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Thousands of remand detainees can’t afford bail of less than R1k
A total of 2, 217 remand detainees are currently sitting in prison because they cannot afford bail of less than R1, 000.
This was revealed...
Midrand couple charged with producing 19m images of child sexual abuse
The case against a Midrand, Johannesburg couple, Daren Wilken and Tiona Moodley, accused of producing and distributing child sexual abuse material, has been postponed...
Durban University of Technology student hit and killed by bus inside...
The Durban University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal is in mourning after suffering yet another tragic death inside one of its campuses.
This comes after a...
King Misuzulu’s stance against child bride earns him rare praise from...
The King of the Zulu nation, Misuzulu KaZwelithini, has earned rare praise from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal.
That was after the king came...
KZN police urge public to stop filing false cases amid rising...
Police in KwaZulu-Natal are urging community members to refrain from filing false reports, particularly those involving violence against women and children, as such actions...
‘Inmates at overcrowded Worcester prison sleeping under beds, in passages’
Some of the inmates at the Worcester Correctional Centre's male facility in the Western Cape are sleeping underneath their beds and in passages due...
Call for evidence in apartheid-era crimes as commission sets hearing date
The judicial commission of inquiry into efforts to suppress the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes has called on the public to submit any...
Axed top cop Khomotso Phahlane wants his job back after dismissal...
Former acting national police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane has returned to the Labour Appeal Court in a bid to declare his dismissal from the South...
Major court blow for prominent business rescue expert Mahier Tayob
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal a ruling that denied Mohamed Mahier Tayob the legal standing to act...
Matthew Lani gets green light for R2.5m lawsuit against Gauteng education...
The Johannesburg High Court has granted an order in favour of controversial content creator Matthew Bongani Lani in relation to his ongoing defamation lawsuit...
WATCH | Businessman gets protection order after graveyard clash with competitor
A "fallout" between a North West businessman and his former service provider has turned ugly, leading the businessman to obtain an interim protection order...
Will the Madlanga commission be any different?
Will the Madlanga commission be any different?
In a matter of just four days, another commission of inquiry – seemingly the South African governments’ favourite...
Eight men arrested for manufacturing counterfeit liquor in Eastern Cape
Eight men from KwaZulu-Natal were arrested in Amalinda, a suburb outside East London in the Eastern Cape, at the weekend.
The arrests came after police...
Lending youth business a helping hand to grow
Insurance giant Metropolitan has rolled up its proverbial sleeves to fight the high levels of unemployment among the youth.
The company recently launched Metropolitan Collective...
Limpopo loan shark arrested after being found in possession of IDs,...
A 37-year-old alleged loan shark is set to appear in the Saselamani Magistrate’s Court on Monday following his arrest on Thursday during an intelligence-driven...
Black graduates slam dental council
More than 500 unemployed black gradua-tes of the Tshwane, Durban and Cape Peninsula universities of technology have complained that unfair discrimination by the South...
Graduating with a bachelor of debt courtesy of NSFAS
Graduating with a bachelor of debt courtesy of NSFAS
Hawu, Mzansi, just when you thought your credit record was safe from the ghosts of your...
IFP-led AbaQulusi under fire for power cuts to black areas
The IFP-led municipality of AbaQulusi in Northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is under fire for visiting apartheid on its black townships.
Drama erupted when municipal manager Sbonga...
‘Your hubby offered R40k to kill case, so pay me more’
A KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) woman has told a horror tale of how she was let down by police, police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate...
Crime-fighting in SA needs reforms
The recent death by a stray bullet of Chumani Guqaza, an aspiring young footballer from Mfuleni in Western Cape, highlights the harsh realities faced...
The joke’s on SACP fighting elections
Don Makatile
The first time I took notice of Trevor Manuel was when he addressed a rally in the late 1980s at the Bob van...
ANCYL report paints bleak picture amid membership dip
The ANC Youth League’s (ANCYL) organisational report paints a bleak picture of the formation’s popularity and growth, despite ongoing efforts to revive its structures.
According...
Mathews Phosa takes on legal giants Werksmans at the LPC
ANC stalwart and businessman Mathews Phosa, acting in his capacity as chief executive officer of a mining company, Transasia 1, has filed a formal...
Police ‘forced’ witnesses to name Vusi “Cat” Matlala
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has been asked to launch an urgent investigation into the police’s political killings task team after two state...
Soldiers rally to sue state over DRC wages
Nearly 3 000 members of the South African National Defence Force who were deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take...
ANC scrambles to save Buti Manamela from Seta storm
Behind closed doors last Friday evening in Cape Town, a secretive ANC parliamentary study group scrambled to draft scenario plans in a desperate bid...
MERSETA Regional Manager in hot water for graft after palming R40k
The Regional Manager of Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority in Mpumalanga (MERSETA) has landed himself on the wrong side...
Enhle Mbali catches smoke for using the k-word
Enhle Mbali has apologised for inadvertently using the k-word in describing African hair. This happened at the announcement of her brand ambassadorship with Carlton...
