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Metrorail offers partial service 2006-02-21 08:32:44 Metrorail has again appealed to Gauteng train commuters to use alternative transport as the strike by Transnet employees enters its second day. The pulling power of SA's disabled 2006-02-21 07:36:24 About 30 terminally ill children have taken to the streets of Pretoria to cheer on disabled athletes who were trying to make it into the Guinness Books of World Records. Leon vows to give Pretoria its name back 2006-02-21 08:41:42 Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon has promised Pretoria voters that if the party wins the local government election the city's name will not change. Khutsong clashes rage through town 2006-02-21 08:39:36 Eight-month-old Tshiamo Divane, another victim of the chaos in Khutsong, had to be rushed to the local clinic with breathing problems after a teargas cylinder was hurtled through his bedroom window. |
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'Bad guys were shooting all over the place' 2006-02-21 07:35:20 Twelve armed men, some wearing balaclavas, have fired randomly into rush-hour highway traffic while pulling off a brazen cash-in-transit heist just after the the Edenvale offramp on the North Rand. Mbeki turns on the election charm 2006-02-21 08:51:02 The sight of President Thabo Mbeki meeting and greeting the masses around election time is by now a common one, but his visit to Soshanguve, near Pretoria, was more memorable than most campaign trips. Mbeki orders clampdown on Khutsong 2006-02-20 17:59:15 President Thabo Mbeki has instructed police to clamp down on violent protests by Khutsong residents in the run-up to the municipal elections, news reports say. Body-in-boot case: suspect re-arrested 2006-02-20 14:29:52 A man suspected of murdering a Pretoria woman whose corpse was found in a car boot has been re-arrested after his case was struck off the roll in the city's regional court. Mamelodi students on strike 2006-02-20 15:00:46 Students at the Mamelodi campus of the University of Pretoria are boycotting classes about grievances with the university's administration. 'Wrongful arrest ruined my life' 2006-02-20 13:29:55 A man wrongfully arrested for the alleged rape and mutilation of a 17-year-old Pietermaritzburg girl has been released from custody and now fears for his life. Body-in-boot murder case struck off roll 2006-02-20 11:26:20 The case against a man who allegedly confessed to the murder of a Pretoria woman whose corpse was found in a car boot has been struck off the roll in the Pretoria regional court. Metrorail rethinks contingency plans 2006-02-20 10:50:46 Metrorail was revising its contingency plans in the greater Johannesburg area after a Transnet workers' strike has left thousands of commuters stranded. Mbeki on campaign trial near Pretoria 2006-02-20 15:02:16 President Thabo Mbeki has received a warm welcome from supporters in Soshanguve north of Pretoria, but some residents were not afraid to ask whether former Deputy President Jacob Zuma would be joining him. Axe killer's uncle found hanged 2006-02-20 12:17:41 Pretoria police believe that Ludwig Wambach - the uncle of axe-killer Madeleen Bredenhann - whose body was found hanging from a tree in the garden of his Hammanskraal plot, was murdered. Soweto swept up in SA property boom 2006-02-20 11:40:37 After a search and waiting period of six years, Russell Rivombo is about to move into his luxury three-bedroom, double-garage home - and his pride and joy is not in the northern wealthy suburbs of Johannesburg but in Soweto, a township created for black people under apartheid. Gauteng tunnel given the go-ahead 2006-02-20 08:41:57 A tunnel under Market Street, for the construction of the R2,5-billion Gauteng Provincial Government Precinct in the inner city of Johannesburg, has been given the green light by an environmental impact study. Boksburg, Germiston, Joburg hit by blackouts 2006-02-20 08:40:25 Two unrelated power failures have hit Boksburg and some suburbs north of Johannesburg, leaving homes and businesses without electricity. Strike hits Gauteng hard 2006-02-20 08:12:41 The Transnet strike has severely hit Metrorail, one of Transnet's divisions, in the West Rand - most seriously in Soweto, stranding millions of commuters. Granny devastated by deadly fire 2006-02-20 10:06:31 Anna Radebe is still reeling from shock as she describes how she watched her granddaughter and four great-grandchildren burn to death in their home at the Kanana Park informal settlement, south of Johannesburg. Gauteng to get three new clinics 2006-02-19 16:41:59 The Gauteng health department is planning to open three new clinics in Gauteng, according to the regions's health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa. Smash-and-grabbers target Maria Ramos 2006-02-19 15:41:09 Two men have smashed the window of Transnet group chief executive officer Maria Ramos's car at a traffic light in Pretoria. Power failure hits Ekurhuleni 2006-02-19 16:15:25 Traffic lights were out of order in most parts of Ekurhuleni after a power failure, the metro police has said, as it asked motorists to be patient and exercise caution. Mother dies trying to save her children 2006-02-20 07:53:35 A Vaal mother has thrown herself into a burning shack to save the lives of her children, but died with them, according to police. Power failure in East Rand 2006-02-18 14:10:53 Businesses and traffic lights have been affected by a power failure in Aberton, Boksburg and the surrounding suburbs, Ekurhuleni metro police said. Gold coin dealer ripped me off, says pension 2006-02-18 17:45:40 A 64-year-old woman is at her wits end after investing her entire pension payout with a coin dealer who had guaranteed her a minimum 10 percent return on her investment. DA campaign takes Leon back to his roots 2006-02-18 14:23:42 Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon was greeted by mixed reactions as he journeyed "back to my roots"to run-down eastern Johannesburg suburbs where he first began his political career 20 years ago. Judge unavailable due to Zuma 'struggle link' 2006-02-18 11:46:55 Rape-accused Jacob Zuma has rocked the South African legal world after Judge President Bernard Ngoepe recused himself - and the next two most senior judges in the Transvaal Provincial Division are also unavailable to try the embattled former deputy president. Truck accident forces lane closure 2006-02-18 11:30:53 A truck carrying timber has overturned and lost its load at the Gillooly's Interchange on the N12 highway, east of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni Metro police said. Two men killed in robbery 2006-02-18 09:46:00 Two unsuspecting friends have been gunned down after a night out in Bekkersadal, West Rand police said. Tears for Zodwa, a SA soccer princess 2006-02-18 10:58:08 The daughter of a South African sporting "royal family" Zodwa - her famous father, Irvin Khoza, made the Orlando Pirates football franchise into one of the most recognised brands in South Africa - may have been small but she packed a huge punch. US firm pays heirs of Lion song composer 2006-02-17 19:46:25 The family of the South African composer who wrote The Lion Sleeps Tonight - one of the continent's most famous tunes - are ecstatic after receiving compensation from an American company. Man who killed wife's family sentenced 2006-02-17 19:54:41 A Pretoria man, who murdered his sister-in-law and her husband and then carried on with his life for three years before his wife exposed him, has been sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment. Man confesses to boot murder 2006-02-17 17:19:31 A man has confessed to the brutal murder of a woman whose bloodied body was found stuffed into the boot of a car in Pretoria, police have said. Lekota to ensure rights for Khutsong 2006-02-18 17:12:41 Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota has arrived in strife-torn Khutsong to ensure residents' constitutional rights, including the right "to live free from intimidation". Father dies trying to protect his son 2006-02-17 18:14:09 A 55-year-old De Deur father has died trying to protect his 21-year-old son from a gang of armed robbers, Vaal Rand police have said. Murder hunt leads police across borders 2006-02-17 18:25:40 The hunt for 23-year-old Chad Khan in connection with the rape and murder of his girlfriend and stabbing of her friend in Pretoria last month has led police to Swaziland and Malawi. Transport chaos likely for Joburg 2006-02-17 09:46:21 The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union's planned strike is to go ahead but the march in protest would now be held in Johannesburg so that they can hand their grievances to the office of Transnet's chief executive, Maria Ramos, according to a union spokesperson. Sparks to fly at Tshwabe state-of-city speech 2006-02-17 08:43:43 Fierce debate is expected when opposition parties discuss executive Tshwane mayor Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa's State-of-the-City address. 19 days, and water meter ticks for schools 2006-02-17 11:25:11 Nineteen days is all that the Gauteng Department of Education has to settle the R13,5-million water bill accumulated by some schools in Johannesburg. R1,8bn sought to deal with school backlogs 2006-02-17 11:23:41 The Gauteng Education Department says it needs R1,8-billion to deal with infrastructure backlogs at schools in the province. Denel guard gets 21 years for killing ex-wife 2006-02-17 10:47:54 Vicky Nkatingi, a security guard at Denel in Centurion, shot his wife Onica three times in Denel's parking area - and is now paying the price. Zoo's baby giraffe is one of a kind 2006-02-17 11:29:07 The Johannesburg Zoo has a new arrival. Bangkok is the first baby giraffe to be bred successfully at the zoo, and he has survived the first, critical two weeks of life... Gautrainers get the green light 2006-02-17 09:41:52 Hours after Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced that the government had allocated R7,1-billion to the Gautrain project, the final deal with the preferred bidder was struck. 3 win appeal against 'sangoma hit' conviction 2006-02-17 11:43:19 A weeping Bettie Lotter and her two co-accused have been freed by the Pretoria High Court after serving only three years of a life sentence for the so-called "sangoma hit" murder of her husband, Martin Lotter. |
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