of a young worker who drowned in a farm dam at the Rocking the Daisies music festival in Darling was retrieved. ||| Cape Town - The body of a young worker who drowned in a farm dam at the...
View ArticleNzimande intervenes in University of Zululand labour dispute
Minister Blade Nzimande has intervened in the protracted labour dispute at the University of Zululand, a communique from his office said. ||| Johannesburg - The Minister of Higher Education and...
View ArticleD-Day for Wits
Mediators will meet Wits stakeholders in a last-ditch effort to save the university from complete closure for the 2016 academic year. ||| Johannesburg - Mediators will meet Wits University management...
View ArticleShock Western Cape school report
Western Cape schools are unsafe, unsanitary and lacking in maintenance budgets, according to recent findings by Equal Education. ||| Cape Town - Western Cape schools are unsafe, unsanitary and lacking...
View ArticleFamily of murdered boy feels ‘targeted’
The family of Sizwe Mlambo, 12, fears they are being targeted by a killer after his body was found stuffed in a plastic bag. ||| Durban - History has repeated itself for a family in Manguzi, northern...
View ArticleDurban woman’s R4.7 million utility bill shock
Pensioner Kasturee Lachman was stunned when she received a R4.7 million electricity bill from eThekwini Municipality last month. ||| A Durban pensioner was stunned when she received a R4.7 million...
View ArticleMEC refuses to act on Public Protector’s order
KZN Finance MEC says order to reinstate and compensate former Treasury deputy-director who was fired in 2013 is "unlawful". ||| Durban - KZN’s MEC for Finance, Belinda Scott, is adamant she won’t...
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