Two shot dead in Korsten
Two people were shot dead near the taxi rank in Highfield Road, Korsten Two people were killed and two wounded in separate shootings in the northern areas. Both shootings are believed to be gang...
View ArticleResidents speak out on service delivery
With only three weeks to go before the local government elections, reporters Melitta Ngalonkulu and Mandlenkosi Ntlemeza visited some of the troubled areas plagued by protests. This week, we feature...
View ArticleArtist Mabulu bound to get up some people’s noses with new artwork on #Zupta...
September 10, 2015. COMRADE: Ayanda Mabulu is a star inthe making. Pic: Mariska Van Den Brink. © The Times No stranger to controversy‚ visual artist Ayanda Mabulu is bound to have tongues wagging again...
View ArticleMinister Masutha can appeal parole application by Janusz Walus
The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Justice Minister Michael Masutha leave to appeal in the parole application of Janusz Walus‚ the murderer of popular liberation fighter Chris Hani. In March‚ the...
View ArticleAnguish at graduation ceremony after nurses die in road accident
What was meant to be a joyous celebration for graduating nurses was tinged with tragedy yesterday after a car smash claimed the lives of four nurses and their driver, a paramedic. The nurses were on...
View ArticleSHAME ON YOU
QAPHELANI SENIOR SECONDARY: Caretaker Zolani Malamlela examines cables that were once connected to four computers. Picture: BRIAN WITBOOI Vandals slammed for trashing schools – residents for keeping...
View ArticleHewitt in bid for Concourt to kick out his sentence
Bob Hewitt. Picture: Moeletsi Mabe Former international tennis player and paedophile Bob Hewitt has approached the Constitutional Court to have his six-year sentence overturned. In papers submitted to...
View ArticleNMMU protest ends after meeting
VOICES HEARD: NMMU students protest issues have now been addressed. Picture: EUGENE COETZEE The two-day protest at NMMU is over, with exams resuming yesterday afternoon. This followed a meeting between...
View ArticleWar on water waste heats up
ON STREAM: Municipality wastewater treatment director Anderson Mancotywa shows off the progress during a site visit to the Fish Water Flats treatment works yesterday. Picture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN 300...
View Article‘Gate workers’ held in huge mandrax bust
DRUG WAR: With some of the mandrax are constables Ricardo Bruinders and Peter Sysaar, and Warrant Officer Jaco Schoonraad. Picture: Supplied Three Gauteng men working as gate installers were arrested...
View ArticleParamedic slams doctor ‘Patient refused help outside centre’
NOT IMPRESSED: Port Elizabeth paramedic Duwayne Putter, 21. Picture: Supplied A Port Elizabeth paramedic who helped stabilise a patient outside a Medicross in Westering claims a doctor refused to help...
View Article‘ANC digging the dagger in our hearts’– artist Ayanda Mabulu
Ayanda MabuluFile picture: Mariska Van Den Brink / The Times Artist Ayanda Mabulu‚ who had social media sites buzzing with his controversial artwork on #Zupta state capture this week‚ says the ruling...
View ArticlePublic protector shortlisting will not be ‘a tick-box exercise’
The ad hoc committee set up to appoint a new public protector will on Wednesday afternoon shortlist the names of 10 people for the position. The committee met in the morning to discuss the process of...
View ArticleWATCH: Cameron bows out, receives standing ovation
Outgoing British prime minister David Cameron urged his successor Theresa May on Wednesday to maintain close ties with the EU even while negotiating to leave it, as he paid a fond farewell to MPs hours...
View ArticleSouth African restaurants‚ hotel say no to hate preacher
Premier Hotels‚ Spur and Wimpy have said that if Steven Anderson is coming to South Africa‚ the pastor won’t be welcome in their establishments. Steven Anderson is a noted hate preacher‚ who responded...
View ArticleWATCH: Kagiso Lediga pokes fun at SA politics in new ‘mockumentary’
The official trailer for John Barker’s new film‚ Wonder Boy for President‚ starring comedy heavyweight‚ Kagiso Lediga has been released‚ and boy is it funny! The film‚ which mocks the freaky state of...
View ArticleGirls 8 times more likely than boys to be HIV positive
Violent partners‚ older men and the use of hormonal contraceptives are stated as some of the factors why South African girls are eight times more likely than boys in the same age group to be HIV...
View ArticleBreaking news: Terror suspects get bail
The brother and sister arrested by police over a suspected terror plot have been granted bail. Ibrahim and Fatima Patel were each granted R5‚000 bail after their lawyer‚ Yousha Tayob‚ brought an...
View ArticleRobbers frequently and easily corrupt police: research
Cash-in-transit robbers frequently and easily corrupt state officials to further their criminal activities. This is one of the findings made by a senior University of South Africa lecturer who spoke to...
View ArticleWe all need to pull up our sleeves to build SA – Nene
We all need to pull up our sleeves and work towards building our country‚ former Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene said while delivering his keynote address at the Kader Asmal Human Rights Lecture on...
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