Police in the Western Cape had to deploy more officers to Kraaifontein following violent protests on Wednesday.Protesters looted stores, damaged a delivery truck as well as an ATM.Twenty suspects were arrested as a result of the protests.Police in the Western Cape had to deploy more officers to Kraaifontein on Wednesday after residents destroyed property, barricaded roads…
The property where police arrested five people who were allegedly behind a spate of kidnappings - inside and outside the country. Five foreign nationals linked to a spate of kidnappings have been arrested.They are linked to an international kidnapping and extremism syndicate.They were arrested after the kidnap of a prominent 72-year-old individual.Police have arrested five…
A 9mm pistol was found by the police buried under a stew in a three-legged potjiekos pot during a house raid in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.The firearm, with a filed off serial number, was drawn from the stew by members of the Anti-Gang Unit.The police had obtained information that the house, in the northern area…
Mapiti Matsena was stabbed to death in his bedroom. A manhunt has been launched for the person who killed ANC politician Mapiti Matsena.Matsena was with his family when a man entered their home and stabbed him to death.The DA in Gauteng has called for the arrest of the killer.National police commissioner General Khehla Sitole has…
Missing Durban teen Amanda Phungula. Durban teenager Amanda Phungula went missing for over two weeks.She disappeared from her home at Curlew Crescent in Yellowwood Park.Montclair Police are leading the investigation into her case.Durban police have called for help in finding Durban teenager Amanda Phungula, who was reported missing on 24 June. Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka…
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…