Investigator who ‘stole’ Marc Batchelor’s cellphone from murder scene has been released: The private investigator who was arrested for being in possession of murdered former soccer star Marc Batchelor’s cellphone has been released. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Metrorail strike: ‘Send the SANDF to our train stations’: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa employees – or at least some of them – will embark on a one-day strike on Friday. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Foul play suspected as granny and 2 toddlers burn to death: Eastern Cape police are investigating three cases of murder and one of arson after a 61-year-old woman and her two young granddaughters were found dead at their home. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Estina farm project: State capture inquiry hears how legislature failed the people of the Free State: The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture has heard how the Gupta-linked Vrede dairy farm project was a classic example of how the provincial legislature and its committees failed the people of the Free State. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
North West man awarded R195K for toy gun fiasco: Pretoria – A man from Zeerust in the North West is due to receive R195 000 in damages from the police and the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) after he was arrested, all because his teenage brother was playing with a toy BB gun. Hercules Venter, 32, turned to the high court in Pretoria following his nightmare ordeal when he and his family went to Fruit and Veg in Mafikeng in 2011 to buy supplies for an upcoming braai. Venter drove in his…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
SANDF’s ‘lack of interest’ in alleged abuse of horses deplored: Cape Town – The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) said they were frustrated at what they called a “lack of progress and clear lack of interest” in two cases lodged against the SA Army Special Infantry Capability (SAASIC) Unit for alleged abuses of horses….
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Council meeting disrupted after ‘explosion’ rocks Pietermaritzburg City Hall: Durban – Terror came to the capital city of Kwazulu-Natal on Monday when an explosion rocked the Pietermaritzburg City Hall. Councillors were sitting in a private meeting about to be addressed by the city’s administrator, Sbu Sithole, when the explosion went off. Sithole, the former eThekwini city manager appointed as administrator in April this year, was presenting his assessment, and was to give a roadmap to a turnaround strategy for the embattled Msunduzi Municipality. As he was about to wrap up his presentation, a loud explosion was heard near the door, sending councillors ducking for cover. It is thought that a stun grenade was…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
High chance of widespread light snowfall across SA: Cape Town – There is a high chance of widespread light snowfall across South Africa and Lesotho starting today, but heavier snowfalls of up to 20cm are possible in places, according to Snow Report SA. The forecast said a cold front was expected to make landfall in…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Redi Tlhabi: Zuma’s accusations cannot be taken lightly: Journalist Redi Tlhabi has applied to the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture to cross-examine former President Jacob Zuma after he claimed Tlhabi was one of the individuals who had been trying to defame him, including branding him as a rapist. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Some CT communities want to see SANDF extend deployment: Soldiers have been patrolling various parts of Cape Town over the past few days including Hanover Park, Manenberg, Elsies River, Delft, Mitchell’s Plain and Nyanga in a bid to quell the scourge of gang violence. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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