SA prisons now focus on rehabilitation
Gone are the days when imprisonment in South Africa was harsh and convict labour was used for the development of the country. ||| Johannesburg - Gone are the days when imprisonment in South Africa was...
View ArticleExpert: Every dog needs training
How we raise our dogs and what we expose them to shapes what they do later in life., says an expert. ||| Durban - One woman was killed and two people hurt in three separate pitbull attacks in...
View ArticleTwo dead in Mpumalanga collision
Two people died in a collision between two cars on the N12 near Witbank, near the Kendal/Balmoral off-ramp, paramedics said. ||| Witbank - Two people died in a collision between two cars on the N12...
View ArticleHunt for missing Cape Town mom
The Mitchells Plain community has come out in force to help fina a young mother who was dropped off at a bus stop two weeks ago and never arrived for work. ||| A Mitchells Plain mother has been missing...
View ArticleBorn-freees get tips from freedom fighters
Matric pupils got a crash course on the Struggle for liberation from former freedom fighters during a dialogue at Freedom Park. ||| Johannesburg - Matric pupils got a crash course on the Struggle for...
View ArticleAbused big cats safely repatriated to SA
After years of abuse and mistreatment, 33 lions rescued from circuses in South America reached their new home, the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in Limpopo. ||| Johannesburg - After years of abuse and...
View ArticleNew auxiliary bishop ordained in Joburg
Roughly 4 500 people attended the ordination of Johannesburg’s new auxillary bishop Duncan Tsoke. ||| Johannesburg - Johannesburg’s 890 000 Catholics have a new auxiliary bishop, Duncan Tsoke.He was...
View ArticleFamilies’ anguish after horror crash
Gauteng counts the cost of a grim weekend as the families of 15 people who died in a horror crash on the R41 struggle to come to terms with their loss. ||| Johannesburg - Sandra Mabule was watching...
View Article'Thugs wanted to kill mom and me'
A mother and daughter survived a harrowing ordeal in the Groenkloof Nature Reserve near Pretoria. ||| Johannesburg - They were out to kill us.” These were the words of two distraught and traumatised...
View ArticleRobbers in security uniforms pull off daring heist
Armed robbers pulled off a daring cash-in-transit robbery at the Pick n Pay in the Promenade Mall in Mitchells Plain, making off with a bag of money. ||| Cape Town - Six armed robbers pulled off a...
View ArticleEight injured in Ficksburg crash
Eight people were injured in a crash involving a minibus taxi, a bakkie, and a car on the corner of Bloem and Church streets in Ficksburg. ||| Ficksburg – Eight people were injured in a crash involving...
View ArticleMall of Africa continues to draw huge crowds
The Mall of Africa was expecting its fifth consecutive bumper day, as shoppers continue to flock to the newly opened Midrand complex. ||| Johannesburg - The Mall of Africa was expecting its fifth...
View ArticleSuspect held for missing teen’s murder
Uitenhage police in the Eastern Cape have arrested a 22-year-old suspect for the murder of a 14-year-old girl. ||| Port Elizabrth – Uitenhage police in the Eastern Cape have arrested a 22-year-old...
View ArticleMan due in court for rape of girlfriend’s cousin
A 41-year-old suspect is expected to appear in court for allegedly raping a relative of his girlfriend, at whose home they had been drinking. ||| Johannesburg – A 41-year-old suspect is expected to...
View ArticleCops nab gang with more than 30 guns
Police have rounded up a gang of criminals specialising in vehicle hijackings and business and house robberies. ||| Police have rounded up a gang of criminals specialising in vehicle hijackings and...
View ArticleJudge apologises for delaying justice
Acting Judge Solly Sithole has apologised for taking three years to deliver a judgment in a damages claim against the police. ||| Pretoria - Acting Judge Solly Sithole has had to apologise again and...
View ArticleMan who beheaded teen poses high risk: expert
A police chief forensic psychologist has testified that the man found guilty of beheading 15-year-old Lee Adams poses a high risk to society. ||| Cape Town – A police chief forensic psychologist has...
View ArticleForfeiture unit wants Botha’s house
The defence for the late Yolanda Botha advised the court that it was unfair to prosecute the dead after an application to seize her immoveable property, valued at about R2.5m was made. ||| Kimberley -...
View ArticleN1 protesters fed-up about poor pay
Satawu says its members who are protesting on the N1 highway are frustrated after going 4 years without salary increases. ||| Johannesburg - South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu)...
View ArticleSanral gets interdict against striking contractors
The Labour Court has issued an interdict preventing Sanral contracted workers from protesting on the N1 freeway in Midrand. ||| Johannesburg - The Labour Court has issued an interdict preventing Sanral...
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