Hurt reserves judgment in Zuma papers case 2006-02-07 22:40:33
Judge Noel Hurt has reserved judgment in the application by former deputy president Jacob Zuma and his attorney Mike Hulley for the return of documents seized from their premises by the Scorpions, a news report has said.Full Story...
Policemen say cheese to vigilant Joe Citizen 2006-02-07 22:44:03
Taking a picture of a metro police officer acting improperly is quite legal, Johannesburg metro police say, but beware - he can seize the camera if the picture could be used against him.Full Story...
Tshwane students burn tyres during march 2006-02-07 23:53:17
More than 3 000 students have staged a protest at the Tshwane University of Technology's Soshanguve campus to demand access to higher education for poor people.Full Story...
Kebble leaves wife R40m 2006-02-07 21:49:31
Slain businessman Brett Kebble has left his entire estate "of just under R40-million" to his wife Ingrid.Full Story...
Man who killed wife jailed by Pretoria court 2006-02-07 16:45:56
A Pretoria pest controller who shot his wife dead after she attacked him with a blunt sword has been jailed for at least 10 months.Full Story...
China upset about crimes against its citizens 2006-02-07 22:36:34
China has made representations to Pretoria concerning a series of crimes and murders of Chinese citizens in South Africa and has urged its nationals to step up their vigilance in the country.Full Story...
Philippi serial murder case postponed 2006-02-07 15:06:06
The trial of alleged Philippi serial killer Jimmy Maketta has been postponed for a week as police are still awaiting DNA test results.Full Story...
Protests as laundry murder accused get bail 2006-02-07 13:02:46
Protesters have demonstrated outside the Vereeniging magistrate's court, throwing stones at the family's cars, after the six people accused of murdering three laundry workers were granted bail.Full Story...
Suspect's dad used as 'bait' in jewel case 2006-02-07 14:39:39
The Cape Town magistrate's court has heard that the state is using the father of a suspect in a R5-million V&A; Waterfront jewellery theft to "smoke out" his fugitive son.Full Story...
Man torches hut after family fight - police 2006-02-07 11:13:38
A 24-year-old man from Limpopo has been arrested for allegedly starting a fire in which seven women were killed, police said.Full Story...
Mrs SA robbed of her crown 2006-02-07 14:30:06
The current Mrs South Africa and her family have been held up by armed robbers in their Pretoria home.Full Story...
KZN professional group vows to stand by Zuma 2006-02-07 13:04:49
More than 30 professionals, mainly lawyers from Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Richards Bay, and academics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, have pledged their support for embattled former deputy president Jacob Zuma, declaring they will defend him against "unfair treatment".Full Story...
Man stabbed to death by friends 2006-02-07 14:27:08
An argument between seven friends at a shebeen in Chatsworth turned to bloodshed when six of them allegedly turned on the seventh person and stabbed him to death, according to Durban police.Full Story...
Mother too scared of son to testify in person 2006-02-07 09:18:44
A murder suspect's "unruly behaviour" has made his mother too afraid to testify in person in the Johannesburg High Court that he had brought home an AK-47 rifle allegedly used in four murders.Full Story...
The judges misjudged, says academic 2006-02-07 11:16:22
The University of Cape Town's Christina Murray says that Cape High Court Justice James Yekiso may have flouted ethical guidelines by soliciting the use of a luxury Old Mutual venue for a Christmas lunch for judges and by accepting free food and drink.Full Story...
TV maths guru sues critic for letter to paper 2006-02-07 05:52:19
Television maths tutor and A Word Or 2 co-host William Smith is suing a Knysna woman for R400 000 for calling him a "greedy entrepreneur".Full Story...
SA Muslims join global rally over cartoons 2006-02-07 05:52:15
Dozens of Muslims are planning to march through the streets of Cape Town to demonstrate their anger over the publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed.Full Story...
Moms' maintenance money lies uncollected 2006-02-07 12:41:55
More than 800 women who have applied for child maintenance in the Western Cape will be happy to hear that half-a-million-rand in uncollected money is waiting for them.Full Story...
Scorpions cast a wide net, says Zuma lawyer 2006-02-07 05:52:09
Jacob Zuma was stripped of his constitutional rights to privacy and silence when the Scorpions adopted an "at all costs" approach to their search-and-seize raids on his homes and offices in August 2005, the former deputy president's attorney has told the Durban High Court.Full Story...
TV channel appeals in quest for clarity 2006-02-07 05:52:05
The Cape High Court has granted e.tv leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal against a ruling barring it from screening a 3rd Degree programme on the murder of six-month-old Jordan Leigh Norton.Full Story...
Baby Jordan's father set to testify 2006-02-07 05:51:55
Neil Wilson, the father of baby Jordan Norton, is expected to take the stand when the murder trial resumes in Cape Town this week. It is believed he will shed light on his relationship with the accused, Dina Rodrigues.Full Story...
Witness Protection Unit 'not in jeopardy' 2006-02-07 08:12:16
Plans are being put in place to ensure that the National Prosecuting Authorities' witness protection unit continues to operate, NPA spokesperson Makhosini Nkosi has said in response to reports that the programme was in the process of being dismantled.Full Story...
Durban teen's night out ends in tragedy 2006-02-07 11:24:24
Three teenagers are to appear in the Verulam magistrate's court in connection with the horrific death of a 16-year-old Durban girl.Full Story...
Call to probe cops' travel expenses 2006-02-07 09:34:02
The Democratic Alliance has called on Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula to investigate claims that senior SA Police Service members are abusing travel allowances.Full Story...
Union seeks answers from SABC on Zuma issue 2006-02-06 23:42:13
The Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party in KwaZulu-Natal have warned of mass action against the SABC because of its "biased coverage" of former deputy president Jacob Zuma's recent woes.Full Story...
Deputy mayor shot during electioneering 2006-02-06 20:53:57
The deputy mayor of the Ladysmith municipality, Vincent Madlala, has been shot and wounded during a visit by an ANC election team to Wembesi at Estcourt, police have said.Full Story...
DA asks Nqakula to probe travel fraud claims 2006-02-06 20:26:35
Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula should probe claims of senior policemen abusing travel allowances, the Democratic Alliance has said.Full Story...
Security guards robbed in Mitchells Plain 2006-02-06 18:20:18
Three security guards have been robbed of an undisclosed amount of money at the Station Plaza in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape police have said.Full Story...
Woman suspected of kidnapping baby in court 2006-02-06 18:23:06
A 20-year-old woman accused of kidnapping a baby has appeared in the Pretoria magistrate's court.Full Story...
Zuma lawyers challenge raids 2006-02-06 17:19:06
Lawyers for Jacob Zuma and his attorney Michael Hulley say the search warrants used in the Scorpions' raids on their premises last year did not specify what was being searched for and were too open-ended.Full Story...
Witnesses not in danger - NPA 2006-02-06 14:27:06
Reports that the Witness Protection Unit is going to be dismantled have been slammed by the NPA as being "sensationalist, irresponsible and false".Full Story...
Four injured in heist near Heidelburg 2006-02-06 15:37:49
Three guards and a bystander have been wounded during a cash-in-transit heist near Heidelberg, where robbers are supected to have fled with five bags of money, Vaal Rand police have said.Full Story...
Baby Jordan trial postponed 2006-02-06 11:32:54
The murder trial of Baby Jordon has been postponed in the Cape High Court in the interests of justice, according to Judge Basheer Waglay.Full Story...
Cops accused of murder due to appear in court 2006-02-06 12:21:45
A former police captain and two other police officers, accused of the murder of a 16-year-old pupil and 16 counts of assault, are expected to appear in the Harrismith regional court.Full Story...
Kebble vows to 'set the record straight' 2006-02-06 17:29:27
Mining magnate Roger Kebble has vowed to "set the record straight" after the taxman seized three of his homes, a yacht, cars, furniture and other assets in a swoop to reclaim a reported R62-million in outstanding payments.Full Story...
Reward offered after murder in Pretoria 2006-02-06 11:07:45
Pretoria police have offered a reward for the arrest and conviction of an alleged murderer and rapist, Chad Khan, who attacked two women and left one dead.Full Story...
Elderly rapist thought sex was consensual 2006-02-06 07:52:35
A 76-year-old Howick man, convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl, has pleaded not guilty to the rape and claimed he thought the sex was consensual.Full Story...
State seeks life for killer father 2006-02-06 11:10:15
Mbhekeni Daniel Mazibuko strangled his son and step-daughter to punish the children's mother for her promiscuity, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has heard.Full Story...
State opposes bail in Ximba murder case 2006-02-06 14:29:21
Empangeni police have confirmed that they are close to arresting two more suspects believed to be involved in the execution-style murder of the regional director of transport, Dumisani Ximba, who was found shot dead near a quarry outside the Zululand town.Full Story...
Zuma begins first marathon court battle 2006-02-06 06:01:17
Former deputy president Jacob Zuma is set to challenge the Scorpions' seizure of documents from his home during controversial raids in 2005 in the Durban High Court.Full Story...
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