Four people appeared in court for allegedly defrauding Sasol of R279 million. Four men have appeared in court for allegedly defrauding Sasol of R279 million in 2011.This was allegedly done by bribing an FNB bank manager to issue unauthorised bank guarantees.More suspects are expected to appear in court soon.Four people, including two companies, appeared briefly…
Public Order Police officials were dispatched to various areas in Cape Town on Tuesday following public violence. A liquor store was looted in Delft. A number of roads also had to be closed. Eleven people, including two minors, were arrested in Cape Town on Tuesday evening following a break-in at a liquor store on Delft Main Road,…
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and robbing a teenage girl in Port Elizabeth. The man allegedly accosted the teenager while she was standing on the side of the road, waiting for a lift.A manhunt by a security company, neighbourhood watch and the police led to his arrest. He will appear in court on…
Eastern Cape police have arrested a 35-year-old suspect for the alleged murder of an elderly woman in Cofimvaba in the Chris Hani District Municipality.The body of the 79-year-old woman was discovered at her home in Woodhouse on Saturday.Following a swift response by Cofimvaba detectives, a suspect was arrested at around 17:00. According to police spokesperson Colonel…
SAPS official attending to a crime scene. A Free State man and woman have been arrested for allegedly offering a police officer a R20 000 bribe.According to provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Motantsi Makhele, the pair attempted to get the head of detectives in Senekal to release four people who were arrested for a business robbery…
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…