Satanic child-porn fantasy used to fleece churches
A young Joburg woman is accused of spinning a web of lies about a satanic child-porn ring to defraud organisations of more than R500 000. ||| Johannesburg - When she was just 17 years old, Leone Steyn...
View ArticleGroote Schuur doc in heart surgery breakthrough
Groote Schuur is the first SA hospital to perform an open-heart aortic valve replacement operation using a keyhole incision – a procedure set to revolutionise heart surgery. ||| Cape Town - Thousands...
View ArticleGirl, 2, killed in house fire
A 2-year-old girl burned to death in her home in Emvundlweni village just outside Edendale. ||| Durban - A 2-year-old girl burned to death in her home in Emvundlweni village just outside Edendale on...
View ArticleFire engulfs 30 Seawinds homes
Residents of Seawinds woke up to find about 30 homes ablaze. The official cause of the fire is unknown. ||| Cape Town - Residents of Seawinds woke up on Thursday morning to find about 30 homes...
View ArticleTwo held after Joburg highway shoot-out
A Joburg highway was the scene of a shoot-out between police and robbers which left one of the suspects critically wounded. ||| Johannesburg - A busy Joburg highway was on Wednesday the scene of a...
View ArticleEstate agents to sign anti-racism pledge
Racist behaviour in the property industry has compelled the Real Estate Business Owners in SA to launch an anti-racism pledge for estate agents. ||| Cape Town - Racist behaviour in the property...
View ArticleInformant demands millions promised by Hawks
The informant who exposed high profile names during the largest diamond bust in SA history is threatening to blow the case wide open unless the Hawks fork over R4 million they allegedly promised him....
View ArticleAbalone worth R1m seized in Cradock
Two suspects were arrested after being found in possession of abalone worth around R1 million in Cradock. ||| Port Elizabeth – Two suspects were arrested after being found in possession of abalone...
View ArticleTwo nabbed for Aids centre burglary
Two men were arrested for possession of property allegedly stolen from an Aids project, North West police said. ||| Rustenburg - Two men have been arrested for possession of property, suspected to have...
View ArticleRich to cough up for Pikitup woes
Joburg properties worth R5 million should brace for a 129 percent increase in refuse removal fees from July 1. ||| Johannesburg - Joburg residents who live on properties worth R5 million, brace...
View ArticleGreyville to host ‘Gladiators of the Sky’
Greyville will swop flying hooves for flying aces next month, when the Durban race course hosts the Sky Grand Prix of Aerobatics. ||| Durban - A whole new brand of daredevils will jockey for position...
View Article#Pikitup: Cosatu approaches CCMA
Cosatu has approached the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration to mediate in the protracted strike at Joburg’s refuse removal entity. ||| Johannesburg – The Congress of SA Trade...
View ArticlePrison project aims to ‘improve society’
The As We Are project, established by young offenders, is determined to be a positive agent of change in society. ||| Cape Town - The As We Are project, established by young offenders at the Kutama...
View ArticleDisaster management teams for storm-hit KZN
KZN’s Cooperative Governance Department dispatched disaster management teams to three remote northern municipalities to help communities in the wake of a storm that ravaged the area. ||| Durban –...
View Article‘Durban not taking water crisis seriously’
Durban residents are not saving enough water to meet the water reduction target, says the eThekwini council’s water chief. ||| Durban - Durban residents were not saving enough water to meet the city’s...
View ArticleViolent children mimic what they see
Children who are involved in breaking the law are usually reflecting what they're exposed to - including what they see in the media, an expert said. ||| Johannesburg - Youngsters who commit crime are...
View ArticleCops in dock for ‘insulting’ R50 bribe
Two Cape Town police offers who allegedly dismissed a R50 bribe from a drunk driving suspect as an insult have appeared in court. ||| Cape Town - Two police officials who allegedly demanded money for...
View ArticleTwo killed in N18 crash
Two people died when their car collided with a truck along the N18 between Podimoe and Taung, North West Community Safety and Transport Management said. ||| Rustenburg – Two people died when their car...
View ArticleWarrant issued for airline ticket scam woman
A Plumstead woman has failed to appear in court in an airline ticket fraud case involving R208 000. ||| Cape Town – A warrant was authorised on Thursday for the immediate arrest of a woman allegedly...
View ArticleMadonsela wants her day in Parliament
Before Public Protector Thuli Madonsela calls it a day, she wants to have an audience with Parliament. ||| Cape Town - There are only six more months left in office for Public Protector Thuli...
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