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Passenger dies in SA as rare virus linked to international cruise ship outbreak
Health officials are monitoring possible exposures in Gauteng after passengers linked to a deadly cruise ship outbreak passed through South Africa, with one patient in critical…
Mayor’s vision for Germiston
Six public-private partnerships have already been registered and approved by national treasury
Two Lebanese brothers in court for Hezbollah drone export case
Two Lebanese citizens are expected to appear in court for allegedly illegally exporting components of drones to Hezbollah in Lebanon
Kempton Park shooting: Cop denied bail
Bail was on Wednesday refused to a Kempton Park policeman accused of shooting dead a woman outside the local police station.
Cop thought victim was a hijacker, court hears
A police sergeant thought he was responding to a hijacking outside the Kempton Park police station when he shot dead a woman, his affidavit says.
Murder-accused cop may be unstable, court hears
A policeman accused of shooting dead a woman at a police station last week may be mentally unstable, a court heard on Thursday.
Kempton Park killing: Cop’s case postponed
The case against a police sergeant accused of shooting dead a woman outside a police station was postponed on Friday.
Zuma case not discussed at NEC meeting
The ANC leadership did not discuss the case against party president Jacob Zuma at a two-day meeting in Esselen Park, the ANC secretary general said.
Mother accused of throwing child in front of car
A Kempton Park woman will appear in court on Monday after allegedly throwing her six-year-old child in front of a car, police said.
WHO warns against drugs from Sandoz SA plant
The WHO on Monday warned customers not to buy drugs made by Novartis’s Sandoz generics unit in SA after an inspection revealed more than 40 faults.
No word yet on Mbeki’s fate
The fate of President Thabo Mbeki was still not known by Friday evening as the ANC’s NEC continued its deliberations in Kempton Park on the East Rand.
SACC takes issue with govt’s land-reform policies
The government lacks efficient policies for land reform and redistribution, South African Council of Churches (SACC) secretary general Eddie Makue said on Wednesday. As far as he…
Bail denied to nine airport-heist accused
The Kempton Park regional court on Friday refused bail to nine people arrested following a massive heist at Johannesburg International airport last month. Magistrate Eric Mhlari…
Mulder: ‘Vote to strengthen the FF+’
Political parties should not create unrealistic expectations, Freedom Front Plus leader Pieter Mulder said on Saturday. ”The DA [Democratic Alliance], for example, the last time…
South Africans ‘have right to be different’
Every South African has the right to be different, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke told a South African Council of Churches seminar on same-sex marriages in Kempton Park on…