Eldos residents urge Zuma to help in fight against drugs
- 14 May 2013 14:47 - Getrude Makhafola
- Eldorado Park residents have had enough of drug peddlers and want swift action from President Jacob Zuma, a resident has said.
'Smart drugs' rife at universities
- 22 Mar 2013 00:00 - Amy Green
- Students are abusing schedule six pills ahead of exams – with the help of their doctors.
Video | Ghost Town: A community tormented by drugs
- 12 Dec 2012 10:11
- VIDEO: Rhodes students Jonathan Jones and Bjorn Krietsch follow the stories of two Grahamstown families trying to come to grips with the ruinous effects of tik.
Pope's visit to Mexico not welcome by all
- 24 Mar 2012 06:58 - Staff Reporter
- Pope Benedict arrived in Mexico this weekend promising to "unmask the evil" of drug trafficking in a country ravaged by gang violence.
Battle for control of the doors and the 'drugs'
- 03 Feb 2012 00:00 - Craig McKune
- Despite an uneasy calm since a 'turf war' led to the merging of nightclub 'security services' in the Cape, there are still scores to be settled.
Hawks probe top cops
- 25 Mar 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- Krejcir's network could extend to police and Balkan drug smugglers.
Shoplifting witness questioned in Cwele drug trial
- 07 Mar 2011 15:52 - Niren Tolsi
- The cocaine trafficking trial of Sheryl Cwele resumed on Monday with her lawyer attempting to further discredit state witness Charmaine Moss.
Corruption hinders efforts to stem trafficking through Ghana
- 20 Dec 2010 13:10 - Robert Booth
- Local drug police sabotage expensive scanning equipment and tip off smugglers to avoid detection.
Fears over West African drugs route
- 20 Dec 2010 12:01 - Robert Booth
- WikiLeaks cables show US concern that cartels are trafficking in the region on a massive scale.
British deal to make slimming drug in SA
- 30 Nov 2010 13:25 - Staff Reporter
- The CSRI said it signed a deal with a UK company to develop a drug from a plant used by the San people to combat obesity.
Police seize cocaine worth R20m at OR Tambo
- 31 Aug 2009 14:33 - Staff Reporter
- A cocaine consignment destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique was seized at the OR Tambo International Airport, police said.
Jackson doctor denies drug link
- 09 Jul 2009 07:06 - Rob Woollard
- A dermatologist linked to the investigation into Michael Jackson's death on Wednesday denied giving the star dangerous drugs.
Drugs worth millions stolen from police custody
- 03 Jul 2009 16:04 - Staff Reporter
- Mandrax tablets valued close to R4-million were stolen from the storeroom of the police's organised unit in Nelspruit, police said on Friday.
Identity 'crisis' sees twins escape the noose
- 09 Feb 2009 15:02 - Staff Reporter
- A pair of identical twins have escaped being convicted and hanged on drugs charges, due to confusion over which one of them was the culprit.
UK releases SAA crew without charge
- 21 Jan 2009 08:56 - Staff Reporter
- Three SAA pilots and 12 cabin crew detained by the British authorities for alleged drug possession were released without being charged on Wednesday.
Denmark's hippie haven under threat
- 02 Dec 2008 10:00 - Staff Reporter
- Europe's last refuge for hippies, artists and activists may not last much longer, with the Danish government determined to clean up the giant squat.
Deported youth face life of drugs, unemployment
- 26 Nov 2008 15:34 - Staff Reporter
- Cape Verde's deportees say they return home only to find plentiful drugs, unemployment and discrimination.
Rugby player in court on drug charges
- 09 Sep 2008 11:52 - Staff Reporter
- The case of Golden Lions rugby player Rayno Benjamin was postponed in court on Tuesday after he was charged for drug dealing.
Back from the brink
- 13 Aug 2008 12:41 - Hilary Whitney
- A British drag artist talks to Hilary Whitney about how decades of drink and drugs led to a near death experience.
Tik addicts jailed for 24 years each over petrol murder
- 07 Aug 2008 16:06 - Staff Reporter
- Two tik addicts who doused a woman with petrol before setting her alight in an argument over a cellphone have each been jailed for 24 years.
