An idyllic, homely night in – on the eve of Valentine’s Day – turned bloody after a twist of events fuelled by paranoia about violent crime.
A visibly shaken Oscar Pistorius has made his first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court to face charges of murdering Reeva Steenkamp.
Phyllis Naidoo was known for her intellectualism and humour as much as for her leftwing views.
Thankfully, any disbelief about the brews being poured at Cullinan’s Cockpit Brewhouse is usually followed by another appreciative pull.
The Paralympian has a self-confessed paranoia about intruders and a love of shooting ranges.
The state claims to have evidence that the 19 arrested Congolese nationals were part of a secret unit to unseat the DRC president.
Influential KwaZulu-Natal politicians have been implicated in a probe into election irregularities by Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
President Jacob Zuma has announced Judge Achmat Jappie as the new deputy judge president of Kwazulu-Natal.
Justice Zak Yacoob is retiring from the court, but not the overarching democratic project. Niren Tolsi spoke to him.
One of the key demands of the newly formed Workers and Socialist Party, which will enter mainstream politics will be the nationalisation of the mines.