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UKZN reverse decision to evict students

The University of KwaZulu-Natal reversed its decision on Friday to have students removed from their residences. University management had on Thursday instructed students to vacate...
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Hundreds of protesters descend on Maties campus

A heavy police and security contingent were keeping watch as hundreds of protesters descended on one of Stellenbosch University's administration buildings on Friday. The South...
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Zuma nephew among 11 accused in taxi shooting

Taxi boss Mfundo Gcaba, who reportedly has close links with President Jacob Zuma's family, is among the 11 men accused of being involved in...
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Anika inquest delayed ‘Vampire’ named on Facebook

The inquest into Anika Smit's gruesome murder was very suddenly put on hold on Friday after a member of the public posted a photograph...
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2 injured in another taxi violence shooting in KZN

A minibus taxi driver and passenger were shot and injured on the on-ramp to the M4 north in Jacobs on Friday, KwaZulu-Natal police said. Police...
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Metro police officers arrested after fatal shooting at vigil

Two Johannesburg Metro Police Department officers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 28-year-old man from Meadowlands in Soweto. The shooting occurred...

Paramedics help injured dog

Paramedics went beyond the call of duty and stopped to help a dog that had been knocked over in Roodepoort on Tuesday morning. It was...
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Etwatwa gang started with good intentions – residents

The OVL gang terrorising Etwatwa, on the East Rand, started out as an initiative to fight the drug nyaope. This was one theory heard from...
Despite patrols by SAPS, N2 motorway in Cape Town still dangerous at night

Crime down on N2 highway – Western Cape authorities

Cape Town - The number of violent and criminal incidents on the N2 has been dramatically reduced since the recent establishment of a priority...
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I never went inside murdered Anika Smit’s house, man tells inquest

Pretoria - Revelations about school children drinking blood shooters at a vampire party and the teenage angst of a school boy initially treated as...
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UKZN kicks students out of residences

The University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) on Thursday demanded that students living in campus residences vacate by Friday. In an email sent to all students...

Man arrested for rape in Masiphumelele

A suspect has been arrested for the rape of a woman in Masiphumelele, Cape Town. The rape had led to unrest in the area, provincial police...