NPA declines to prosecute Nkandla architect
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is not planning to prosecute Nkandla’s architect or former directors-general in the Department of Public Works over the upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s...
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Firefighters attended financial bootcamp before going to Canada
A group of 300 South African firefighters work to uproot a tree as they remove hot spots outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.Picture: Topher Seguin / REUTERS The firefighters who downed hoses in...
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IEC contravened Constitution but elections to go ahead‚ ConCourt rules
The Constitutional Court has found that the Independent Electoral Commission failed to comply with the Constitution by not correctly capturing the addresses on the voter’s roll. But it will allow...
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Penny Sparrow finally speaks out
Penny Sparrow. Picture via Facebook Penny Sparrow‚ the former estate agent who was fined R150 000 for likening black beachgoers to monkeys‚ has spoken up about her utterances. In an interview with...
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Half of Please Call Me payout to be kept in trust
Nkosana Makate Half of the payout that Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate will receive from Vodacom should be kept in a trust pending the outcome of an arbitration. The arbitration‚ which is yet to...
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Three arrested, drugs confiscated following tip-off
Members of Operation Lockdown confiscated drugs including tik, mandrax tablets and dagga following a tip-off Two men were arrested for possession of drugs and another for unlawful possession of a...
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Emotional mystery witness set to testify in Oscar hearing
Prosecutor Gerrie NelFile photo: Siphiwe Sibeko / REUTERS The prosecution in the Oscar Pistorius sentencing proceedings indicated on Tuesday that it would call its last witness, whose testimony would...
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NPA confident of case against axe murder accused
Murder accused Henri van BredaFile photo. Picture: Gallo Images / Eikestad Nuus The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is confident that prosecutors have a strong case against 21-year-old axe murder...
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South African protest habits according to police records
24/05/16. Protesters closed all the entry points to Ward 22 (Kwazakhele). Picture: Yoliswa Sobuwa/The Herald. What do South Africans complain about when they take to the streets in protest? Recent...
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Sexual assault case against Fransman going ahead
January 16, 2016. Marius Fransman. Image by: Esa Alexander The sexual assault case against ANC Western Cape leader Marius Fransman is going ahead. This was confirmed on Tuesday by Gavin Prins‚...
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South Africans are opening bank accounts for Nigerian criminals – Hawks
File photo.Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock South Africans committing a crime for a quick buck are warned that the Hawks are on your trail. “The Hawks have detected a trend in which people receive...
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Online dating – love that might cost you
Swindling money from unsuspecting victims on dating sites is not only on the rise‚ but forms part of a bigger syndicate‚ says elite police agency the Hawks. The Hawks have warned users of online...
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‘Please Call Me’ inventor cancelled contract with backers so he could keep...
Nkosana Makate. Picture: TimesLIVE Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate cancelled an agreement with the backers who funded his legal fees in his challenge against Vodacom so that he could keep the...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Oscar Pistorius murder sentencing- DAY 2
Sentencing proceedings for former paralympian Oscar Pistorius began yesterday, Monday (14 June), in the High Court in Pretoria after the Blade Runner’s conviction was changed by the Supreme Court of...
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Van Breda : many questions still to be answered
Murder accused Henri van BredaFile photo. Picture: Gallo Images / Eikestad Nuus HAVING his family’s blood on his white socks and shorts finally landed Henri van Breda in the dock. Eighteen months after...
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DA members march for jobs
HUNDREDS of DA members braved the rain and marched to the Port Elizabeth City Hall yesterday demanding jobs as the party stepped up its campaign to win the hearts and minds of unemployed young people....
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Top Bay achievers honoured
Bay businesswomen, from left, Berenice Rose, Lana Field, Elana van Rooyen, Prof Elmarie Venter, Candice Parker and Pumeza Bono are the winners across 6 categories at tonight’s Port Elizabeth BWA...
View ArticleReeva’s cousin doesn’t feel Oscar gave a ‘true version’
Reeva Steenkamp’s cousin Kim Martin testified on Wednesday that all her family wanted was to find out what happened to her cousin. “All we ever wanted is the truth. Oscar’s version changed so many...
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Rent cheaper, milk and bread more expensive in PE than Joburg
Hobie Beach. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE Getting gym fit or buying a beer costs more if you live in Johannesburg and Cape Town‚ compared with smaller cities‚ but Durban is the place to be if you want a...
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19-year-old ‘fake’ cardiologist would have had to start university before age...
Our guess is that when 19-year-old Maria Lebo Mokgobu allegedly posed as a cardiologist and applied for a job with a Polokwane hospital‚ she did not consider that it takes more than a decade to...
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