Baby-swop mothers’ agony
Mother’s Day has bitter-sweet memories for two mothers who discovered more than 25 years ago that their sons were swopped at birth. ||| Pietermaritzburg - Mother’s Day, on Sunday, has bitter-sweet...
View ArticleFamily seeks closure after rehab death
There is no word in the vocabulary to describe losing a child. The grief never leaves you, you lose a piece of yourself, says Susan Williams. ||| Durban - “There is no word in the vocabulary to...
View ArticlePrison hospital for Guatemalan heir
Murder accused Diego Dougherty will be held in the hospital section of Pollsmoor Prison after the postponement of his bail application. ||| Cape Town - Murder accused Diego Dougherty will be held in...
View ArticleKing slams torching of schools
King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana has come out in support of his subjects’ protest in the Vuwani area, but has drawn the line at violence. ||| Vuwani - Vhavenda king Toni Mphephu Ramabulana has come out in...
View ArticlePraise for doctors in high-risk childbirth case
KZN health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo congratulated 4 doctors who safely delivered a baby from a mother who had a rare abdominal pregnancy. ||| Newcastle - KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has...
View ArticleMore arrests over torching of schools
Eight more people have been arrested in connection with the torching of over 20 schools in the Vhembe district, Limpopo police said ||| Johannesburg - Eight more people have been arrested in connection...
View ArticleSoaring costs eat into grant for children
Soaring food prices and mounting socio-economic challenges are wiping out many of the grant system’s gains, according to the SAMRC. ||| Johannesburg - When the child support grant was introduced 18...
View ArticleDrakensberg hikers brutally attacked
Upping safety for visitors or closing the popular Amphitheatre in the Drakensberg is under discussion after a brutal attack on three hikers. ||| Durban - Upping safety for visitors or closing the...
View ArticleEskom workers found dead
The SA Police Service is investigating the deaths of two Eskom workers who died in mysterious circumstances, Eskom said. ||| Johannesburg - The SA Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the deaths of...
View ArticleSpotlight on ‘apartheid’ city planning
Premier Helen Zille has failed in her “obligation to reverse apartheid city planning”, according to Reclaim the City lobby group. ||| Cape Town - Premier Helen Zille has failed in her “obligation to...
View ArticleCape fire season highlights new problems
The City of Cape Town expressed concern at attacks and threats against firefighters attempting to extinguish fires. ||| Cape Town - The City of Cape Town on Saturday expressed concern at attacks and...
View ArticleLawyers’ ultimatum on transformation
The Cape Bar Council could be expelled from the General Council of the Bar of South Africa for failure to effectively transform, if the Advocates for Transformation have their way. ||| Cape Town -...
View ArticleOnline collection for wronged gran
An actress who believes Pick n Pay should have offered Iris Beukes more compensation for her ordeal, has started an online collection campaign for the distraught grandmother. ||| Cape Town - A Cape...
View ArticleIt's not right, says Qwabe's dad
"You can't correct wrong things by also acting wrong," says the father of the Rhodes Must Fall activist at the centre of the no tip saga. ||| Durban - “You can’t correct wrong things by also acting...
View ArticleThree dead, 13 hurt in Eastern Cape crash
Three people, all members of the same family, died and several other people were injured in a crash between a car and a minibus taxi. ||| King William’s Town – Three people, all members of the same...
View Article‘I missed 16 Mother’s Days while in jail’
Mother’s Day has great meaning for former model and Miss SA finalist Vanessa Goosen, who spent 16 years in a Thai prison for drug trafficking. ||| Former model and Miss SA finalist Vanessa Goosen is...
View ArticleParents stand guard at Folweni schools
Fearing a similar fate as that of Vuwani in Limpopo where more than 20 schools have been set alight, parents in Folweni are acting to protect educational institutions. ||| Durban - Basic Education...
View ArticleKZN gets chummy with Qatar
KwaZulu-Natal is extending its relations with Qatar and will be doing more business with the state, according to premier Senzo Mchunu. ||| Durban - KwaZulu-Natal is extending its relations with Qatar...
View ArticleCape Town hosts march for legal dagga
The 10th annual Cannabis Walk saw thousands march in a call on the government to legalise the use of cannabis. ||| Cape Town - Four people were arrested at the 10th annual Cannabis Walk, which saw...
View ArticleCops roasted in child sex judgment
Local police have come under fire for neglecting to charge a Kuils River man accused of sex crimes involving children, and instead letting US investigators nab him first. ||| Cape Town - Local police...
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