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Gang violence forces temporary shutdown of clinic in Port Elizabeth

A group of residents in Helenvale, Port Elizabeth, shut down their local clinic on Wednesday fearing for the safety of staff and patients after...
Rapist sentenced to 20 years imprisonment

Rapist sentenced to 20 years imprisonment

King William’s Town: Willowvale Regional Magistrate’s Court sentenced 35-year-old man Kenny Gangathele to undergo 20 years imprisonment for raping his former girlfriend aged 47. The...
South Africa: Ageing health infrastructure to receive urgent attention

South Africa: Ageing health infrastructure to receive urgent attention

Deputy President David Mabuza has announced that government will prioritise the upgrading and maintenance of health infrastructure in an effort to deal with the...

Pensions of more than 80,000 security guards at risk

The Private Security Sector Provident Fund (PSSPF) is fighting 315 court battles against employers who are failing to comply with rules, putting the pensions...
Rapist handed harsh sentence for rape of elderly woman

Rapist handed harsh sentence for rape of elderly woman

Willowvale Regional Magistrate’s Court sentenced 45-year-old man Monde Mthana to undergo 25 years imprisonment for raping a 74-year-old woman. The accused was sentenced on...
Three suspects arrested for possession of stolen goods and bribery

Three suspects arrested for possession of stolen goods and bribery

The arrest follows after the Brits Trio task received intelligence about two vehicles that were loaded with pipes allegedly stolen from one of the...
The ANC plan...and why they won't be stopped

The ANC plan…and why they won’t be stopped

For quite some years a document has been doing the rounds on social and formal media platforms. It is alleged to be a leaked...

Mayhem in Atlantis over building of community hall

Tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades were fired on Thursday at protesters from Witsand, near Atlantis, who built barricades using trees and burning...

State loses bid to postpone coal mining hearing

The government has lost an attempt to side-step a High Court challenge to its controversial decision to allow coal mining in a protected area...
Systemic reform necessary to cure SA health system: David Mabuza

Systemic reform necessary to cure SA health system: David Mabuza

Deputy President David Mabuza says nothing short of a systemic overhaul is required to pull the country's ailing health system out of the status...
ANC statement is not enough to stop farm attacks

ANC statement is not enough to stop farm attacks: AfriForum

The civil rights organisation AfriForum has welcomed the fact that the ANC condemned farm murders in a media statement, but added that statements alone...
Two men arrested for 2 Illegal Firearms, hand grenade

Two men arrested for 2 Illegal Firearms, hand grenade

Nyanga police ensured that perpetrators are brought to book when they traced wanted suspects on a robbery case on 18 October 2018 in Cyril...