Cavendish robbery: Smoke bomb was released
At least four armed men barged into Trigg Jewellers and demanded all customers to lie on the floor and fired several shots as they left the store. ||| Cape Town - Armed robbers hit a jewellery shop in...
View ArticleLily rescue teams ‘work tirelessly’
Chamber of Mines hails search teams and volunteer rescuers involved in efforts to reach three trapped miners in Barberton. ||| Johannesburg - Chamber of Mines president Mike Teke on Sunday extended his...
View ArticleGuns and smoke as Cavendish jeweller robbed
Police are investigating a business robbery after armed men robbed Trigg Jewellers in Cavendish Square ... again. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating a business robbery after four armed men robbed...
View ArticleDismissed DJ to sue for damages
East Coast Radio DJ Kevin Minter-Brown, who was dismissed over a Facebook post, is taking the Gareth Cliff route. ||| Durban - Dismissed East Coast Radio DJ Kevin Minter-Brown is going the legal route...
View ArticleCash heist under cops’ noses
Brazen gunmen robbed cash-in-transit guards at a Morningside petrol station while a police van was parked in the forecourt. ||| Durban - Brazen gunmen robbed cash-in-transit guards at a Morningside...
View ArticleEx-attorney in dock over auditor’s report
A former attorney has appeared in court accused of submitting to the Cape Law Society an auditor’s report, signed by an unregistered auditor. ||| Cape Town – A former attorney appeared in court on...
View ArticleMore chameleons rescued from bulldozers
Thirty-one flap-necked chameleons, 20 of them hatchlings, have been rescued from their habitat - a construction site in Ballito. ||| Durban - Thirty-one flap-necked chameleons, 20 of them hatchlings...
View ArticleBid to disband Tshwane city council
The City of Tshwane and four other municipalities survived a high court bid to be immediately dissolved and placed under administration. ||| Pretoria - The City of Tshwane and four other municipalities...
View ArticlePatel’s bid to dodge murder trial fails
A Limpopo court has given prosecutors five months to find two missing witnesses in the trial of businessman Rameez Patel, who is charged with murdering his wife. ||| Polokwane – The Limpopo High Court...
View ArticleDurban road plan for bicycles, pedestrians
Durban is taking a “complete streets approach” to transport, which would improve cycling safety. ||| Durban - Duban is taking a “complete streets approach” to transport, which would improve cycling...
View ArticleZulu king hate speech probe wraps up
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has not made a submission on the preliminary report into allegations he made a statement that was hurtful to foreign nationals. ||| Durban - Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini...
View ArticleState not funding Lily Mine rescue
Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane says government is not funding a rescue operation for three miners trapped at Lily Mine. ||| Barberton - Government is not contributing financially towards...
View ArticleUCT calls out RMF over ‘Shackville’ protest
The University of Cape Town says the Rhodes Must Fall protest has contributed to the housing shortage on campus. ||| Cape Town – The University of Cape Town (UCT) on Monday lambasted the Rhodes Must...
View ArticleReward offered for metro cop’s killers
The City of Cape Town is offering a R50 000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two suspects who shot Constable Ben Koopman and stole his service pistol. ||| Cape Town – The metro police...
View Article‘Armed Fforces Day’ in Nelson Mandela Bay
The South African National Defence Force will be celebrating “Armed Forces Day” this week in Nelson Mandela Bay. ||| Port Elizabeth – The South African National Defence Force will be celebrating “Armed...
View ArticleNo bail for gang-rape accused school boys
The families of the high school pupils accused of gang-raping a 15-year-old schoolgirl, reacted with shocked as the five youths were denied bail. ||| Durban - Family of the youngsters accused of...
View ArticleDUT suspends lectures after protests
Lectures at the Durban University of Technology were suspended for two days following protests over fees that rocked two of the institution’s campuses. ||| Durban – Lectures at the Durban University of...
View Article51 arrested for WSU protest
Student protests at Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape turned violent, with police making 51 arrests. ||| Port Elizabeth – Student protests at Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape...
View ArticlePupil stabs school girl 14 times
Free State police arrested a 21-year-old pupil after he allegedly stabbed an 18-year-old female pupil 14 times on the school grounds. ||| Bloemfontein - Police in the Free State on Monday arrested a...
View ArticleNew property owners liable for historical debt
A SCA ruling has given municipalities the right to recover rates and services debts of previous property owners from the current owners. ||| Johannesburg - Property owners face the grim prospect of...
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