‘16 000 homes to be demolished’ for proposed mine
Enraged members of a rural community neighbouring the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park are up in arms, saying they do not want a proposed coal mine. ||| Enraged members of a rural community neighbouring the...
View ArticleFire leaves 200 homeless
One person was treated for smoke inhalation and more than 200 were left destitute as a blaze razed about 100 shacks at the Siyasokola informal settlement. ||| Durban - One person was treated for smoke...
View ArticleBully cops must pay
A police officer who wrongfully arrested and detained a builder because he was unhappy with work he had done for him is to pay him more than R200 000. ||| Durban - Twelve years after an Amanzimtoti...
View ArticleSticks, batons used to punish school kids
Four in five pupils who took part in a recent audit of 244 Western Cape schools reported that teachers used sticks, batons and other objects to beat them. ||| Cape Town - Although corporal punishment...
View ArticleHundreds attend #ZumaMustFall march in CTN
A few hundred Capetonians took to the streets of the Mother City to call on President Zuma to “do the right thing and step aside”. ||| CapeTown - A few hundred Capetonians took to the streets of the...
View ArticlePolice: Body found in shopping trolley
Durban North police are trying to track down a suspect who was spotted pushing a shopping trolley with a body in it. ||| Durban - Durban North police are trying to track down a suspect who was spotted...
View ArticleYoung people boycott #FreedomDay celebrations
As hundreds converged on the Union Buildings for the #FreedomDay celebrations, at least one group of young people chose not to attend the festivities. ||| Pretoria - As hundreds of people converged on...
View ArticleEThekwini set to splurge R100m on fleet
As a report on the irregular buying of eThekwini vehicles gathers dust in the city hall, the municipality is preparing to splurge over R100m to bolster its fleet. ||| Durban - As a report on the...
View ArticleParents threaten to ‘shut down’ KZN school
Angry parents are demand action against a KZN teacher who they say has spent “most” of the past three years out of the classroom. ||| Durban - Angry parents, including school governing body (SGB)...
View ArticleCop walks 1 000km to honour wife’s cancer battle
A police officer walked from Bloemfontein to Cape Town to honour his wife’s long battle with cancer and to help raise money for Cansa. ||| Cape Town - A police officer walked 1 000km from Bloemfontein...
View ArticleConvicts grasp chance to better themselves
Eighteen offenders in Boksburg are now proud artisans, thanks to a training programme by the Department of Correctional Services. ||| Eighteen offenders in Boksburg are now proud artisans, thanks to a...
View ArticleRescued circus lions find a haven in SA
Thirty-three lions that were rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia will fly to their new home in South Africa. ||| Durban - Thirty-three lions that were rescued last year from circuses in Peru and...
View ArticleFormer constable gets life for Klapmuts cop’s murder
Luvuyo Ndevu "clearly does not have a soul", the judge said as he sentenced him to life for the murder of his ex-colleague, Steven Britz. ||| Cape Town -Forty-four-year-old warrant officer Steven Britz...
View Article‘Zionists a virus’ comment could see councillor suspended
The Cape Town city council is set to decide whether to recommend that a councillor be suspended for an anti-Semitic comment posted on Facebook. ||| Cape Town - The Cape Town city council is set to...
View ArticleThank Lance and his Camels for this column
Homeless person Danny Oosthuizen will be writing a daily column for the duration of #TheDignityProject. Read the 14th entry in Danny’s Diary ... ||| The Cape Argus has launched a new collaborative...
View ArticleDivorce blunder shocks KZN man
For five years a KZN school principal assumed he had been divorced from his wife, even getting married again. Then he found out that a single digit had rendered the divorce decree invalid. ||| Durban -...
View ArticleDentist who ordered hit on wife can reopen practice
A forrmer Gauteng dentist, who spent 14 years in jail after ordering a hit on his wife, has been granted permission to resume his practise. ||| Pretoria - Former Kempton Park dentist Dr Casper Greeff,...
View ArticleMandela Bay metro police launch delayed
The launch of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s much anticipated Metro Police Force has been postponed until next month. ||| Port Elizabeth – The launch of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s much...
View ArticleMan who beheaded teen now free of demons
A reverend has testified that Aljar Swartz was possessed by demons when he beheaded a Ravensmead teenager, and that an exhorcism had been performed on him in prison. ||| Cape Town – A reverend has...
View ArticleGO!Durban advertising to cost R100m
The eThekwini Municipality has splurged R48.5m on marketing and communication for its GO!Durban transport project, and plans to spend another R51.5m over three years. ||| Durban - The eThekwini...
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