#GoldiChicken not poisoned by US - firm
A chicken brand took a knock after allegations of US chicken "dumped" in SA containing arsenic caused a social media stir. ||| Johannesburg - It may be regarded as revealing, but the old adage that a...
View ArticleDrivers slam 20% drop in Uber fares
Move has infuriated many of the hailing service's drivers and operators in the metered taxi industry. ||| Cape Town - Uber’s decision to drop its fares by 20 percent has infuriated many of the...
View ArticleDid cops cover up police station death?
Ipid will investigate the death of a KZN man who died in police custody after it emerged that he may have been killed by an accidental firearm discharge. ||| Durban - Last month’s glory could be this...
View ArticleMerebank mom’s killers jailed for life
The husband of Merebank mother Soraya Naidoo and his two accomplices have been sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder. ||| Durban - The men responsible for the murder of Merebank mother, Soraya...
View ArticleMan jailed for raping woman in front of husband
A man was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 65-year-old Eastern Cape woman in the presence of her 96-year-old husband. ||| Johannesburg - A 30-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to life...
View ArticleAlleged sex pest rabbi finally arrested
Israeli fugitive and alleged sex pest Rabbi Eliezer Berland has finally been nabbed after evading authorities twice. ||| Johannesburg - Israeli fugitive and alleged sex pest Rabbi Eliezer Berland has...
View Article‘We will continue to fight’
Vuwani protestors have resolved not to register and have threatened to disrupt voter registration. ||| Vuwani - Community leaders in Vuwani in Limpopo said on Friday that they had not suspended their...
View ArticleMom’s anguish over missing daughter
A Khayelitsha mother fears her daughter may have been kidnapped after she vanished from a shebeen two months ago. ||| Cape Town - The mother of this missing woman fears she may have been kidnapped...
View ArticleHealth Dept mum on new GF Jooste site
The land on which the new GF Jooste Hospital will be rebuilt has been secured, but the location will not be made public yet. ||| Cape Town - The land on which the new GF Jooste Hospital will be rebuilt...
View ArticleNo bail for granny rape accused
Club 2000 residents have welcomed the court’s decision to deny bail to a man accused of raping an elderly woman on Good Friday. ||| Kimberley - Residents of Club 2000 on Thursday welcomed the decision...
View Article#Pikitup trash: ‘Don’t burn it!’
Joburg residents burning the Pikitup trash that line their streets may be damaging their health, warned officials. ||| Johannesburg - Joburg residents burning the Pikitup trash that is lining their...
View ArticleMinisters face R6m wrongful arrest lawsuit
A kwaMashu man spent more than two years serving a rape sentence despite the fact that no medical evidence was ever collected to ascertain whether a sexual assault took place. ||| Durban - Police...
View ArticleBritish paedo fugitive stays behind bars
Alleged British paedophile Lee Tucker will remain in jail while it is decided whether he should be released on bail pending his extradition. ||| Cape Town - Alleged British paedophile Lee Tucker will...
View ArticleNorth West education dept budget under threat
The North West provincial portfolio committee on education has threatened to freeze the education department’s budget if it does not include the construction of two schools. ||| Rustenburg – The North...
View ArticleProphet loses ‘heaven selfies’ phone
The “Prophet” who claimed he ascended to heaven and took selfies as proof, says he has lost his cellphone. ||| Cape Town - The “Prophet” who went to heaven and took selfies as proof claims he has lost...
View ArticleBloemhof pupils set to return to school
Teaching is expected to resume in Bloemhof next week following protests by learners, the North West education department said. ||| Rustenburg - Learning and teaching was expected to resume in Bloemhof...
View Article#Pikitup: Strikers trash CBD as talks deadlock
The protracted strike at Joburg’s waste removal entity continues amid efforts to reach an agreement via mediation by the CCMA. ||| Johannesburg – The strike at Johannesburg waste management company...
View ArticleTop schoool’s ex-principal in dock for fraud
The former principal of one of Durban’s top schools appeared briefly in the court on charges of fraud amounting to an estimated R5 million. ||| Durban – The former principal of one of Durban’s top...
View ArticleMystery surrounds murder of KZN highway
Paramedics who responded to reports of a collision on the N3 at Townhill found a dead woman slumped in the driver’s seat of a car. She had been shot in the head. ||| Durban - Mystery surrounds the...
View ArticleBreaking stereotypes around disability
Julian Peters broke his neck at the age of 17 after diving into a swimming pool. This incident left him confined to a wheelchair – but didn’t break his spirit. ||| Cape Town - When Julian Peters broke...
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