South Africa’s murder rate rose again last year, official statistics showed Tuesday, with over 20,000 killed across the country — about 57 a day — as police admitted they were struggling to keep control. A total of 20,336 people were killed in the 12 months to March this year, up …
Read More »Body of KZN nurse found at Oribi Gorge
a 31-Year-old nurse, who was six months pregnant was found on a cliff at Oribi Gorge. She left her home last week Wednesday to take delivery of a new car but never returned home. A visitor found her body at the Gorge. The circumstances regarding her murder are sketchy at …
Read More »Ramaphosa tells South Africans to ‘just relax’ – land reform
In a Q&A session at the National Council of Provinces on Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa must ‘just relax’ when it comes to land expropriation without compensation. Ramaphosa is of the opinion that the rest of the world does not understand South Africa’s position and past. He …
Read More »[LIVE:] Crime stats are being revealed by the SAPS as we speak, watch now
Police Minister Bheki Cele reveals the crime statistics for the year at a briefing in Parliament.
Read More »South Africa’s economy is experiencing a period of ‘chaos’ which is normal according to expert
Policy specialist Theo Venter of the North West University of Business and Governance has stated that South Africa is currently in a period of chaos and this is a normal phase to enter after years of corruption, neglect and weak leadership. He said we must look at the current situation …
Read More »Police officer shot dead in Gauteng
A police constable from Protea Glen police station was shot and wounded while conducting a routine vehicle check in Protea Glen, Soweto. At approximately 02:00 this morning two members of the Protea Glen police station ordered a driver of a sedan to stop at Impala Road close to the N12 …
Read More »Workers are still searching for remains of 911 victims – 17 years later
NEW YORK – Seventeen years later, more than 1,100 victims of the hijacked plane attacks on the World Trade Center have yet to be identified. But in a New York lab, a team is still avidly working to identify the remains, with technological progress on its side. Day in, day …
Read More »Teen boy found dead with chain around his neck
A 16-year-old boy was found deceased in the Northern Cape on Thursday. The young boy had a bicycle chain wrapped around his neck. It is believed that he died from strangulation. The Police have opened a Homicide case – however, no suspects have been arrested yet. Police Spokesperson, Captain Sergio …
Read More »Cape Town to lower water restrictions from Level 6b to Level 5
The Western Cape Water Supply System’s dams are now at 68% capacity, a very significant improvement on the situation at the end of the previous winter, when they were at 38% capacity. This was during a drought so uncommon that it only has an estimated return period of 311 years. …
Read More »PRASA is ‘shocked’ after a violent train attack in Stellenbosch
A violent attack on a Metrolrail train on Friday night left a man dead and Eight other people injured when a gang of 5 robbed the passengers and then threw them off the train between the stations of Lynedoch and Eerste River. “This callous act by fellow citizens on defenceless …
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