Cape commuters not assured that taxi violence is over: Cape Town – Calm was restored around Cape Town on Tuesday night after deadly taxi violence claimed the lives of at least 13 people. Rival taxi associations and the ANC met on Tuesday in a bid to end the violence that has caused widespread disruptions. However, a rumour circulating on social media, warning of further shootings and urging commuters not to take taxis on Wednesday, has everyone on edge. The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) and Congress of Democratic…
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Just a single arrest for R14.1m NSFAS bungle: East London – The Walter Sisulu University student who spent more than R800000 after millions were mistakenly deposited into her account is the only one who has been arrested for the bizarre case. Captain Anelisa Feni, spokesperson for the Directorate…
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This is your last birthday, slain woman was warned: Pretoria – Barely three weeks after Schane Bowman, 26, turned over a new leaf and found divine intervention, she was shot and killed by her boyfriend, who turned the gun on himself in Eersterust on Monday. Her father, Kenneth Steward, who could hardly string a sentence together when he spoke to the Pretoria News on Tuesday, said his daughter was thoughtful and kind-hearted. What made her death even more painful, he said, was that on May 6, her birthday, she was baptised at her church and even gave up smoking and drinking. She had called off the relationship after many years and wanted a new life,…
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Police threaten, swear and manhandle our female journalist: DURBAN – “You’re a f*** journalist? I’ll show you what’s a f*** journalist!!!” I can’t remember the policeman’s face who uttered these violent words at me, because he had lifted me from behind with my backpack and dragged me into the Chatsworth Central Police Station. All the while, I had my hands up shouting: “I’m a journalist from Independent Media, stop!” I was in Chatsworth covering the protests outside the police station where thousands had come out to call on police to do better in the aftermath of 9-year-old Sadia Sukhraj’s death. Three policemen shoved me into the police station, swearing at me for filming one of their members tackling a protestor to the ground. They wanted to search…
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‘Slay queens’ ‘don’t care’ what people call them: Pretoria – The so-called “slay queens” have become the talk of the town after a thread was shared on social media describing them as “glorified prostitutes”. Screenshots of conversations about the lifestyle of women who want to choke everyone else with how beautiful and cool they…
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Six DA-led councils in Western Cape investigated: George – A damning report presented by provincial authorities at the George municipality revealed that six DA-run municipalities may be hotbeds for tender irregularities, mismanagement and invalid appointments of senior officials. Graham Paulse, head of the local government department, and his senior officials briefed the legislature’s standing committee on local government about the Hawks’ investigation…
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Former Rustenburg mayor David Davids dies: RUSTENBURG – Former Rustenburg mayor David John Davids has died, the municipality said on Tuesday. “It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the dearth of former mayor of the Rustenburg local municipality Mr David Davids. He was…
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WATCH: Candles lit at #SadiaSukhraj vigil ahead of suspect’s court appearance: DURBAN – IT was a quiet night outside the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court as dozens of candles were lit by members of the public who had gathered to pay tribute to slain 9-year-old hijack victim Sadia Sukhraj, who was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon. The 9-year-old girl was killed in a botched hijacking on Monday while on her way to school with her father, Pastor Shalendra Sukhraj. Sadia died while on her way to hospital, after a shootout between the hijackers and her father. She had been in her father’s SUV when she was shot. As the suspects fled the scene, one was killed and another was arrested, while a third suspect is still at large. To view…
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Close to majority of unions sign public sector wage deal: The protracted public sector wage negotiations are close to being clinched with 42% of the employees represented at the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) having signed the three year deal. “It will take us some time, we are not there yet with the majority agreement…as long as I get to 50%+1,” said PSCBC’s general secretary Frikkie De Bruin. Two of the largest unions in the public sector, The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) and the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) have said they have inked the deal. De Bruin explained that other unions who…
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NPA confident of securing convictions in Estina case despite court ruling: The NPA’s Luvuyo Mfaku says the AFU did not present all the evidence contained in the docket when applying for the preservation order. ……
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