Hit-and-run cyclist identified 2006-01-05 00:43:30
The woman cyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident on New Year's Day has been identified.Full Story...
They must pay, says SA rape victim 2006-01-05 01:17:23
The South African woman who was allegedly drugged and raped by two men in Mumbai, India, says she wants her rapists to be “given such punishment that no one ever dares to commit such a heinous crime again”.Full Story...
Authorities want speedster’s car confiscated 2006-01-05 05:11:07
The Road Traffic Inspectorate would like to see Rob Taylor, who admitted to a Camperdown magistrate that he had driven at 207km/h on the N3, lose his luxury vehicle to the Asset Forfeiture Unit.Full Story...
'Disturbed' man leads police on chase 2006-01-05 01:15:26
A man reported to be mentally ill ended up escaping in a Durban police vehicle sent to apprehend him in the Taylor’s Halt area.Full Story...
Bins at dry cleaners held a grisly secret 2006-01-05 03:07:04
A dry-cleaning business in Vereeniging is baffled by the gruesome murder of three of its employees, who were found in a green linen bin by a fellow worker.Full Story...
Police battle to exhume grave of killed girl 2006-01-04 23:26:13
Mpumalanga police have been forced to disperse an angry mob while they exhumed the grave of a teenage girl, whose half-naked body had been found a day earlier.Full Story...
Hansie's death to be probed anew 2006-01-04 08:00:19
Former Proteas cricket captain Hansie Cronjé died in disgrace – and now he will return to the public spotlight when a Cape High Court judge determines whether anybody was criminally responsible for his death in an air crash.Full Story...
Tshwane riots: mayor steps in 2006-01-04 11:37:21
The death toll after riots between South Africans and foreigners in Olievenhoutbosch, south-west of Pretoria, has been revised down to two, but fears of more violence have prompted Tshwane mayor Smangaliso Mkhatshwa to intervene.Full Story...
Attack victims moved to new hospital 2006-01-04 06:46:11
Patients who were attacked by a mentally disturbed patient at the Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Phoenix have been moved to a private hospital.Full Story...
'Good' thief gets 12 months 2006-01-04 05:45:37
A Durban magistrate has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 12 months' imprisonment for taking two jackets out of a car in the Point area - even though he had a change of heart and later returned them.Full Story...
R1,8m claimed after death from shower burns 2006-01-04 03:24:57
A Paarl caterer and entertainer is suing a Cape Town clinic for more than R1,8-million in damages after his wife, who had been admitted to the clinic for alcohol abuse, died of burns when she fell in the shower.Full Story...
Fugitive sought after rape and abduction 2006-01-04 00:52:01
A fugitive from justice who has apparently been terrorising the Hemel and Aarde Valley residents near Hermanus for two years has struck again, allegedly raping a woman and abducting a young girl - and continues to evade police.Full Story...
Protest as alleged killer appears in court 2006-01-04 03:46:52
Scores of holidaymakers and Garden Route locals staged a silent demonstration outside the magistrate's court in Knysna as Theuns Christiaan Olivier made his second appearance in connection with the murder, abduction and indecent assault of six-year-old Steven Siebert in Plettenberg Bay.Full Story...
Inconsistencies in rape story - Indian police 2006-01-04 00:40:39
Mumbai police will try to accelerate the court case of two men accused of raping a 27-year-old Durban woman in Mumbai so that the woman can return to South Africa soon.Full Story...
Accused footballer claims it's his girlfriend 2006-01-04 00:50:18
SuperSport United midfielder Sibusiso Mahlangu has been released on bail after being charged with raping a 17-year-old girl.Full Story...
'State can be charged after boy's murder' 2006-01-04 03:40:20
The parents of Steven Siebert - the 6-year-old Sandton boy murdered in Plettenberg Bay - probably have good grounds on which to sue the government for negligence, according to Alix Carmichele, who succeeded in a similar case against the state.Full Story...
Grandmother shot during Springs hijacking 2006-01-04 07:00:20
A 75-year-old woman was shot during a car hijack attempt in Springs, police have said.Full Story...
Five die in Pretoria township clashes 2006-01-04 05:50:27
Police have confirmed five people are dead and eleven injured after clashes between South Africans and foreigners at the Olievenhoutbosch informal settlement south of Pretoria.Full Story...
It's a nightmare, rape victim's dad says 2006-01-04 05:44:34
A Mumbai newspaper has reported that the family of the South African woman who was allegedly raped in Mumbai is in mourning.Full Story...
Cape fires caused by negligence - official 2006-01-04 06:42:13
The major Franschhoek fires in the Western Cape, some burning since Christmas Day, and another at Simonsberg near Stellenbosch, are the result of human negligence, officials say.Full Story...
Township clashes leave two dead 2006-01-04 03:31:16
Two people have died at the Olievenhoutbosch informal settlement south of Pretoria after clashes erupted between South Africans and foreigners, police have said.Full Story...
Speedsters clock up court time 2006-01-03 07:18:13
Two men will appear in court in KwaZulu-Natal after they were nabbed driving at speeds of more than 200km/h in 120km/h zones at the weekend.Full Story...
Man stabbed to death in front of his family 2006-01-03 08:03:02
Four minutes before the end of 2005, pensioner Desmond Roberts received an SMS saying his son is dying as he was lying in bed at his daughter's home in Durban.Full Story...
Menlyn mall robbery: three suspects held 2006-01-03 01:29:40
Three men have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery at a jewellery store in Menlyn Park shopping centre.Full Story...
The worst season for animals, say activists 2006-01-03 05:10:20
The pet population of Tshwane have been terrorised over the past two “festive” weekends with a catalogue of cruelty being reported by animal welfare organisations.Full Story...
Porn may be motive behind woman's rape 2006-01-03 08:02:50
An Indian newspaper has quoted a Mumbai police source as saying that police believe that the two men arrested in connection with the rape of a South African woman had used their cellphones to film her in the nude.Full Story...
Girl gang-raped at beach pool 2006-01-03 05:04:38
Just a week after news of paddling pool rapes shocked Durban, a 15-year-old girl has been gang-raped at a swimming pool at Scottburgh Beach on the South Coast.Full Story...
Two men confess to rape of SA woman in India 2006-01-03 03:05:27
Police in Mumbai, India, have confirmed the arrests of two men for the gang rape of a Durban woman. She was apparently drugged at a Mumbai nightclub and dropped off at her hotel 30 hours after the ordeal.Full Story...
Soccer star accused of rape 2006-01-03 05:22:31
Supersport United player Sibusiso Mahlangu has been charged with rape during a brief appearance in the Atteridgeville magistrate's court, west of Pretoria.Full Story...
Plett murder accused's case remanded 2006-01-03 04:09:59
The case of the 47-year-old handyman accused of killing a six-year-old Johannesburg boy in Plettenberg Bay has been postponed to March.Full Story...
Plett murder accused possibly not from SA 2006-01-03 03:24:54
Western Cape police suspect that the 47-year-old handyman accused of killing a six-year-old Johannesburg boy in Plettenberg Bay might not be South African.Full Story...
Soccer player to appear on rape charge 2006-01-03 00:45:37
A high-profile Pretoria soccer player will appear in court for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl on New Year's Day.Full Story...
Letters are the favourites with SANDF 2006-01-02 06:02:52
Letters from their children and spouses rate among the most treasured gifts police and army officials stationed in war-torn African countries can receive, writes Kuben Chetty.Full Story...
Tikoloshe couple arrested in KwaZulu-Natal 2006-01-02 07:11:25
Six-year-old Mpume Mbhele is still confused as to the real identity of his parents, after the six-year boy from Umlazi, Durban, was allegedly abducted by a couple who believe he is their "dead" son.Full Story...
Four children die in alleged family killings 2006-01-02 07:11:21
Two mothers are grieving for their children after family disputes allegedly led to the killing of four KwaZulu-Natal children during the New Year weekend.Full Story...
Police-cell rape charge: constable for court 2006-01-02 07:11:04
A 26-year-old police constable will appear in the Kakamas magistrate's court after a woman was allegedly raped in a cell in the town's police station.Full Story...
Cyclist killed in hit-and-run 2006-01-02 07:11:16
A cyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident on Hans Strydom Drive near Centurion south of Pretoria has still not been identified, a news report has said.Full Story...
Man who confessed to appear for boy's murder 2006-01-02 02:48:44
A 47-year-old handyman is expected to appear in the Knysna magistrate's court after the murder of a six-year-old Johannesburg boy in Plettenberg Bay.Full Story...
Seven rapes, murder reported near Grahamstown 2006-01-02 01:43:11
Seven rapes and a murder have been reported from Bathurst, Port Alfred, Grahamstown and Keiskammahoek since Friday, police have said.Full Story...
SA Bollywood hopeful files rape charges 2006-01-01 07:01:21
A South African model, aspiring to make it in the Bollywood movie industry, says she was gang-raped in a car outside a hotel in Mumbai, India.Full Story...
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