A KZN man who allegedly pretended to be a mayor has been arrested for extortion. A 28-year-old man is in custody after he was arrested for pretending to be the mayor of a municipality and offering a woman a tender in exchange for R200 000 up front.READ | Contractors, project manager accused of R9m tender…
Brenton Geach, Gallo Images, file A police officer has appeared in court for allegedly kidnapping his lover and her friend. The officer allegedly raped his girlfriend's friend while keeping them captive for four days at his home. The victims were freed after the intervention of various police units. A police officer has appeared in the Protea Magistrate's Court…
A man was allegedly caught in possession of dagga in KZN. Mario Marco, Getty Images A 40-year-old man was arrested in Louwsburg for allegedly being in possession of dagga. Police allegedly found marijuana worth R2.5 million in the minibus taxi. According to police, the weed was going to be smuggled out of the country. A 40-year-old man…
SANDF patrolling the streets. (Photo by Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan) A man appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday after his company allegedly issued expired food rations to South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members deployed for Covid-19 lockdown duties. The company allegedly changed the best before dates of pre-packaged food rations, by…
Three suspects are due to appear in the Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court on Monday after being accused of murder.It is alleged they assaulted a man for allegedly stealing clothes off their washing line. The man later died of his injuries in hospital.Three suspects in Port Elizabeth, aged between 21 and 27, have been arrested following the…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…