 Woman testifies on taxi ride from hell
A Cape Town woman on Tuesday continued her testimony about her horror taxi ride at the hands of a "taxi conductor". One of the two women named in the case, Lorraine Pindela, told the Cape Town Regional Court the shock of the ordeal caused her to menstruate in the taxi. | | Snow falls in Free State as cold front advances
Severe cold and more snow is to hit large parts of the country later on Tuesday and Wednesday, the South African Weather Service has warned. It said temperatures will drop as low as minus nine degrees Celsius in places such as Sutherland in the Northern Cape. The town was blanketed in snow on Monday. |  |
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Zim exiles in SA doubt Mbeki will prevail
Zimbabweans who have fled to South Africa marked the International Day against Torture on Tuesday by recounting their experiences at the hands of President Robert Mugabe's security services. Few were convinced that South African President Thabo Mbeki's efforts to mediate in their homeland would bear fruit. | | Capacity crowd in court for Petersen appearance
The Wynberg Regional Court in Cape Town was packed to capacity on Tuesday during the bail application of Najwa Petersen, who is alleged to have murdered her husband, popular entertainer Taliep Petersen. Magistrate Jackie Redelinghuys postponed the combined bail application of Petersen and her three alleged accomplices. | | |
Nelson Mandela Rylaan? No, Dela Rylaan!
A little-known organisation has taken offence to the Potchefstroom city council blaming "racist anarchists" for the vandalisation of new street signs. The Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Federation said its reputation had been "besmirched" by the remarks of council spokesperson Kaizer Mohau. | | Mangaung municipal fraud case in court
Former Mangaung mayor Pappie Mokoena, his wife and other former senior municipal officials appeared on fraud charges in the Bloemfontein High Court on Tuesday. The matter concerns a Scorpions investigation at the Mangaung local municipality relating to alleged fraud amounting to R170-million. | | |
Shilowa: Gauteng's plans not only for 2010
Gauteng's development programmes are not only about readiness for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Premier Mbhazima Shilowa said on Tuesday. "We must avoid creating the impression that our programmes are driven by the desire to prepare for the 2010 World Cup," Shilowa said in his budget speech to the provincial legislature. | | Tsitsikamma blaze brought under control
A fire that destroyed hundreds of hectares of forest in and around the Tsitsikamma National Park in the Eastern Cape has finally been brought under control, South African National Parks (SANParks) said on Tuesday. A SANParks spokesperson said he was not sure about the extent of the damage caused by the raging fire. | | |
No decision yet on Vlok prosecution
No decision has been made yet on whether to prosecute two apartheid-era police bosses for the alleged poisoning of Reverend Frank Chikane, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday. The NPA it was still deliberating the matter with the legal teams of former minister of law and order Adriaan Vlok and ex-police chief Johann van der Merwe. | | Dress warmly for bitter weather
Severe cold is to hit large parts of the country later on Tuesday and Wednesday, the South African Weather Service has warned. It said temperatures would drop as low as minus nine degrees Celsius in places such as Sutherland in the Northern Cape. The town was blanketed in snow on Monday. | | |
Court: Khayelitsha health services must be reinstated
The Cape High Court has ordered the Western Cape government to ensure that health services in Cape Town's Khayelitsha area are fully reinstated with immediate effect. Handing down judgement in an application for the reinstatement of 41 sacked Khayelitsha health workers on Tuesday, Judge Siraj Desai said the court was not the right forum to rule on their dismissal. | | DA slams 'terrorist' taxi drivers
Unruly taxi drivers who think they are immune to road rules and terrorise passengers by forcing them to commute in their vehicles should be dealt with, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. Ann Barnes, the party's spokesperson for traffic in Johannesburg, said authorities had to start "confiscating taxis and charging drivers". | | |
