The State on Friday submitted an affidavit, detailing what it said was proof that twins Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thulsie had planned to leave South Africa for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Thulsie twins, who were arrested more than two weeks ago, are accused of plotting[…]
The SAPS has promised to clamp down on political killings, and will deploy 100 000 officers to secure the local government elections on Wednesday. Police Minister Nathi Nhleko and acting national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phahlane on Wednesday assured the nation that the massive deployment would ensure that the polls[…]
Those who took the ANC to court had placed themselves outside the party and their legal action would not affect the results of the election. ANC KwaZulu-Natal Provincial spokesman, Mdumiseni Ntuli, confirmed last night the party had been served with papers on Wednesday but said: “I did not see the[…]
Roofs were uprooted, vehicles damaged and more than 200 people were treated for injuries after a tornado lashed parts of Ekurhuleni on Tuesday following a severe-weather warning. Many people sustained minor injuries, and rescue teams worked into the night to ensure that no one was left trapped beneath the storm[…]
The SABC will appeal the Labour Court order that it reinstate four journalists that were recently dismissed, and will not allow them back into their offices. The Labour Court ruled on Tuesday that four of the eight SABC journalists that were axed by the broadcaster must be reinstated. It also[…]
A remarkable dinosaur fossil discovery made by a South African palaeontologist in 2005 has finally revealed its secrets. The fossil, the most complete ever found of a species known as Heterodontosaurus tucki, was recently scanned at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. The Evolutionary Studies Institute at the[…]
The African National Congress in the Western Cape on Tuesday introduced seven of its 18 ward councillors for the southern suburbs in Cape Town, saying while some of the wards were historically the party’s targets, they were ready to shake up voting patterns. “I think we are going to surprise[…]
Child rights group Molo Songololo says the number of cases of young teens raping even younger children is increasing. The organisation was reacting after a 16-year-old was arrested for allegedly raping two girls, one aged nine and the other a five-year-old. According to police spokesman Noloyiso Rwexana, the boy allegedly[…]
Heavy rains, flooding, high winds and cold temperatures hit Cape Town and much of the province on Monday night. Disaster Risk Management’s Charlotte Powell said the area most affected by flooding thus far was Khayelitsha. “Our teams are busy assessing. The standard procedure is for the Human Settlements directorate to[…]
Instead of approaching Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khombinkosi Jula for extra funds to fight crime at the under-resourced Kraaifontein police station, cluster commander Gerda van Niekerk did what few police stations would dare do – approach local businesses and security companies for help. A month ago, armed robberies, vigilante[…]
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