A man has been sentenced to two life sentences and a further 130 years imprisonment for a cash-in-transit heist in which two security guards were killed.Stanford Manoko Diagoane was arrested in 2018 after police found him in possession of illegal firearms linked to the robbery.Diagoane and his accomplices fled with more than R600 000 after…
Two men convicted of murdering Joburg cops have been handed life sentences. The two suspects convicted were among a group of eight who robbed a liquor store. Five of the suspects were killed during shootouts while one was still on the run. The two suspects have also been handed an additional 63-years sentence each. The Gauteng High Court…
Two Free State brothers have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms for killing their grandparents. Free State brothers, who killed their grandparents and set their house on fire, were given hefty sentences on Friday.The grandmother was stabbed with a screwdriver, while the grandfather was smashed in the head with a stone.The men also sold their…
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…