SA Police. Duncan Alfreds, News24, file A 50-year-old man has been arrested after he lured a 14-year-old girl to a photo shoot at a Cape Town studio, and then allegedly raped her. According to the police, the teenager went for the photo shoot on 24 June and was allegedly raped by the man. The suspect is expected…
A suspect involved in a farm attack has been arrested in Leeudoringstad.The farmer was hit with a panga on his head and tied-up.Two individuals broke into a 77-year-old farmer’s home, robbed him of his belongings, and then left with his Mercedes Benz.A man, allegedly involved in a house robbery on a farm in Leeudoringstad, North West,…
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing a Pretoria woman. Getty Images/Gallo Images A 50-year-old suspect arrested after a Pretoria woman was murdered on Sunday morning.The police received information the suspect was in Eldorado Park.The motive behind the murder is not yet known.A man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 42-year-old Pretoria woman…
A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle cigarettes and heroin into the country. It is alleged the suspect was trying to smuggle cigarettes and drug into South Africa from Mozambique.The police allegedly found illicit cigarettes and heroin with an estimated R1.5 million hidden in a makeshift compartment in the suspect's truck.The discovery…
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…