Muni manager replaced by woman he wanted probed
Pietermaritzburg’s award-winning municipal manager has been replaced by a woman he allegedly wanted investigated over an R8.5 million overpayment to a security firm. ||| Pietermaritzburg –...
View ArticlePikitup hails security support for temporary crews
Private security companies ADT, CSS and Chubb will provide to support to clean-up teams working in Johannesburg. ||| Johannesburg - Pikitup, the waste management company of the City of Johannesburg, on...
View Article#ZephanyNurse kidnapper ‘badly beaten’ in prison
The woman convicted of kidnapping Zephany Nurse has allegedly been robbed and assaulted by fellow inmates in Pollsmoor Prison. ||| Cape Town - The woman convicted of kidnapping Zephany Nurse has...
View ArticleMurder suspect shoots two cops
Two Orkney police officers who were trying to arrest a 20-year-old man on suspicion of murder were injured when the suspect opened fire on them. ||| Rustenburg – A 20-year-old man wanted for murder,...
View ArticleEastern Cape muni scraps R300m in water debts
The OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape has announced an amnesty on water debt for households, schools, NGO’s and businesses. ||| Port Elizabeth – The OR Tambo District Municipality in...
View Article#VusiMahlangu: ‘Missing’ activist appears in court
Student activist Vusi Mahlangu, who was allegedly kidnapped last week, appeared in court on charges of perjury and defeating the ends of justice. ||| Port Elizabeth – Student activist Vusi Mahlangu,...
View ArticleThree in dock for State Security Agency heist
The case against three men accused of the theft of R17 million in foreign currency from the State Security Agency headquarters has been postponed for further investigations. ||| Pretoria – The Pretoria...
View ArticleCrematorium fire causes more grief
Bereaved families are being left out of pocket after another fire put the Mobeni Heights Crematorium out of action. ||| Durban - Funeral organisers are seething and bereaved families are being left out...
View ArticleUnstable Limpopo muni worries Cogta minister
Minister David van Rooyen said the Mogalakwena municipality needed urgent intervention to avert the further collapse of service delivery. ||| Makopane – Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs...
View ArticleIndian rape comment: estate agent disciplined
Just Property in Midrand has distanced itself from a Facebook comment by one of their estate agents, who has since been suspended. ||| Durban – Just Property Midrand's General Manager Brian van Wijk...
View ArticleNo proof of bribe to Cape Town cop
A man who alleges a police official asked for a bribe so as not to oppose his release on bail, has admitted in court that he has no proof of the bribe. ||| Cape Town - A man who alleges a police...
View Article#Pikitup: Joburg hopes for strike settlement
The City of Johannesburg is hoping to reach a settlement with striking workers at its waste-management entity, Pikitup, by the end of this week. ||| Johannesburg – The City of Johannesburg on Wednesday...
View ArticleJoburg explains why Pikitup boss is still at work
The City of Joburg has explained why Pikitup MD Amanda Nair has was not been suspended despite a litany of charges preferred against her by Samwu. ||| Johannesburg – The City of Johannesburg on...
View ArticleVagrant’s naked body found in busy Joburg street
Police and security guards had their hands full trying to shield the naked corpse of a vagrant from curious onlookers on the corner of Commissioner and Frazer streets. ||| Johannesburg - A thin foil...
View ArticleHouses for 10 000 Slovo Park settlers
The City of Joburg has been ordered to spend about R370 million on formal housing for 10 000 people at the Slovo Park informal settlement. ||| A ground-breaking high court judgment will see the City of...
View ArticleFamily sees red over stolen white roses
Two men have been caught by a surveillance camera stealing a pot containing a rose bush from the yard of a Durban home. ||| Durban - Two men have been caught by a surveillance camera stealing a pot...
View ArticleAccused to sue after Oribi heist charges dropped
A Zimbabwean businessman who spent three months in prison after being charged with the R16.3 million heist near KZN’s Oribi Airport plans to sue the state. ||| Pietermaritzburg - A Zimbabwean...
View Article‘Step up fight to halt violence against women’
Justice and Constitutional Development regional head Hisham Mohamed has called for efforts in curbing the scourge of violent crime against women and children to be intensified. ||| Cape Town - Justice...
View ArticleTrains will run despite strike, says Metrorail
Metrorail has apologised for the inconvenience commuters might experience today as a result of a strike, but said trains would still operate. ||| Cape Town - Metrorail has apologised for the...
View ArticleCars threaten Cape Town air quality
Growing number of vehicles in the city is a posing a threat to air quality. ||| Although Cape Town has cleaner air than most metros around the country, the growing number of vehicles in the city is a...
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