ANC to study Nkandla judgment‚ but ‘reaffirms full confidence in judiciary’
The ruling party said it has “noted and respects” the unanimous judgment delivered by the Constitutional Court on Thursday‚ but will “study it in detail and comment further in due course”. The court...
View ArticleShock over Mthatha taxi industry couple’s murder
A Mthatha taxi boss and his wife were shot and killed at their home on Wednesday night. The killing of the pair‚ who were both members of the Uncedo Service Taxi Association in Mthatha‚ shocked those...
View ArticleEFF won’t allow Zuma to speak in Parliament again
Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema on Thursday vowed not to allow President Jacob Zuma to ever speak in Parliament again and said his party will stop him...
View ArticleMalema challenges ANC to early election over #Nkandlagate
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema on Thursday called for a snap election after South Africa’s president and parliament were criticised in the highest court of the land. The next general...
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U’hage teacher killed in West Cape accident
Roux Brand A UITENHAGE teacher died in a Western Cape hospital on Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a taxi between Ashton and Robertson. Daniel Pienaar Technical High School Afrikaans teacher...
View ArticleEndangered Cape vultures electrocuted
Approximately 49 Cape Griffons were electrocuted in various locations in Elliot in the Eastern Cape this past Easter weekend. Walter Neser, CEO of African Vultures, reported the incident to the...
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Holomisa uses soccer analogy to tell Zuma to resign after
UDM president Bantu Holomisa. Picture: LULAMILE FENI United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa says President Jacob Zuma has been handed a red card and must immediately leave the field of play....
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Royal twins learn Afrikaans, Zulu
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco with their twins‚ Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques. PRINCE Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco’s twins‚ Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques‚ are...
View ArticleFive burnt to death in shack fire
Desperate attempts to save five people who were trapped in a burning shack in East London ended in tragedy with them all being burned to death. The five – Nonzukiso Gijana‚ 38‚ her two kids‚ Sisipho...
View ArticleSylvester the lion has been captured
The South African National Parks (SANParks) search team has successfully darted Sylvester‚ the escaped lion from Karoo National Park‚ outside Beaufort West. “A veterinarian is present at the scene with...
View ArticlePower price hike may be reduced
Officials recommend cutting tariff increases from 9% to 7.64% – but warn of R100-million shortfall in budget IN a bid to show big business that it has heard the cries of high-energy users and is...
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No arrests yet in Walmer executions
BEREAVED MOTHER: Distraught mother,Julia Mabele at the scene of her son, Simphiwe Mkalipi’s fatal shooting in Walmer. Picture: MARK WEST A MONTH has passed since the execution-style murder of two men...
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Protesters torch truck, stone cars
BURNT OUT: This truck was torched during a protest on the N2 nearColchester on Wednesday night A TRUCK was torched and two vehicles stoned during a protest that saw the N2 near Colchester shut down on...
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Zuma, you broke your oath
I SWEAR: President Jacob Zuma takes the oath of office during the 2014presidential inauguration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria Pleas for president’s recall reach a crescendo as ANC holds crisis...
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Seaview trio get 25 years
DISREGARD FOR LIFE: Members of the Upstand Dogs gang, from left, Oscar Alexander, Rodwell ‘Boef’ Peters and Cedric Johnson, have been sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison by the Port Elizabeth...
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Metro police set to roar into operation
COP TARGET: Low-slung modified cars, like this one belonging to Alister Daniels, of Parow, will run foul of the metro police NELSON Mandela Bay’s metro police force launches officially today and to...
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Still no sign of activist missing in Mthatha
Vusi Oldman Mahlangu VUSI Mahlangu, the Outsourcing Must Fall activist who was allegedly abducted in Mthatha on Tuesday, is still missing. Mahlangu was in Mthatha to support striking workers at the...
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Baby transferred for emergency operation
Picture: Supplied An almost three-month-old baby with heart problems is currently being flown to the Red Cross Hospital in Cape Town for an emergency operation. The Metro EMS helicopter took off from...
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Man dies after microlight crashes on sugar estate
Police are investigating the cause of a fatal microlite crash in a sugarcane field on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Friday morning. Picture: Supplied ONE man died on Friday morning when his...
View ArticlePolice constable convicted of robbing police station‚ murdering colleague
A constable who shot and killed a police colleague while stealing guns from the Klapmuts police station in the Western Cape has been convicted‚ along with an accomplice. Patrick Luvuyo Ndevu (33)‚ who...
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