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If commuters thought Metrorail couldn’t get worse, it did this week

For the past two weeks many commuters with monthly train tickets have had to use alternative transport due to the poor service of Metrorail...
Tourist-shot-in-Melville-Johannesburg

Tourist shot and robbed in Melville, Johannesburg

Gauteng: At 13H16 Saturday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to reports of a shooting at a residence in Melville, Johannesburg. Reports from the scene indicate that...
SABC has fired Sully Motsweni. Photo: Die Vryburger

SABC has fired Sully Motsweni

The SABC has fired Sully Motsweni, after she along with other managers gave out two contracts worth R18 million that were not budgeted for. She...
Eskom workers demand bonuses. Photo: Die Vryburger

Eskom workers demand bonuses

With the announcement of the Chinese "donation" to Eskom, Eskom's workers have now insisted on being payed bonuses. However, Eskom announced that the amount of...
Mining magnate to move 200 elephants to Mozambique

Mining magnate to move 200 elephants to Mozambique

The diamond producer and mining company De Beers announced that they undertake to help move the elephant population, which has become too big in...
Metrorail in Cape Town in a terrible state. Photo: Die Vryburger

Metrorail in Cape Town in a terrible state

The destruction of railway carriages and other infrastructure of Metrorail in Cape Town is out of control and the situation that thousands of commuters...
Two Limpopo rapists get hefty sentences

Two Limpopo rapists get hefty sentences

The South African Police Service in Limpopo have welcomed the long term incarceration imposed on two men convicted of rape. The Lenyenye Regional Court...
R2 million worth of abalone seized in Plumstead. Photo: SAPS

R2 million worth of abalone seized in Plumstead

In their pursuit to protect our maritime resources and bring perpetrators to book, members from the SAPS Tactical Response Team (TRT) and from local...
Kidnapping and rape, trio sentenced to life imprisonment, Durban

Kidnapping and rape, trio sentenced to life imprisonment, Durban

After three years of intensive investigations, the rape and kidnapping trial of three men came to an end at the Durban Regional Court. This...
Man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for rape of girl (16)

Man sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for rape of girl (16)

Itsoseng Regional Court sentenced Petrus Dila (44) to fifteen years imprisonment for raping a 16 year old minor on Thursday, 26 July 2018. Dila’s sentencing...
One of South Africa's most wanted CIT robbers behind bars

One of South Africa’s most wanted CIT robbers behind bars

A suspect who was wanted by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) for alleged murder, attempted murder, possession of firearm and ammunition, possession...
Man arrested for alleged sexual assault, Butterworth

Man arrested for alleged sexual assault, Butterworth

Butterworth Police arrested a 44 year old man for alleged sexual assault of a 29 year old woman. It is alleged that both victim...