Outcry over damaged Pretoria graves
Families in Pretoria are grief-stricken after more than 600 graves at the Pretoria East cemetery were allegedly levelled. ||| Pretoria - Furious sisters Wanda and Paula le Roux flew to Pretoria from...
View ArticleDJ Donald’s sentencing postponed
Sentencing proceedings for former radio presenter Donald “Duck” Sebolai, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend has been postponed. ||| Johannesburg – The Johannesburg High Court sitting at the...
View ArticleKZN child rapist jailed for life
The Umlazi Regional Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to life behind bars for repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl. ||| Durban – The Umlazi Regional Court has sentenced a 30-year-old man to life...
View ArticleRiot police block #SONA2016 marchers
Riot police were deployed to prevent toyi-toying protestors approaching Parliament ahead of President Zuma's State of the Nation address. ||| Cape Town – Riot police rushed to Parliament on Thursday...
View ArticlePolice, protesters clash outside Parliament
Riot police and protesters clashed outside the parliamentary precinct, just hours before #SONA2016. ||| Cape Town – Riot police and protesters on Thursday clashed outside the parliamentary precinct in...
View ArticleCouncil report on Currie Road a ‘secret’
Durban city council is allegedly refusing to release the report on the investigation into a R60 million development in Currie Road. ||| Durban - The city has investigated allegations that some...
View ArticleWhat people are Googling before #SONA2016
South Africans have two concerns when it comes to the President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address ... ||| South Africans have two concerns when it comes to the President Jacob Zuma’s State of the...
View ArticleSenior cop held for fatal farm beatings
A police captain faces murder charges for allegedly helping four farmers beat two suspected thieves to death in Parys. ||| Johannesburg - A police captain faces murder charges for allegedly helping...
View Article#SONA2016 protesters show humanity
In the midst of the chaos during a pre-#SONA2016 protest outside Parliament, strangers came together to help an injured elderly man. ||| Cape Town - During the chaos outside of Parliament in Cape Town...
View Article#SONA2016 protests keep cops on their toes
The mood around Cape Town’s CBD is tense as flash protests continue to spring up in the lead up to the State of the Nation Address. ||| Cape Town - The mood around the Cape Town CBD is tense as flash...
View ArticleWoman’s visa picket enters 4th day
A woman has been sleeping outside the British High Commission waiting to hear why her visa has been declined. ||| Pretoria - After spending three days and nights outside the British High Commission in...
View Article‘Hijacker’ dies in gun battle
A shootout between five ‘hijackers’ and security guards in Joburg’s CBD left one suspect dead and a guard critical. ||| Johannesburg - An abandoned black shoe lay next to a pool of blood where the body...
View Article‘We have had enough of SASSA scams’
About 2 000 cases of irregular deductions from Western Cape Sassa beneficiaries have been reported since the start of February. ||| Cape Town - At least 2 000 cases of irregular deductions from the...
View ArticleMom bemoans plea deal for sons murder
The mother of murdered student Kurtlee Pillay is frustrated as one suspect has already walk free and two others may be offered a plea agreement. ||| Durban - A Durban High Court acting judge explained...
View Article2 dead, 2 injured in Durban car crash
Two women were killed and two men injured when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned on the N2 in KZN. ||| Durban - Two women were killed and two men injured when the vehicle they were...
View Article5 drug deaths in a week in Eersterus
In six months, more than 35 young people from Eersterus, Pretoria, have reportedly died from drug-related conditions. ||| Pretoria - In just six months, more than 35 young people from Eersterus, east...
View ArticleKnow your news? Test yourself
Were you paying attention to this week's biggest stories? Take our quiz! ||| From the drama at the State of the Nation Address to a hot, hot, hot Super Bowl halftime show. From a 32.1 million euro car...
View ArticleShack fire at Masiphumelele
Several shacks were on fire at the Masiphumelele informal settlement near Fish Hoek, the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service said. ||| Cape Town – Several shacks were on fire at the...
View ArticleTrails, tribulations of paperless classrooms
Boitumelong Secondary School was among the first schools in Gauteng to get onto the paperless classroom projects. ||| Johannesburg - Boitumelong Secondary School was among the first schools in Gauteng...
View ArticlePE Hawks member in court
A Port Elizabeth top cop is accused of tipping off members of a card skimming syndicate about an undercover operation to have them arrested. ||| Port Elizabeth – A Port Elizabeth top cop appeared in...
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