Two of the three police officers accused of killing Nathaniel Julies were "thirsty for blood", the Protea Magistrate's Court has heard.Prosecutor Mzwandile Mrwabe said Sergeant Simon Scorpion Ndyalvane and Constable Caylene Whiteboy went on a "wild, wild west" shooting spree.Mrwabe said the pair first opened fire on a crowd of people who were drinking liquor…
The remains of one of the vehicles in the head-on crash. Seven people were killed in a head-on collision outside Polokwane.Three people in each of the two BMWs were already dead when paramedics arrived.A woman who had been treated at the scene, died later. A horror scene awaited paramedics called to a head-on collision between two…
Details surrounding the principal's death were still unknown and the police are investigating, the provincial education department says.The principal has been described as "dynamic". Education MEC Debbie Schäfer has asked that the family be given space as they mourn. Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer has expressed her shock and sadness after a teacher was shot and killed…
A gunman is seen leaving the a restaurant where he appeared to shoot a man dead. A man was killed in what appeared to be a targeted shooting while sitting at a beachside restaurant in Gordon's Bay on Thursday afternoon.CCTV footage of the incident, which is circulating on social media, shows the man enjoying the…
The man accused of murdering SA-born doctor Walter Reynolds in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday. Deng Mabiour reportedly said he had "good reason" to kill Reynolds. Reynolds apparently refused to dispense medication to Mabiour, an alleged drug addict. The man accused of killing a South African-born doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta, Canada, made a second bizarre…
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…