2019-12-12 17:14 Their rights to safety and human dignity are violated. Schools, which are meant to nurture and secure the future of communities, become a threat to the lives of the most vulnerable members of…
There is no swine flu outbreak, says KZN…
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has called for calm since a nine-year-old girl died after contracting H1N1, also known as swine flu, in Pietermaritzburg. The young girl, a Grade 3 pupil at Deccan Road Primary,…
Daily Lotto: Two players strike it rich
Two Daily Lotto players have won R197 365.90 on Wednesday's draw. Here are the results for Wednesday's draw: In case you missed it, here are the results for Tuesday's draw: In case you missed it,…
Less talk and more action, vows NPA boss…
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has vowed to return the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to an institution that South Africans can be proud of once again. Delivering her keynote address at the sixth…
Short of money and desperate, Khayelitsha residents start…
People have begun moving onto vacant City-owned land in an area called Mpukwini in Cape Town's Makhaza, Khayelitsha, since Sunday. When GroundUp visited the site on Sunday, one person was building a shack, while dozens…
R8m Sandton jewellery heist: Private investigators roped in
Private investigators have been roped in to assist in tracking down three people believed to be involved in the robbery of an upmarket jewellery store at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Sunday. The…
Hanekom confirms Malemas claims of meeting with EFF,…
Former tourism minister Derek Hanekom has confirmed he had met with EFF secretary general Godrich Gardee, but told News24 there was nothing untoward about the meeting. Hanekom is the subject of allegations made by EFF…
WATCH: I got you! Would-be crowbar burglar caught…
A Strandfontein man bided his time as he watched a crowbar-carrying burglar attempt to force his way into his house, recording the neatly-dressed suspect calmly positioning his house break-in implement through a window. The incident…
Mom accused of killing daughter, 8, for stealing…
A 31-year-old woman who is accused of killing her eight-year-old daughter for stealing her money was denied bail in the Namakgale Magistrate's Court in Limpopo on Wednesday. Masingita Venencia Mabunda allegedly assaulted the girl in…