Jacoba "Jakkie" Grobler PHOTO: Supplied via Netwerk24 Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for those responsible for what they described as the "brutal killing" of an 80-year-old woman whose body was found in her house at the Koraal retirement village in Polokwane.Jacoba "Jakkie" Grobler's body was found on Monday at about 11:00, said police spokesperson…
A gunman has killed a shop assistant. Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for two people who killed a shop assistant during a business robbery near George.On Friday night, two people entered a spaza shop in Touwsranten, Wilderness, near George. Both wore facial masks."According to information gathered at the crime scene, the suspects opened…
‘He was trying to get out of the way’ – boy, 5, shot dead in backyard"One of the suspects... shot the defenceless boy as he lay there unresponsive and they took a television set before fleeing the scene on foot."Hlathi said police and medical personnel were notified about the incident by neighbours who had heard…
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…