A woman has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a seven-month-old baby girl in Cape Town. A woman has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping her sister's seven-month-old baby girl in Cape Town. According to Western Cape police, the baby girl had last been seen with her aunt.It is believed the two were at Cape Town International Airport…
A Mpumalanga man wanted in connection with the attempted murder of his girlfriend has finally been arrested after being on the run for six months. It is alleged that the suspect doused his girlfriend in paraffin and then set her alight.Following the incident, the suspect then fled and went into hiding.The suspect has been charged…
Thirty people were arrested in a church hostage drama that claimed five lives on Saturday morning. A church hostage drama has left five people dead and 30 arrested in Zuurbekom, Gauteng, in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to police, the incident took place at the International Pentecost Holiness Church. Police responded to reports of a…
A building set alight at Monwabisi resort in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. ZahidBadroodien via Twitter Three people have been arrested following a protest in Khayelitsha on Thursday.Residents of a nearby informal settlement were said to be disgruntled about the toilet services being offered.Cape Town mayor Dan Plato said public funding would now have to be diverted…
The Hawks. Tiro Ramatlhatse, Gallo Images, Sowetan The Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation Unit arrested eight people aged between 29 and 64 in the Northern Cape on Monday morning for alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering.The charges relate to irregular contracts with the Kimberley health department to the tune of almost half a billion rand.READ |…
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…