Robbers torched the money in the van with the explosives used to gain access to it. Facebook/Intelligence Bureau SA A man identified as one of the top 10 wanted CIT robbers has been arrested. He was injured after the vehicle he was travelling in rammed into a CIT van in Pretoria. His accomplices fled the scene,…
Six prisoners have escaped from an Eastern Cape facility. The public has been warned not to attempt to apprehend six dangerous prisoners who escaped at Sada prison on Friday.The suspects allegedly used a smuggled firearm to disarm and overpower prison guards before fleeing the facility, News24 understands.One of the escapees is Lundi Mzimkhulu, an East…
data. In Maryland, 12 percent of new cases last month were traced to restaurants, contact tracers there found, and in Colorado, 9 percent overall have been traced to bars and restaurants.It is unclear what percentage of workers transmitted the virus among themselves, or to patrons or whether customers brought in the virus. But the clusters…
Former president Jacob Zuma. Gallo Images/Thulie Dlamini The Zondo Commission has heard that former president Jacob Zuma and his faction wanted to capture the State Security Agency. The former SSA director-general was testifying at the inquiry on Friday. He said more sinister objectives were at play in the restructuring of the agency.The former director-general of the State…
Wanted murder accused and fugitive Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren has finally been arrested in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Van Vuuren, 39, was wanted for the murder of his then-girlfriend Andrea Venter in 2011. He will be extradited once the Supreme Court of Appeal has granted an order to do so.Gerhard Jansen Van Vuuren, who was wanted…
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…