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20 years sentence for rape of girl (14), Taylors Halt

20 years sentence for rape of girl (14), Taylors Halt

On 12 November 2018, the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court convicted and sentenced Msize Mvelase (40) to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 14 year old...
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One dead another injured in Musgrave shooting

One person has been killed and another critically injured after a shooting incident on Musgrave Road near Musgrave Avenue on Tuesday evening. Rescue Care Paramedics...

Army has still not complied with court order, say Marievale families

Families who were evicted from the army base in Marievale last year are still without houses in spite of a May court order against...
Follow-up visit to the US Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa - ToekomsVonk

Follow-up visit to the US Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa –...

ToekomsVonk and its Board welcomed US President Donald Trump's Twitter message on farm murders and land expropriation in South Africa. On the 14th of...
The South African Cuckoo Clock They Forget to Wind Up.

The South African Cuckoo Clock They Forget to Wind Up

Some time ago I was compelled to write an article about the stat of South Africa called "A Rose in the Garden of Corruption."...
Violence, protests, murders and debt rising as president travels abroad. Photo: Die Vryburger

Violence, protests, murders and debt rising as president travels abroad

Municipal and city councils debt to Eskom is in an upward spiral with the latest figures of R17 billion as at the end of...
Book about Tsafendas is another attack against apartheid. Photo: Die Vryburger

Book about Tsafendas is another attack against apartheid

The book by Harris Dousemetzis, 'The man who killed apartheid', which appeared recently, is, according to many news reports, "committed to truth". However, this so...
Uncivilised Africa showcased in city centre. Photo: Die Vryburger

Uncivilised Africa showcased in JHB city centre

Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba, apparently made his first civil arrest in the interest of the Gold City's reputation. He stopped a man who brought...

Shoprite and Checkers again giving away 150 vehicles in SA’s biggest...

Shoprite and Checkers are again giving away 150 brand new VW up! cars this festive season. Between Monday 5 November and Monday 24 December...
Farm attackers pour petrol over farmer, set house alight, Potchefstroom

Farm attackers pour petrol over farmer, set house alight, Potchefstroom

A farm attack took place in Potchefstroom in the North West Province. The attack occurred on Wednesday 14 November 2018, between 03:00 and 04:00....
Farm attack, woman severely beaten and injured with a crowbar, Franschhoek

Farm attack, woman severely beaten and injured with a crowbar, Franschhoek

A farm attack took place in Franschhoek in the Western Cape and was reported on twitter by Ian Cameron of AfriForum on 13 November...
ANC government saves SAA, but is willing to let municipalities go under. Photo: FF Plus

ANC government saves SAA, but is willing to let municipalities go...

The ANC government is willing to save the struggling South African Airways (SAA) from financial ruin for the umpteenth time, but it refuses to...