Caledon cops bust man with abalone worth R2m
Western Cape police have arrested a 33-year-old man for illegal possession of abalone worth R2 million near Caledon. ||| Cape Town – Western Cape police have arrested a 33-year-old man for illegal...
View ArticleR3.5bn to be spent on Afrikaans education
The Solidarity Movement says it has R3.5 billion in funds available to spend on promoting Afrikaans. ||| Johannesburg - The private Afrikaans university Akademia, established by the Solidarity Movement...
View ArticleTwo nabbed for multi-million rand housing tender fraud
Police have arrested two people in Pietermaritzburg who are allegedly part of an elaborate government tender scam involving millions of rands. ||| Durban - Police have arrested two people in...
View ArticleMom who dumped baby on rubbish heap gets bail
A woman who allegedly threw her newborn baby on a rubbish heap was granted R1 000 bail by the Durban Magistrate’s Court. ||| Durban - A woman who allegedly wrapped her newborn baby in a newspaper,...
View ArticleUber ‘killing’ taxi businesses, says taxi protesters
Metered taxi drivers in Durban took to the streets to protest against what they believe is unfair competition and lack of regulation of Uber. ||| Durban - Metered taxi drivers took to the streets on...
View ArticleMeet SA’s first black female harbour boss
A mother of three has been appointed TNPA’s first back Deputy Harbour Master - Nautical for the Pot of Durban. ||| Durban - The next time you’re sitting at the Point Waterfront and happen to see a...
View ArticleWater department slated for delayed repairs
An irate Reservoir Hills resident has slammed the city’s Water Department for its delay in repairing a burst meter on his property. ||| Durban - An irate Reservoir Hills resident has slammed the city’s...
View ArticleANC backs councillor in Zionist ‘virus’ row
The ANC has defended a City of Cape Town councillor who made an alleged anti-Semitic remark, saying the DA was trying to stifle free speech. ||| Cape Town - The ANC has come out in defence of a...
View ArticleChaos as ANC walks out of Zuma debate
The ANC walked out of a Cape Town council meeting after failed attempts to disallow motion to discuss President Zuma’s removal. ||| Cape Town - The ANC walked out of a full Cape Town city council...
View ArticleUproar as ‘black widow’ dodges life sentence
Family members were shocked when Judge Tati Makgoka ruled that a Pretoria woman who hired a hitman to kill her husband, and then had the hitman killed, did not deserve a life sentence. ||| Pretoria -...
View ArticleWhat is Paul O’Sullivan actually being investigated for?
A docket alleging serious offences against the state was opened against forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan a week after his arrest on immigration charges. ||| Johannesburg - A docket alleging...
View ArticleDry taps disrupt Pietermaritzburg schools, court
The impact of the drought hit Pietermaritzburg hard when many areas had their water supply cut for an entire day. ||| Durban - The real impact of the drought hit Pietermaritzburg hard on Thursday when...
View ArticleSo, What is #WasteStopsWithME?
On Friday Miss Earth SA hosted a Twitter conversation on waste in South Africa. Read here to find out what the conversation focussed on. ||| On Friday Miss Earth SA hosted a Twitter conversation on...
View ArticleSettlement reached with Buffalo City strikers
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality says it has reached an agreement on back pay with striking workers to end their work stoppage. ||| Port Elizabeth – Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality on...
View ArticleSA’s winter weather forecast uncertain
Despite the El Nino weather pattern, the South African weather Service says chances persist for above-average rainfall for most of the country. ||| Johannesburg - The winter forecast for drought-hit...
View Article‘We give tip when you return the land’
A ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ activist sparked a row over race and land on Facebook this week when he recounted how he and other patrons at a Cape restaurant reduced a white waitress to tears. ||| Cape Town - A...
View ArticleGrandma tells of supermarket ordeal
The grandmother who was harassed and humiliated over a broken slab of chocolate at a Pick n Pay store has spoken out for the first time since the incident. ||| Cape Town - The grandmother who was...
View Article14 killed in horror truck and taxi collision
Thirteen people have died in a horror head-on collision between a Post Office truck and a taxi in Gauteng, with a 14th person dying later in hospital. ||| Johannesburg - Thirteen people have died in a...
View ArticleElderly man savaged by pit bulls
A third person has been savaged in the past week in KwaZulu-Natal by dogs of breeds known to be aggressive. ||| Durban - A third person has been savaged in the past week in KwaZulu-Natal by dogs of...
View ArticleDeath threats against lost dog
Barking at night and causing havoc in Mountain Ridge Road in Westville resulted in death threats being made against a lost dog, resulting in two activists taking a day off to search for the animal. |||...
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