Lectures resume at Wits on Tuesday amid heavy police presence

Lectures resumed on Tuesday morning at the troubled University of Witswatersrand (Wits) amid heavy presence of police and private security guards. Despite the violence on...

Phahlane rules out state of emergency as student protests spill out...

Acting South African national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane on Monday ruled out declaring a state of emergency following violent clashes between police and students...
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Terror twins back in Johannesburg court

The bail application of alleged terror twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie, is expected to be heard in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The pair...

Former crime intelligence boss back in court

Former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and co-accused Mthembeni Mthunzi are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge High Court on Tuesday. The two face...
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Hit men arrested for Madadeni murder

Directorate For Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) members in KwaZulu-Natal Newcastle said on Monday that two suspects aged 32 have been arrested for a murder...

Murder charges withdrawn against Nico Henning

Murder charges against a Pretoria man, accused of masterminding his estranged wife’s murder was withdrawn in the Pretoria High Court on Monday, the National...

‘Hell broke out:’ South African police, students clash

One of South Africa’s top universities descended into violence on Monday, with police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at stone-throwing students...
Herman Mashaba elected mayor of Johannesburg

ANC acuses Mashaba of forcing metro officials to spread DA message

The African National Congress in the Greater Joburg Region on Sunday accused the Gauteng provincial government of abusing state resources to further the Democratic...

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University closes in support of free education

The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) will be closed on Monday in solidarity with the call for free education, the interim Vice-Chancellor Chris...

#FeesMustFall: We’re shutting down University of Pretoria:

Learning will not resume at the University of Pretoria (UP) until academic fees are scrapped, prominent student activist Vusi Mahlangu vowed on Monday. “The university...

Chaos erupts at Wits University campus

Chaos broke out again at the University of Witswaterstrand (Wits) as protesting students and leaders of #FeesMustFall campaign clashed with police and private security...

Wits students continue protest amid heavy security

Protesting students at the University of Witswaterstrand (Wits) continued to demonstrate on Monday morning amid a heavy presence of police and private security. The students...