Nov 23 2010
Shrien Dewani, 30, from Bristol, and his Swedish-born wife Anni, 28, were in a taxi driving through a township in Cape Town on Nov 13 when they were ambushed by two carjackers.
Aug 23 2010
The iconic Athlone Cooling Towers were demolished in just eight seconds during a surprise implosion on Sunday, the City of Cape Town said. The power station towers known by locals as “the two ladies of Athlone” were detonated at 11:56am —...
Aug 19 2010
Nurses, teachers, clerks, immigration officers, and home affairs personnel all walked out on the job, bringing almost all essential services to a halt. The strike was called when talks broke down over wage increases. Unions had demanded an 8.6 percent...
Jul 7 2010
THE South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) is planning a high-level meeting with an interministerial committee on xenophobia as an exodus of Zimbabweans was reported yesterday amid threats of violence against foreigners. Zimbabwean nationals were...
Jun 28 2010
A willingness to compete and a fighting spirit are the two major factors that have propelled Ghana to the World Cup quarter-finals, says coach Milovan Rajevac, praising his players after their win over the United States on Saturday. The Serbian also...
Jun 25 2010
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found a Zapiro cartoon depicting President Jacob Zuma about to rape “Lady Justice” did not constitute hate speech, unfair discrimination or a violation of any human right enshrined in the...
Jun 15 2010
FIFA’s brand police detained more than 30 Dutch women and interrogated them for three hours on accusations for wearing outfits designed by a Dutch beer company on Monday, The Star newspaper reported. “The police came and kept on asking us...
Mar 15 2010
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a consignment of 14,931 carats of diamonds worth nearly $3 million, belonging to Williamson Diamonds Ltd of Tanzania. The consignment disappeared at the Oliver Tambo International Airport in South Africa, en route...
Mar 12 2010
Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba was named African Footballer of the Year on Thursday, beating Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o and Ghana’s Michael Essien for the 2009 award. The announcement came on the Chelsea striker’s 32nd birthday...
Jan 19 2010
A hospital chef lost her arm in a taxi accident because of government negligence in repairing a pothole, the Pietermaritzburg High Court heard on Monday.