PIETERMARITZBURG, October 19 – Highlands Park coach Owen da Gama is relishing a successful run in the Telkom Knockout last-16 round ahead of his side’s clash against Maritzburg at Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday (start 8.15pm). Da Gama won the competition with Silver Stars in 2006 and after a solid start to the […]
JOHANNESBURG, October 19 – A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attacking and his 92-year-old grandmother in a village near Lebowakgomo, Polokwane, Limpopo police said. ”It is alleged that the suspect entered the deceased’s bedroom through the window, attacked and assaulted her to death. Police were summoned and started with their initial investigations,” said police […]
JOHANNESBURG, October 19 – Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Manqoba Mngqithi admits the loss of midfielder Sibusiso Vilakazi to long-term injury is a blow as they prepare for their Telkom Knockout last-16 clash against Bloemfontein Celtic at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday (start 6pm). Vilakazi was injured while on national team duty with South Africa […]
JOHANNESBURG, October 18 – The curator of VBS Mutual Bank, Anoosh Rooplal, said on Thursday that unused and redundant assets of the embattled bank will be sold and all proceeds will be to the benefit of the creditors of the bank. The creditors include municipalities, trade creditors and the remaining retail depositors who currently have over […]
JOHANNESBURG, October 18 – The Johannesburg Magistrate’s court has postponed the bail application of nine men, including two police officers from Sophiatown police station, arrested in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Bradley Saul in Westbury. The case was postponed to Tuesday as lawyers representing four of the accused were not present. National Prosecuting Authority […]
PRETORIA, October 18 – One of the sons of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has allegedly been pressurising Gabriella Engels, the Johannesburg model who filed assault charges against Grace Mugabe, to drop the charges against his mother. Civil rights group AfriForum represents Engels in the high profile case. “We’ve had a complaint, we were contacted […]
Giyani, October 18 – Tons of boxes of patients’ medical files have been dumped in an old building which used to be the Nkhensani Hospital in Giyani in Limpopo. The Limpopo branch of the Treatment Action Campaign (Tac) said this was a violation of a patient’s right to confidentiality. The files have been dumped where […]
MAHIKENG, October 18 – Scores of people were left disappointed at the North West High Court in Mahikeng on Thursday, when the sentencing of two men convicted of killing a teenage boy in Coligny was postponed to next year. Pieter Doorewaard, 27, and Phillip Schutte, 34, were found guilty of killing Matlhomola Mosweu,16, on Wednesday. Judge […]
JOHANNESBURG, October 18 – A North West province warrant officer is expected on Thursday to appear in the Ventersdorp Magistrate’s Court on a charge of raping a 14-year-old girl in Tshing Location, Ventersdorp. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on Wednesday arrested the officer, who is based at Potchefstroom Public Order Policing (Pops), after investigators received a […]
PORT ELIZABETH, October 18 – The main opposition Democratic Alliance on Thursday welcomed the speed with which parliament’s joint committee on ethics and members’ interests responded to calls for an investigation into Economic Freedom Fighters deputy president Floyd Shivambu. Shivambu has denied receiving R10 million from his brother Brian, after the latter was paid R16 […]