A man in Nelspruit has been taken in for questions regarding a case of possession of human body parts. According to the police, two others have been remanded after they were found in possession of a leg, placenta and a knee.The police investigation continues to find out where the body parts came from.A 41-year-old man…
Bulelani Qolani: ‘I want my dignity. Where is my dignity in the City of Cape Town’ (GroundUp) The Legal Resource Centre has given the City of Cape Town until 6 July to halt all evictions or face legal action.This follows a video of Bulelani Qolani being violently evicted from his shack while taking a bath.The LRC…
Members of the South African Police Service. 10 Durban police officers are to appear in for allegedly stealing cigarettes and R250K in cash in two separate incidents.3 of the officers are from the Chatsworth police station and seven are ex-eThekwini Inner South Cluster Task Team members.The provincial police commissioner called on communities to help rid…
Minibus taxis parked at a taxi rank. (Duncan Alfreds, News24) According to the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, taxi violence concerning the Mamelodi Amalgamated Taxi Association has already claimed 19 lives.A high court granted an order to dissolve the current executive committee in an attempt to restore order.An attorney has been tasked with rebuilding…
One SA Movement leader and former DA leader Mmusi Maimane. (Jan Gerber, News24) The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed an application by Mmusi Maimane's One South Africa Movement (OSAM) to have the reopening of schools stopped as the country fights the Covid-19 pandemic.OSAM and Maimane also wanted the government to return the country…
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…