Baby delivered at MyCiTi bus station
The station manager of the Omuramba MyCiTi station in Table View came to the rescue recently when he paved the way for the delivery of a baby boy. ||| Cape Town – The station manager of the Omuramba...
View ArticleFemale hang glider stuck on Table Mountain
A female handglider was suspended from a cliff on Table Mountain for several hours, after she apparently became entangled in her base jumping gear. ||| Cape Town – A female handglider was suspended...
View ArticleUCT rape suspect opts not to apply for bail
The man arrested for a rape near UCT now faces multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted murder. ||| Cape Town - A 35-year old man suspected of a string of rapes in the vicinity...
View ArticleGenerations star’s alleged hijacker denied bail
The man accused of attempting to hijack Generations: The Legacy star Rapulana Seiphemo was denied bail in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. ||| Cape Town - The man accused of attempting to hijack...
View ArticleFour men in court for Tokai murder
Protesters held a picket outside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court where four men appeared for the rape and murder of 16-year-old Franziska Blöchliger. ||| Cape Town - About 100 protesters held a picket...
View ArticleSheriff struggling to get hold of Penny Sparrow
Penny Sparrow, who was charged with hate speech after referring to black people as “monkeys” on Facebook, has gone into hiding. ||| Cape Town - Former DA member Penny Sparrow, who was charged with hate...
View ArticleDog owner to pay nearly R1m to bitten woman
Max, a bull mastiff, is set to cost his owner nearly R1 million after mauling a neighbour. ||| Pretoria - Max, a bull mastiff, is set to cost his owner nearly R1 million after mauling a neighbour....
View ArticleProtesters attack mayor with knobkierie
Baviaans Mayor Ewald Loock was struck over his head with a knobkierie by striking workers. ||| Port Elizabeth – The Executive Mayor for the Baviaans Municipality in the Cacadu District of the Eastern...
View ArticleCops angry after 3 years with no working loo
Traffic officers frustrated at being without running water for nearly three years staged a service delivery protest of their own. ||| Durban - Traffic officers frustrated at being without running water...
View ArticleWoman swept away in car still missing
The family of the missing Gauteng woman have joined the search by EMTs and rescue personnel after her vehicle got carried away down a river. ||| Johannesburg – A woman was swept downriver off a...
View ArticleCop nabbed for taking R500 bribe
A policeman, who allegedly took a R500 bribe to make a case “disappear”, has been arrested by the Hawks - after the person who paid him found out he had done nothing about the case. ||| Johannesburg -...
View ArticlePolice rescue kidnapped woman in Limpopo
Two policemen were injured during an operation to rescue a woman who was kidnapped in Polokwane earlier this week. ||| Johannesburg – Three police officers were injured during an operation in which...
View ArticleAnger over prof’s ‘black people can be racist’ comment
North West University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dan Kgwadi caused a storm when he told a higher education debate that even black people could be racist. ||| Johannesburg - North West University...
View ArticleCops nab drunk and dozy rapist
A woman who had reported that she had been raped, led King William’s Town cops to a shack where they found the drunken rape accused in a “deep slumber”. ||| King William’s Town - Police in King...
View ArticleSearch for missing Cape Town mom
Kuils River mother-of-two Zarah Hector, 33, went missing when she left work to drop off her boyfriend’s car on Tuesday. ||| Cape Town - Kuils River mother-of-two Zarah Hector, 33, has been missing...
View ArticleKnow your news? Test yourself
Were you paying attention to this week's biggest stories? Take our quiz! ||| The Zuptagate scandal dominated South African news this week, but it wasn’t the only thing that happened. Were you paying...
View ArticleFlash flood warning for Joburg
Motorists and pedestrians have been urged to take extra care on the roads this weekend with flash floods imminent. ||| Johannesburg - Motorists and pedestrians have been urged to take extra care on the...
View ArticleBogus NPA official nabbed for Oscar swindle
A 33-year-old man was arrested after he received cash in exchange for services which allegedly included having Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ murder case destroyed. ||| Pretoria – A 33-year-old man, who...
View ArticleGirl had to play dead to live
A 17-year-old Cape Flats matriculant said she pretended to be dead to survive after a gunman opened fire on her and her boyfriend. ||| Cape Town - A teenager said she played dead to survive after a...
View ArticleCape buskers go from big hit to splitting up
After two minutes of fame and a set of dentures, Ocean View buskers Morne Holland and Elton November have apparently gone their separate ways. ||| Cape Town - After two minutes of fame and a set of...
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