CCL Takes Media and Government to Court to Protect Zephany Nurse’s Identity

The Centre for Child Law (CCL) along with 4 other organisations is taking 14 media houses and government institutions to court. They have launched an urgent application to the courts, to temporarily prevent the media from revealing the real name of Zephany Nurse, who was  was kidnapped from Groote Schuur Hospital, on the 30th April 1997 ,three days after she was born. “Zephany Nurse” is the name her biological parents gave her. Until now, the woman who kidnapped the 17-y... Read more »
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By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Monday, April 6th, 2015

SAPS denies that suspect has been arrested in N3 cop killings

The South African Police Services say that a report by News24 claiming that the police had arrested a suspect involved in last week Sunday’s Freeway cop killing in Modderfontein is not true. In the report New... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

Brazen criminals target Metrobus

A Metrobus driver and a passenger were shot on Wednesday morning after criminals robbed a bus going to Newlands, Johannesburg. The bus had several passengers on board at the time. At around 5:30 am, the bus was... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Friday, March 27th, 2015

Luke Tibbetts Killer Gets Two Life Terms

Lindray Khakhu, the man accused of killing Westbury toddler Luke Tibbetts was sentenced to two life terms on Friday for two counts of murder. Tibbetts was shot in the head while sitting on his mother’s ... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

SABC journalist mugged during live crossing

Vuyo Mvoko, a contributing editor at SABC was mugged on camera on Tuesday night. The incident occurred while Mvoko, foreign editor Sophie Mokoena, and journalist Chriselda Lewis were preparing for a live crossi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

Chaos as Flabba’s Girlfriend Appears in Court

It was all chaos and drama both outside and inside at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday as the accused in the stabbing of musician Nkululeko Habedi, who was also his girlfriend, Sindisiwe Precio... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Flabba Murder Case Postponed to March 16

The murder case against the woman  accused of killing 38-year-old Nkululeko ‘Flabba’ Habedi’s has been postponed to Monday the 16th of March. The 26-year-old female who has now been identified ... Read more »
By Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk On Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

Axe Attack Survivor Marli van Breda Discharged from Hospital

Marli van Breda, the 16-year old who survived a gruesome axe attack on her and her family has been discharged. The grade 11 pupil sustained head injuries during an attack on her family at the De Zalze golf esta... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, March 5th, 2015

Woman and Husband Accused of Facilitating the Rape of Girl Initiates

It was learnt in the Nelspruit circuit of the High Court in Pretoria that an initiation school in Mpumalanga was used as a sex den in which 21 girls aged between nine years and seventeen years were raped and as... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, March 2nd, 2015

Man Found in Burning Car in Florida With Hands Tied

The body of a male was discovered in a burning car in the Florida Park area in the early hours of Monday. The Johannesburg police confirmed this, adding that they have reason to suspect foul play since the man ... Read more »