Meghan Cremer. (Supplied) A post-mortem found that ligature strangulation was the cause of Meghan Cremer's death.Her alleged killer is expected to go on trial in the Western Cape High Court.Jeremy Sias was a general worker at the Vaderlandsche Rietvlei farm, where Cremer lived.Murdered Meghan Cremer was accosted in her cottage, assaulted and strangled days before her…
Mary-Ann Gouws protests outside the Bellville Magistrate's Court. A 28-year-old man appeared in court on Monday on charges of murdering Altecia Kortje and her daughter, Raynecia.A family member and community activists outside court alleged Altecia had tried to get a restraining order a week before.Due to Covid-19 restrictions, she was told to come back in…
Bandile Skosana. (Supplied) Bandile Skosana was assaulted, stabbed 18 times and crushed with a boulder, the grief-stricken dad says.The little boy was found about 2km from his father's house in Bronkhorstspruit.The motive has not yet been established and no arrests have been made, police say.The Spiderman outfit little Bandile Skosana, 4, would have worn to his…
Brenda had hoped on a miracle when she saw an ambulance parked between police vehicles at her house after she rushed home from work following a phone call from her neighbours."But they told me I could not enter my own house. I just wanted to see him, but they kept me outside," Brenda reportedly said.News24…
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…