EFF Motorcade Proceeds despite Police Orders to Disperse

The Economic Freedom Fighters seem to be taking opposition from the authorities at each turn as they spread the message about “the struggle for economic freedom in our lifetime”. On Saturday, the fighters had planned a motorcade that would start at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown and end in Soweto. The Metro Police Department in Johannesburg was not pleased with that idea. According to media reports, the police arrived and ordered the crowd of EFF supporters to disp... Read more »
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By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, August 10th, 2013

Police Recover Items Stolen from Lira’s House, Arrest Two Men

Singer Lerato Molapo, who many know as Lira, has been reunited with seven of her ten South African Music Awards statuettes which were stolen from her Randburg, Johannesburg home on Friday night. According to me... Read more »
By PAW On Friday, August 9th, 2013

Pretoria Teacher Suspended for Taking Pupil to Have His Penis Pierced

The classroom is supposed to be a place where a healthy transfer of information between teacher and pupil occurs. The teacher is in a position of authority and it is the duty of the teacher to ensure that the a... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Thursday, August 8th, 2013

Woman Raped, Stabbed and Strangled in Front of Sister

South Africans are preparing for the Women’s Day holiday on Friday but it will not be a day of celebration for the family of Janetta Lorraine van der Walt. The 60 year-old woman was raped and murdered in a ho... Read more »
By PAW On Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

Dr Ramphele Compares Malema to Hitler and Mussolini

The South African political scene has been quite vibrant lately with the introduction of new kids on the block Agang and Economic Freedom Fighters. They are both intent on making positive impressions on the vot... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

UJ Student Shot in Attempted Robbery Outside Doornfontein Campus

For the second time in less than a week, the University of Johannesburg has been in the news for incidents arising from safety and security in and around the campus. On Tuesday night, a student went outside of ... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

The Western Cape Battle of Poo Rages On

The battle of poo rages on in the Western Cape. On Monday, while the nine men accused of painting the Cape Town International Airport brown appeared in the Bellville Magistrates Court, four other men continued ... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Presidency Issues Statement after Arms Deal Hearings were Postponed

For years, President Jacob Zuma has been implicated as one of the people who benefitted from the controversial arms deal which was material in the case against Schabir Shaik. Schabir Shaik was President Jacob Z... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Suspect Held in Connection with Rape of Baby Girl and Young Boy

The month of activism against the abuse of women and children is not off to a good start. This past weekend in Ceres in the Western Cape, a 7 year-old boy and a 4 month-old baby were raped by the same man. Poli... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, August 6th, 2013

Security Guard Suspended After UJ Kidnapping

A 23 year-old student at the University of Johannesburg lived to tell the tale of her hour-long kidnapping ordeal. It emerged that a fellow 18 year-old UJ first-year student is a suspect in the drama. On Tuesda... Read more »