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Zondo commission: Standard Bank was threatened by Zwane

Zondo commission: Standard Bank was threatened by Zwane

Ian Sinton of Standard Bank told the Zondo commission how the former minister of mineral affairs, Mosebenzi Zwane, requested the bank not to close...
R1.3 mil drug bust, two appear in Chatsworth court

R1.3 mil drug bust, two appear in Chatsworth court

The appearance of Kishorlall Hambapesad (45) and Lucas Mashaba (21) yesterday in the Chatsworth Magistrates Court for drug dealing bodes well for KwaZulu-Natal in...
Three armed robbers killed during shootout with police. Photo: SAPS

Three armed robbers killed during shootout with police

The Acting Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has commended police in the province for their proactive approach in dealing with the...
SA, if you change the laws to 'make Jews subhuman' would it be right?

SA, if you change the laws to ‘make Jews subhuman’ would...

If you changed the laws of the land to 'make Jews subhuman'? that still does not make it right. This was a point made...
Death of six babies, Vosloorus Hospital closed. Photo: Die Vryburger

Death of six babies, Vosloorus Hospital closed

The Neonatal unit as well as the maternity unit of the Vosloorus Hospital were closed after the outbreak of Klebsiella, which already resulted in...
New mayor and Nelson Mandela Bay's budget. Photo: Die Vryburger

New mayor and Nelson Mandela Bay’s budget

The mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality that includes Port Elizabeth, announced that the total budget of the city will be allocated to...
Black weekend at KZN universities

Black weekend at KZN universities

Two students were killed in separate incidents at Natal universities this weekend. At Durban Westville University, a 22 year old student died after a knife...
Gupta companies and state capture effects Free State taxpayers

Gupta companies and state capture effects Free State taxpayers

The inquiry into state capture confirmed that millions of rands were paid to media companies with Gupta ties in the Free State. The so...
Eskom hauled over the coals for bad planning and shortages. Photo: AfriForum

Eskom hauled over the coals for bad planning and shortages

The civil rights organisation AfriForum today, 17 September 2018, expressed strong criticism regarding Eskom’s coal crisis which endangers the power supply of communities and...
Massive fires raging in the Free State. Photo: BKA

Massive fires raging in the Free State

Fires are raging in many areas of South Africa, in the latest update, the most affected areas in the Free State are: Between Virginia...
Housebreaking and theft, three suspects arrested, Sterkspruit

Housebreaking and theft, three suspects arrested, Sterkspruit

Sterkspruit Detectives together with members of Crime Prevention successfully arrested several suspects for housebreaking and theft. On 15 September 2018, the detectives arrested a 47...
Two men gunned down, sitting in bakkie, Brackenfell

Two men gunned down, sitting in bakkie, Brackenfell

The swift response by members of the Bellville Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit resulted in the arrest of three suspects for double murder and the...