Near Fatal Shootout in Fourways

The level of crime in South Africa will once again be the focus of attention for many following the shoot-out that happened in the early hours of Thursday morning in north western Johannesburg, in Fourways. Witkoppen Road in Fourways was, on Thursday morning, a scene of a high-speed chase between the police and a silver Honda Civic. According to The Star newspaper, the whole fracas started with the Randburg police patrolling an area of their precinct when they noticed a suspi... Read more »
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By Robert On Thursday, July 31st, 2014

State Of Emergency Declared In Sierra Leone Due To Ebola

The West African nation of Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency due to what is being referred to as the worst ever outbreak of Ebola. The president has committed to calling in the country’s nati... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Gauteng Pupils Cause Chaos In Johannesburg CBD

Gauteng school pupils gathered in mass at 13:00 in Johannesburg CBD, looting street vendors and allegedly causing havoc in stores in the area. Police have stated that the reason for the strike was reportedly to... Read more »
By Robert On Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

DA to Seek Legal Action on Nkandla

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has announced that they will go to court in order to get president Jacob Zuma to submit a final full and comprehensive report in response to the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, July 28th, 2014

Grace Mugabe Nominated For Secretary of Zanu-PF Women’s League

Grace Mugabe, wife of the current Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, has accepted a unanimous nomination to become secretary of the Zanu-PF Women’s League. The nomination was unanimous, with her recomme... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, July 28th, 2014

Nkandla Committee Will Be Re-established

The ANC’s chief whip, Stone Sizane has confirmed that an ad-hoc committee will be re-established in order to consider president Jacob Zuma’s response to the Public Protector’s report on his Nk... Read more »
By Robert On Friday, July 25th, 2014

Springs’ House of Horrors: Case Postponed

The case against a husband and wife from Springs, who allegedly repeatedly abused and held their five children captive for years in their home, dubbed the ‘House of Horrors’, has been postponed un... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, July 25th, 2014

Patricia De Lille Speaks of Dossier and Evidence at the Arms Deal Commission

Thursday was a busy day for the current mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille in Pretoria when she stood before the Seriti Commission. She submitted an affidavit in which she said that the fact that government ... Read more »
By Robert On Friday, July 25th, 2014

Air Algerie Crash Confirmed, 116 People on Board Feared Dead

Air Algerie flight MH5017 is confirmed to have crashed over Northern Mali while travelling from Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, to Algiers, Algeria, presumably killing all 110 passengers and 6 crew members on board t... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014

President Zuma Must Lead or Step Down – Maimane

The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) parliamentary leader, Mmusi Maimane, challenged President Jacob Zuma in his speech in response to the president’s budget vote speech, to either lead the country which ... Read more »