Walus parole: judge gets flak
She cannot dictate our lives. Her little powers end here. So said Chris Hani's widow after Judge Nicolene Janse van Nieuwenhuizen's ruling. ||| Pretoria - She cannot dictate our lives. Her little...
View ArticleWoman gets 10 years in bathroom door murder case
A woman has been sentenced to 10 years for shooting her abusive husband through a closed bathroom door during an argument. ||| Johannesburg - Judge Tshifiwa Maumela was caught in a quandary on Thursday...
View ArticleMan allegedly raped after ‘drug deal goes bad’
An apparent drug deal gone wrong has led to a Kimberley man being accused of raping another man. ||| Kimberley - An apparent drug deal gone wrong has led to a Kimberley man being accused of raping...
View ArticleLimpopo nurse strangled by mental patient
A psychiatric patient at a Limpopo hospital strangled a nurse while she was busy with routine work in the prisoners’ ward. ||| Thohoyandou - A nurse has been strangled by a mental patient at the...
View ArticleWe love to party, but Sundays it’s off to church
Homeless person Danny Oosthuizen will be writing a daily column for the duration of #TheDignityProject. Read the fifth entry in Danny’s Diary... ||| The Cape Argus has launched a new collaborative...
View ArticleFighting is ugly, judge tells errant congregants
A murder and assault allegation has marred already tense relations in the International Pentecost Holiness Church. ||| Pretoria - A murder and assault allegation has marred already tense relations in...
View ArticleRabbi 'sex pest' asks to lie down in court
Bizarre behaviour and unreasonable demands were the order of the day in the Randburg Magistrate's Court by an alleged sex-pest rabbi. ||| Johannesburg - Bizarre behaviour, unreasonable demands and...
View ArticleDoubt cast on reason for O’Sullivan’s arrest
An immigration lawyer does not believe Paul O'Sullivan was arrested for making use of his Irish passport to leave SA. ||| Johannesburg - An immigration lawyer is convinced the Hawks must have arrested...
View ArticleSchool denies Isis propaganda handed to kids
Social media was abuzz with claims that Islamic State propaganda had been handed out to group of matrics at a Durban school. ||| Durban - Social media was abuzz on Thursday with claims that Islamic...
View ArticleElectricity subsidy on for the poor: City of Cape Town
Residents on the City of Cape Town’s subsidised lifeline electricity tariff whose property exceeded R1 million will be moved to an alternative tariff. ||| Cape Town – In light of Eskom’s increased...
View ArticleHawks tackle prostitution in Cape Town CBD
The city council’s vice squad and the Hawks’ anti-human trafficking unit have clamped down on prostitution in the Cape Town CBD. ||| Cape Town - Human trafficking remains a major issue in the city,...
View ArticleNine hurt in Florida hijack, crash drama
Nine people were injured after a car that had apparently been hijacked crashed into a bakkie and a caravan, while being pursued by a security company. ||| Johannesburg – Nine people were injured in an...
View ArticleZama zamas nabbed in Stilfontein
Acting on a tip off, police in Stilfontein arrested three people after they uncovered what appears to be an illegal mining operation at a disused mine. ||| Rustenburg – Three suspected illegal miners...
View ArticleKZN conman poses as labour inspector
The Department of Labour has warned about a conman posing as an inspector who demands money after conducting impromptu “inspections”. ||| Pretoria – The Department of Labour has warned members of the...
View ArticleR6m free wi-fi project for Mandela Bay residents
Citizens living in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro municipality will soon have access to free wi-fi connectivity. ||| Port Elizabeth – Citizens living in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro municipality will...
View Article17 hurt in KZN bakkie, taxi crash
Seventeen people were injured when a minibus taxi and a bakkie collided at an intersection in Hillcrest. ||| Durban – Seventeen people were injured on Friday afternoon when a minibus taxi and a bakkie...
View ArticleTop cop ‘on MEC, gangs’ hitlist’
Top Western Cape police official Jeremy Vearey claims Safety and Security MEC Dan Plato and crime bosses are smearing his name, and has warned that they are forcing his hand. ||| Cape Town - In an...
View ArticleCould anchovies be the new sardines?
About 4 000 anchovies that recently landed on Addington Beach have been given a new home at uShaka Marine World. ||| Durban - Some 4 000 specimens of the similarly small-sized species many would...
View ArticleFamily gets justice for son’s brutal murder
Three men have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 22-year-old Stephen Coetzee, who threw himself in front of a bullet meant for his father. ||| Durban - “I will never move on. There...
View ArticleOnline Grade 1 registrations ‘illegal’
The Federation of Association of Governing Bodies has demanded that the online school registration be stopped - because, they say, it is illegal. ||| Johannesburg - Education authorities will be...
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