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SARS, police pounce on R23m rhino horn consignment

SARS, police pounce on R23m rhino horn consignment

The South African Revenue Services’ (SARS) Customs unit scored a massive victory when officials pounced on a consignment of rhino horns worth over R23...
Have your say on Hate Speech Bill

Have your say on Hate Speech Bill

Members of the public have until 31 January 2019 to make their voices heard on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate...
Eskom: Ramaphosa's task team slowly dwindling. Photo: Die Vryburger

Eskom: Ramaphosa’s task team slowly dwindling

Cyril Ramaphosa's advisors that he recently appointed to solve Eskom's mess with constructive advice are slowly but surely dropping out. His appointed team is...
NSRC impractical demands: Unisa campuses close their doors. Photo: Die Vryburger

NSRC impractical demands: Unisa campuses close their doors

Negotiations between the radical National Student Representative Council (NSRC) and the university authorities culminated in a dead end and UNISA decided to close its...
Discovery medical scheme: Increase in hospital admission fees

Discovery medical scheme: Increase in hospital admission fees

Discovery medical scheme announced at a very late stage that patients signing in at certain hospitals would have to pay an extra R5000 or...
Prasa is responsible for train collision. Photo: Die Vryburger

Prasa is responsible for train collision

The truth is out. Communication problems between the train driver and Spoornet control officer caused the accident at Mountain View when two trains collided. The...
Corruption: Three Johannesburg metro policemen arrested

Corruption: Three Johannesburg metro policemen arrested

Three members of the Johannesburg Metro Police are sitting in the cells in Hillbrow after bribing a Congolese shop owner. They demanded R20,000 from...
Two policemen wounded, suspect shoots girlfriend then himself, Philippi East

Two policemen wounded, suspect shoots girlfriend then himself, Philippi East

At around 23:45 on 10 january 2019, the Nyanga Crime Prevention Unit reacted on information about an illegal firearm at shack in Siyangena informal...
AfriForum’s drone aids SAPS surveillance and arrests, Bloemfontein. Photo: AfriForum

AfriForum’s drone aids SAPS surveillance and arrests, Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein Crime Intelligence contacted the AfriForum branch in Bloemfontein on 8 January 2019 and requested the use of AfriForum’s drone. The drone was needed...
AfriForum condemns political parties abusing learners, Schweizer-Reneke. Photo: AfriForum

AfriForum condemns political parties abusing learners, Schweizer-Reneke

Following the racial uproar which took place at the Schweizer-Reneke primary school, AfriForum condemned those political parties that immediately exploited this situation for personal...
Violent attack on elderly couple, man severely injured, Onderstepoort

Violent attack on elderly couple, man severely injured, Onderstepoort

A farm attack took place in Onderstepoort, Haakdoornboom, Gauteng on Thursday 10 January 2019. Three attackers violently assaulted an elderly couple, Joost (77) and...
Farm attack, victim seriously assaulted, hospitalised, Bandelierkop

Farm attack, victim seriously assaulted, hospitalised, Bandelierkop

A farm attack took place in Bandelierkop, Limpopo Province. The attack was reported on 10 January 2019, by Ian cameron on twitter. Attackers seriously...