Johannesburg | Monday TWO young girls, who were injured in the train crash near Koppies in the Free State, were on Sunday night in a stable condition after undergoing surgery at the Medi-Clinic in Vereeniging. Hospital representative Melinda Pelser said a toe on the left foot of a 10-year old girl, Nomthandazo Ngwetsheni, was amputated […]

A 36-year-old man shot dead his two young children before turning the gun on himself in his Lotus River, Grassy Park, house on Friday. Superintendent Nina Kirsten said the tragedy happened at 1.20am when Martin Macsimlay shot his sons Richard, eight, and Wesley (13) both in the head in their bedroom. Macsimlay then shot himself […]

POLICE on Friday launched a high density crime prevention operation throughout the Western Cape. Provincial police commissioner Lennit Max said the operation started at 5am and involved personnel of the SA Police Service (SAPS), the defence force, law enforcement agencies and the traffic department. ”Today’s operation marks the kick-off to combat criminal activities that usually […]

THE Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) on Friday requested land line operator Telkom to give a written undertaking not to implement its proposed rate increases on January 1, 2002. ”Should Telkom not comply with the authority’s request, Icasa’s attorneys have been instructed to approach the high court on an urgent basis for appropriate relief,” […]

THE Congress of SA Trade Unions said on Sunday that the safety of workers should be top priority. Reacting to an underground earthquake at the Deelkraal gold mine near Carletonville in which at least three people died, Cosatu said it would recommit itself to a campaign to improve the safety at work. ”We can never […]

FORMER president Nelson Mandela on Friday became the victim of an extraordinary personal attack by Pan Africanist Congress secretary general Thami ka Plaatjie. ”Mandela must be advised to take a break from active politics,” Plaatjie said in a statement. ”Aging is taking a heavy toll on him on his views. It is a great pity […]

A 32-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his 30-year-old wife at their home in Soshanguve, near Pretoria, police said on Friday. Inspector Percy Morokane said the man and the wife had separated a while ago and they were about to divorce. The husband who had moved out of their home visited the […]

Two sons of two prominent Tweefontein farmers were killed when their microlight crashed on Thursday evening, Pretoria police said. Inspector Percy Morokane said the cause of the accident, which occurred around 6.30pm, was not known. ”They were flying over one of the farms when the microlight crashed. The two men in their early 20s died […]

Pretoria | Saturday CRIME is under control in South Africa, Safety and Security Minister Steve Tshwete said in Pretoria on Friday. He said the country’s murder rate had dropped significantly, although the rate of theft and robbery had gone up when the first nine months of this year were compared to the same period last […]