Satanic child-porn fraudster is 'ruthless, manipulative'
Leone Steyn who has been convicted for spinning a web of lies about a satanic child-porn ring to defraud organisations of more than R500 000 is waiting to be sentenced. ||| Johannesburg - Ruthless...
View ArticleBeware new infrastructure law
If you’re caught damaging water pipes, power cables or state infrastructure from Wednesday next week, expect to spend years in jail. ||| Johannesburg - If you’re caught damaging water pipes, power...
View ArticleGangs use sex as weapon
“Sex is a tool of power. It is a tool of manipulation and you will find some gangs use it so that women pledge their allegiance to a certain gang.” ||| Cape Town - Sexual violence is being used as a...
View ArticleFound stabbed in neighbour's house
Cape Town police are investigating a case of murder after a woman's body was found stabbed multiple times in the bedroom of her friend's home. ||| Cape Town - Police are investigating a case of...
View ArticleChild-on-child violence on increase
Violence perpetrated by children on other children is on the increase at schools as pupils mimic the behaviour of violent communities, say experts. ||| Cape Town - Violence perpetrated by children on...
View ArticleIs the #SABC ban on protests censorship?
A storm of controversy has met the SABC’s decision no longer to show destruction of property during protests, with some calling the move an “obvious form of censorship”. ||| Johannesburg - A storm of...
View ArticleGift of sight opens up a whole new world
After 13 years of living in shadows, Philani Thwala, 20, was given new corneas - and got to watch his first 3D movie. ||| Johannesburg - I felt like I was in the movie. I could see all the...
View ArticleCops hunt down elderly man’s attackers in minutes
Swift police work led to the arrest of three suspects minutes after a Kimberley pensioner was shot during a house robbery. ||| Kimberley - Three people have been arrested after a Kimberley man was shot...
View ArticleAll Jayde wanted was her husband’s love
Details of how Jayde Panayiotou longed to be loved by her husband Christopher, emerged in a letter read out in court during his bail application. ||| Port Elizabeth – Details of how Jayde Panayiotou...
View ArticleCops hunt third suspect in pub owner’s murder
A second suspect has handed himself over to police for the murder of Mitchell's Plain pub owner Calvin Goliath, while a third suspect is still on the loose. ||| A second suspect is behind bars after...
View ArticleVIP Unit officer shoots girlfriend then kills himself
A police officer attached to the VIP Protection Unit allegedly gunned down his girlfriend before turning the weapon on himself as his colleagues arrived to arrest him. ||| Cape Town - It was another...
View Article‘Nobody is safe in their homes anymore’
An elderly Kimberley man, who was shot when armed robbers invaded his home, believes that the only reason he is alive is because his attackers were not proficient with firearms. ||| Kimberley - The...
View ArticleGlitch derails jailed ex-SAPS spindoctor’s appeal
A technical glitch resulted in the adjournment of disgraced former police spokesman Colonel Vincent Mdunge’s appeal at the Pietermaritzburg High Court. ||| Durban - A technical glitch resulted in the...
View ArticleKZN top cop fights her suspension
In an urgent court application, KZN police commissioner Lieutenant-General Mmamonnye Ngobeni, argued that the acting national police commissioner did not have the power to suspend her. ||| Durban - The...
View ArticleActivists cry racism over ‘toxic’ housing quote
Call for mayor to probe Sea Point Fresnaye Bantry Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association deputy chairperson for saying Sea Point is not suitable for low-cost housing. ||| Cape Town - Supporters of...
View ArticleBlue Lagoon hit-and-run driver kept in custody
The woman who is allegedly responsible for the death of two friends in a hit-and-run accident on the Blue Lagoon highway will remain in jail until her next court appearance. ||| Durban - The founder...
View ArticleE Cape cops on the trail of rape suspect
A 25-year-old woman was assaulted and raped by a man on her way to a clinic at Mcucuzo Village, Eastern Cape police said. ||| King William’s Town - Butterworth police are investigating following the...
View ArticleLucky escape for man as car is wedged under bus
A Cape Town man was lucky to escape serious injury when his car crashed into a bus and became wedged underneath it, paramedics said. ||| Cape Town - A man was lucky to escape serious injury when his...
View ArticleMan critically injured in Cape car crash
A man was critically injured when the car he was driving caught alight after crashing into trees in Goodwood, paramedics said. ||| Cape Town - A man was critically injured when the car he was driving...
View ArticleR7.5m tik bust at OR Tambo - Sars
Sars customs officials have intercepted 25kg of crystal methamphetamine valued at R7.5m at OR Tambo International Airport. ||| Pretoria - South African Revenue Service (Sars) customs officials have...
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