Judge hands teen’s killers life sentences
Two men have been handed life sentences for the brutal murder of a teenager who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. ||| Cape Town - Two men have been handed life sentences for the 2013...
View ArticleCommunity threaten to burn 'witch'
Betty Mabena, who was inexplicably found on the roof of a neighbour’s garage, would have been burnt alive after she was accused of practising witchcraft. ||| Pretoria - Betty Mabena would have been...
View ArticleKrejcir team accused of fishing for evidence
The prosecution in the Radovan Krejcir murder trial has accused the defence of abusing court processes to fish for evidence to which it's not entitled. ||| Johannesburg - The prosecution in the Radovan...
View Article‘When the doctor left all hell broke loose’
“Devils in white” is how the nurses at Steve Biko Academic Hospital have been described by relatives of Juanita Noah and Jan Drywer. ||| Pretoria - “Devils in white” is how the nurses at Steve Biko...
View ArticleElderly patient given formalin to drink
A woman who went to a hospital for a knee operation and was allegedly given formalin instead of water to drink, is suing KZN’s MEC for health. ||| Durban - An 85-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman went...
View ArticleDurban gets tough on nuisance by-laws
Citizens in eThekwini have been warned that those disobeying by-laws will no longer be getting off the hook lightly. ||| Durban - Citizens in eThekwini disobeying by-laws will no longer be getting off...
View ArticleFamily faces Camps Bay murder suspect in court
The distraught parents of US marketing executive Gabriela Kabrins Alban have travelled from the US to face her alleged killer in court. ||| Cape Town - The distraught parents of 39-year-old American...
View ArticleCops bust man with drugs worth R327 000
A 29-year-old Nigerian man was arrested in North West for allegedly dealing in drugs with an estimated street value of R327 000. ||| Rustenburg – A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly dealing in...
View ArticleGay kiss has SA viewers seeing red
A commercial featuring two gay men kissing over a dinner table has sparked outrage among South African viewers. ||| Cape Town - A 45 second television advertorial featuring two gay men sharing a kiss...
View ArticleWestern Cape denies evicting tenants from rental stock
The Western Cape government’s Human Settlements department has vehemently denied reports that families are being evicted from their rental units. ||| Cape Town – Reports of families being forcibly...
View ArticleCops set to appeal prison sentences for graft
Two Worcester police officials who were effectively jailed for 10 months for corruption will seek leave to appeal. ||| Two Worcester police officials seek permission to appeal prison sentence for...
View ArticleMore delays in Panayiotou’s third bail bid
A bail application for Christopher Panayiotou, who is accused of his wife Jayde’s murder, was held up as both sides haggled over documents to be admitted into evidence. ||| Cape Town – A bail...
View ArticleCops battle to subdue troubled Vyeboom
Police are struggling to restore calm to Vyeboom, west of Vuwani township, as villagers continue to protest against plans to incorporate them into a new municipality. ||| Vuwani – Limpopo police are...
View ArticleMarikana land invasion case postponed
A case in which houses in Marikana were illegally occupied was postponed to allow defendants to file their heads of argument. ||| Rustenburg - A case in which houses in Marikana were illegally occupied...
View Article‘My heart is broken - I am broken’
The mother of murdered American marketing executive Gabriela Kabrins Alban has spoken out about her grief for the first time. ||| Cape Town - The mother of slain 39-year-old American marketing...
View ArticleColleagues protest against nurse’s alleged killer
||| Durban - Colleagues of slain nurse Thabsile Doyisa, who on Wednesday demonstrated outside the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court against bail for her alleged killer, are pained by her death and...
View ArticleWoman’s body found in farm silo
A Nottingham Road man who followed a bloody trial from outside his house discovered the body of his 28-year-old daughter dumped in a farm silo. ||| Durban - The body of a 28-year-old woman was found...
View ArticleMedical waste on beaches: Durban vows action
The eThekwini Municipality has vowed tough action against those responsible for the medical waste which washed up on four Durban beaches. ||| The eThekwini Municipality has vowed to take tough action...
View ArticleTow truck rivalries laid bare after fatal fight
The deadly competitive world of the tow truck industry came under the spotlight when a tow truck owner and his employee appeared in court for the murder of a rival operator. ||| The deadly competitive...
View ArticleRosanne Narandas speaks about her killer son
Murderer Rajiv Narandas’s mother has indicted officialdom and red tape for the delay in him going to jail. ||| Durban - While murderer Rajiv Narandas on Friday awaits in the Sandton police cells for...
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