EXCLUSIVE: ‘They have made me a cripple’ – claims made that police accidentally shot man …: Afraid that he would be arrested for drinking beer in public, a 33-year-old man says he made a run for it when he saw police, who then shot him, thinking he was a hijacking suspect. ……
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Paramedic ‘under the influence’ crashes into cop car: Police are investigating a case of reckless and negligent driving after an on-duty paramedic was caught driving ‘”under the influence” yesterday. Emergency Management Services…
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Protesters silence Max Price at farewell: A farewell event for outgoing UCT vice-chancellor Max Price was cut short when a group of students and workers interrupted proceedings and staged a protest. Price was not able to make his speech at the student farewell event on Monday and apologised to those who came to listen to him. Price ends his 10-year term of office on June 30. Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng will take over from him. Student leader Thabang Bhili said protesters believed Price did not deserve a farewell….
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Spike in gate motor theft leaves homeowners fuming: Durban – Several New Germany residents have had to change their automatic gates to operate manually after a spate of incidents of gate motor batteries being stolen. Pinetown police, LAD Security, members of the New Germany Neighbourhood Watch and residents have been confronted with a…
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Guard’s R1m #CITheist stash: Johannesburg – Cash heists were on Tuesday confirmed as being largely inside jobs, after a security guard from a prominent company is believed to have stored his share of the spoils at the homes of two relatives in Ekurhuleni. In a late night swoop on Monday, police found over R1 million deeply buried in the backyard of his family members’ homes. The Star reliably established from a source close to the investigation that the guard was an employee at Fidelity Cash Solutions (FCS). He was arrested earlier this month in Germiston in connection with cash heist-related charges and is expected to appear in court soon. Read: Four arrested after large sums recovered in Ekurhuleni On Monday night,…
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Stellenbosch old boys banned for singing Die Stem: Cape Town – A group of Stellenbosch University (SU) alumni and students have been banned from the institution’s Huis Visser residence after being involved in the singing of Die Stem at an old boys’ reunion. The incident at a spit braai of former residents on May 4 has caused an outcry on social media, with calls for the university to take tough action against those involved. Huis Visser announced on its Facebook page that, following a general house meeting, a decision was made to suspend all old boys from attending social events. “After the formal spit braai formalities some old boys initiated the singing of Die Stem. As a house, we denounce these actions…
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Cape Town’s first desalination plant is online, but did it pass the taste test?: Cape Town’s first desalination plant at Strandfontein is up and running. Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson was among the first to taste the water, but did it get the thumbs up? Watch. ……
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Girl, 8, made to sleep in rape accused’s bed by mom: An eight-year-old Khayelitsha girl was forced to sleep on the same bed as her alleged perpetrator just more than 12 hours after the alleged rape, the Western Cape High Court heard yesterday. This emerged during the trial of Odwa Nkololo, who stands accused of two counts of rape involving two minors and…
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Gugile Nkwinti battles to clean up water department’s financial mess: The financial mismanagement in the past few years has come back to haunt the Department of Water and Sanitation. Delivering his budget speech in Parliament on Tuesday, Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti said his department was struggling to deal with the realities of budget constraints and challenges emanating from previous years, as some historical commitments were not adequately…
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Samwu’s term of office extension faces opposition from members: At least three senior Samwu members have told News24 that they are not happy with the manner in which the replacement of the union’s constitution has been handled. ……
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