‘I shot robber who tried to shoot my daughter’
A Cape Town father shot and killed a man when an armed gang stormed his home threatening to kill his family. ||| Cape Town - A Kenwyn man shot two men - one fatally - when an armed gang stormed their...
View ArticleC-Max prison to tighten security around Ananias Mathe
Officials are baffled as to how notorious escape artist Ananias Mathe planned to execute his latest jailbreak attempt at Ebongweni prison. ||| Durban - Prison officials are left with more questions...
View ArticleFriends in court over lottery row
A lottery windfall which soured a relationship between two friends has been exposed in a court battle in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban - A lottery windfall which soured a relationship between two...
View Article#FeesMustFall protesters arrested at Wits
Two students were arrested after several buildings at Wits were pelted with rocks overnight, the institution said. ||| Johannesburg – Two students were arrested after several buildings at the...
View ArticleSupport for JP Smith causes stir in council circles
An online petition to mayor Patricia de Lille not to remove safety and security boss JP Smith from his job has set the cat among the pigeons. ||| Cape Town - An online petition appealing to mayor...
View ArticleCPUT student in dock for attempted murder
A CPUT student has appeared in court for attempted murder after security guards were locked inside a building that was set alight. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)...
View Article#StateCapture: EFF in bid to get Thuli's report
The EFF, joined by the UDM and Cope, are going to court to force Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to make her state capture report public. ||| Johannesburg – The release of the state capture report...
View ArticleBirthday wishes lead to murderous rampage
A fiery lovers’ tiff over a Joburg woman’s birthday well-wishers led to her being stabbed to death, allegedly by her jealous boyfriend. ||| Johannesburg - A fiery lovers’ tiff over a Joburg woman’s...
View Article‘Cops misled Uber accused during his arrest’
The lawyer of a Uber driver accused of kidnapping, assaulting and raping clients says the investigating officer has purposefully tried to mislead him and the courts. ||| Johannesburg - The lawyer of a...
View ArticleM3 crash: 'Crowbar' suspects died in hired car
The four suspected members of a “crowbar gang” who were killed in a crash on the M3 in Cape Town were travelling in a hired car. ||| Cape Town - The four suspected members of a “crowbar gang” who were...
View ArticleWATCH: #ScienceMustFall, says UCT 'fallist'
A call that #ScienceMustFall - made during a meeting at UCT this week - has sparked an outcry on social media. ||| Cape Town - Science must fall, a woman - who appears to be a UCT student - suggested...
View ArticleThuli won't release state capture report today
Thuli Madonsela’s lawyers have told the Pretoria High Court that she will not release the report on state capture today. ||| Pretoria - Thuli Madonsela’s lawyers have told the Pretoria High Court that...
View ArticleANC turns to protector over Msimanga appointments
The ANC caucus in Tshwane has gone to the public protector over what it says were irregular appointments made by mayor Solly Msimanga. ||| Pretoria - The ANC caucus in Tshwane has eventually lodged a...
View ArticleDeadline for House to act against McBride nears
Parliament has until Tuesday to start a process to remove Independent Police Investigative Directorate boss Robert McBride. ||| Parliament - Parliament has until Tuesday to start a process to remove...
View ArticleSuperior called cop a ‘dirty Indian’
A Cape Flats policeman has laid a charge against his station commander for allegedly calling him a “dirty Indian” during a staff meeting. ||| Cape Town - A Cape Flats policeman has laid a charge...
View ArticleFlorida Road bars warn of liquor bill job losses
Liquor traders in Florida Road, Durban said the proposed liquor bill in its current form would lead to job losses. ||| Durban - Liquor traders in Florida Road said the proposed liquor bill in its...
View ArticleSix TUT student protesters granted bail
Four male and two female students who were arrested during violent clashes with police at the Tshwane University of Technology have been granted bail. ||| Tshwane - Six students from the Tshwane...
View ArticleDurban pensioner claims cops assaulted him
A partially disabled Durban man, 74, has laid charges against three cops after he was allegedly assaulted in an altercation with them. ||| Durban - A partially disabled 74-year-old Durban man has laid...
View Article'I'm thrilled I'll die in my own home'
Military veteran Herman Lekalakala, 95, finally got a home of his own. He was allocated an RDP house in Nellmapius in Tshwane. ||| Johannesbrug - Military veteran Herman Lekalakala, 95, finally got a...
View Article‘UKZN Westville won’t operate until education is free’
Students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville campus warned that the campus would not be fully functional until demands for free education had been met. ||| Durban – Students at the...
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