A helicopter crashed onto a road in Pretoria on Friday afternoon but all three occupants escaped serious injury. Police spokesperson Lt-Col Brenda Muridili said the accident happened around 12.30pm. Muridili said the Robinson R44…
Convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow’s lawyer has pleaded with the Pretoria high court to impose a lesser sentence than life imprisonment on him. Ninow admitted to raping a seven-year-old girl at a Dros restaurant in Pretoria in September…
Nicholas Ninow has been found guilty of raping a seven-year-old girl in the bathroom of a family restaurant in Pretoria. The judgment was handed down by Pretoria high court judge Papi Mosopa on Monday. There were screams and insults…
Gauteng police are cautioning motorists to be alert to anyone approaching their vehicles in parking areas and of car jammers. The advisory from the provincial commissioner comes after an operation in Sunnyside, east of Pretoria, which led…
South Africans on Wednesday painted a bleak picture of how they are struggling to find employment amid tough economic conditions. They were speaking to Radio 702 in the wake of Statistics SA releasing shocking unemployment figures on…
The body of a fifth homeless man has been found dead in the streets of Pretoria on Wednesday, police said. Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said the man’s body was found on Wednesday morning at a bus terminal…
Homeless people are living in fear and believe a serial killer is on the loose following the deaths of three men in the streets of Pretoria. In the past few weeks, the bodies of three homeless men were found in Muckleneuk. They all…
“I was devastated to see my mother like that, being tied and sleeping on the floor.” These are the words of Stephnie Marais, who found her mom tied to a bench of chairs and lying on the floor of the Mamelodi Hospital. The family consented…
There are 781000 unemployed people in the Eastern Cape, up from 565000 last year, which means 216000 jobs were lost between July last year and September this year. This makes it the province with the highest unemployment rate of 35.5% in…
EAST London’s Kyle Roberts will be boarding the Logos Hope ship in Colombia in January, volunteering for two years. The Logos Hope is the world’s largest floating book fair and offers an expanded selection of more than 5000 different book…
BY KGAUGELO MASWENENG At least 83 disused military vehicles have been destroyed during a fire prevention exercise at the Wallmansthal depot‚ north of Pretoria. An unexpected wind last Wednesday directed the flame of the firebreak…
By Nico Gous When *Henno‚ 3‚ arrived at a donor-funded children’s home in Pretoria in February this year‚ his family thought he was autistic. He did not speak and had trouble hearing‚ but his future has been transformed with a procedure…
Kingsridge High School (KHS) pupil Siphesihle Ngculu was named the most promising netball player at the National All Girl’s Festival in Pretoria last month. ‘This is a great achievement! You are an amazing ambassador for KHS.…
HARRY’S Printers has been a landmark in East London since 1929. The business originally started as a shoe repair store at 101 St Georges Road, Southernwood. Mohan Harry, who started printing as a hobby, called it L Harry & Sons to publish…
IT WAS another day of thrill-a-minute action when the Superbike series took place at the East London Grand Prix Circuit at the weekend. Petrolheads came out in numbers to see the DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy riders do their thing around…
